Family and Social Assistance

The Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic ensures that the social support system is just and economically sustainable. Its role is to effectively combat poverty and reduce dependence on social benefits.

The Section of Social and Family Policy of the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic fulfils the tasks within its competence concerning social exclusion, poverty, material need assistance, state social support, family policy, social-legal protection of children and social guardianship, social services, financial contributions for the compensation of severe disabilities and activities of medical assessors.