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Every individual has a right to social protection. National systems are in place to aid those people during periods when they are unable to earn income or require additional support. Examples include pensioners who have retired from employment, persons unable to work due to health or family reasons, and expectant mothers approaching maternity. Each system consists of multiple policies and programs targeting different strata of the population, every policy providing protection against a single risk or need. Support may be provided in the form of cash benefits, such as unemployment benefits payable to individuals registering for work, or benefits-in-kind, for instance offering free child care to assist parents or guardians in achieving a work/life balance.
Throughout this publication users will obtain a better understanding of the development of Malta’s social protection system between the reference years 2018 and 2022. Data on social expenditure is reported according to the guidelines defined in the ESSPROS Manual, as composed by Eurostat. Specifically, outlay is classified by ESSPROS function, providing the themes for eight of the publication’s 10 chapters, and social protection scheme. Each function references a social risk faced by society; (1) sickness/health care, (2) disability, (3) old age, (4) survivors, (5) family/children, (6) unemployment, (7) housing and (8) social exclusion.
In the final chapter focus will be then placed towards analysing the geographic location of social benefits recipients around the Maltese Islands. Data is organised up to local council level, presented not only numerically but also visually through various maps inserted throughout the publication.
ESSPROS
Social Protection in the EU (2021)
Social security beneficiaries by locality