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Addressing the urgent need for creative and pragmatic solutions to reduce hospital bed occupancy caused by patients remaining for social rather than medical reasons.
The government has committed to funding victim support services previously reliant on EU aid, following criticism from the Livre party regarding the Prosecutor General's controversial remarks on domestic violence.
APRe! urges the Government and Parliament to prioritize and implement effective solutions to address the critical issue of social hospitalisations.
A Chega activist has been dismissed from her position at Lisbon City Hall's Social Services following investigations into her clandestine rental properties and allegations of unauthorized legal practice. The dismissal comes amid a controversy involving the activist's connections to the Chega party and her role in a split between party councillors. The Public Prosecutor's Office is looking into her activities, which include renting out substandard housing to illegal immigrants.
The Abtídoto Association, located in Vila Real, is providing four apartments free of charge to help the homeless population.
It was supposed to be a health centre, but it became an overnight shelter for the homeless. “Nobody knew” about the change.
The lack of therapeutic responses in educational centers has been identified for several years, recalls Luísa Neto, expressing concern regarding the lack of social support for children and young people.
The Single Social Benefit encompasses over 11 social benefits. The National Association of Portuguese Municipalities wants to know if it will entail the allocation of additional financial and human resources to local authorities.
The institution cites that the maximum legal stay period has been exceeded. The victim's legal counsel contests the eviction and has filed a complaint with the Public Prosecutor's Office.
Home News Portugal city establishes child protection unit Portugal city establishes child protection unit The new local unit will coordinate support for children and young people facing poverty and social exclusion.
Seven out of ten nursing homes have no vacancies, and some people wait six months for one. Perhaps it is worth looking not only at how much we spend, but at how we pay.
The intervention follows several complaints. The overnight centre is equipped with 120 beds.
The president complains about the lack of technical support and warns of an increase in cases.
Dozens of homeless people were living in tents under the Grijó Viaduct in Porto. They are now being moved to the new Municipal Overnight Centre.
Socialists state that the entity has been waiting for over two years for the implementation of a protocol with the Government.
The government official was responding to questions regarding the 38 million euros in extraordinary support approved on Thursday by the Council of Ministers.
Andreia Galvão highlighted that the released data demonstrate “significant regional asymmetries”.
Residential care home, home support, and continuing care in a single space. Cerci Flor da Vida inaugurates the complex in Azambuja tomorrow, with funding from the PRR.
It was 4:30 am in Braga when a 3-year-old boy was found crying in the street, under the care of his 15-year-old sister. With the mother absent and the family already flagged by social services, where did the State fail?
Carlos Duarte has been named the new social advisor for the Embassy of Portugal in Paris.
In an audio message from August 5th, one week before murdering his mother, the 15-year-old minor told his family he was going to be institutionalised.
The child reported that the mother assaulted and threatened to kill his four-year-old sister. Dismissing the evidence and considering the youth manipulative, the court refused institutionalisation and the return of the children to Brazil under the guardianship of the paternal family, as reported by CM.
We are concerned that the Lisbon City Council continues to concentrate certain social services in the same territories. Opinion by Maria João Correia
The District Union of Private Social Solidarity Institutions of Braga (UDIPSS Braga) has warned of the risk that several IPSS may lose funding from the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) due to delays that it claims are not attributable to the institutions.
22 workers may face unemployment and 78 children and 30 elderly people could be left without support, warned the Greater Lisbon Teachers' Union.
In the municipalities of Leiria, Ourém and Marinha Grande, the Jerónimo Martins Foundation is currently restoring 22 social response facilities. Five of them are already completed.
Social sector institutions have requested an extension until December for the deadlines of construction projects under the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) that cannot be completed by July 31, suggesting a complementary financial solution for these cases.
In an open letter to António José Seguro, institutions recall that these are services in the areas of childhood, disability, continuing care, or home support that communities need.
Social sector institutions have requested an extension until December for projects under the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) that cannot be completed by July 31, suggesting a complementary financial solution. In an open letter, they estimate that around 1,000 social support facilities, representing 50,000 places, remain unfinished. The institutions highlight obstacles such as delays in electrical grid installations and call for VAT reimbursement and clearer guidelines to ensure these vital projects for childhood, disability, and elderly care are not abandoned.
Marco Martins stated that the holiday allowance was not paid to at least two institutions. Many of these had to resort to loans or guaranteed accounts.
