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National Action Plans on Social Inclusion 2001

Denmark

Document's Table of Contents
Section Page
INTRODUCTION 6
1. Background 6
2. General objectives for a comprehensive strategy to combat poverty and social exclusion 6
3. Structure and content of the plan 8
4. Organisation of work 9
Part 1. Current situation and main trends 10
1. The social dimension of the activation approach and the socially inclusive labour market 10
1.1 General 10
1.2 Individual services and measures 10
1.2.1 Cash assistance 10
1.2.2 Activation 11
1.2.3 Sickness and maternity benefits 12
1.2.4 Rehabilitation 12
1.2.5 Flexible working arrangements/unemployment allowance and sheltered employment with wage subsidy 13
1.2.6 Industrial injury insurance 14
1.2.7 Taxation of the lowest incomes 14
1.2.8 Unemployment benefit and voluntary early retirement pay 14
1.2.9 Social economy, including protected employment and day shelters 14
1.2.10 Other schemes to promote the inclusive labour market 15
1.3 Organisation of work 15
1.3.1 General 15
1.3.2 The Social Council 15
1.3.3 Local cooperation, including local authority action plans 16
1.3.4 Coordination committees 16
1.3.5 The National Network of Business Executives 16
1.3.6 International exchange of experience � The Copenhagen Centre (TCC) 16
2. Public pension schemes 17
2.1 Anticipatory pension 17
2.2 Old age pension 17
3. Working life and family life 17
3.1 Conditions of families with dependent children 17
3.1.1 Child care 17
3.1.2 Parental leave 18
3.1.3 Other offers to families with dependent children 18
3.1.4 Involvement of other actors 18
3.2 Older people and others in need of assistance 19
4. Education policy 19
5. Urban and housing policy 20
5.1 General 20
5.1.1 Urban renewal 20
5.1.2 The Urban Committee 20
5.1.3 Urban regeneration 20
5.1.4 The Industrial and Urban Policy Committee 20
5.2 Subsidy schemes 21
5.2.1 Individual housing benefits 21
5.2.2 Subsidised housing 21
5.3 Homelessness 21
5.4 Homeless families 22
5.5 Services 22
5.6 Handicapped accessibility 22
6. Health policy 22
7. The most vulnerable groups 23
7.1 General 23
7.2 Equal opportunities perspective on exclusion 24
7.3 People with special social problems 25
7.3.1 Target group and services 25
7.3.2 Mentally ill people 25
7.3.3 Drug misusers 26
7.3.4 Alcohol misusers 26
7.3.5 Homeless people 27
7.4 Disabled people 27
7.4.1 General 27
7.4.2 Services 27
7.5 Ethnic minorities 28
7.5.1 General 28
7.5.2 Organising the approach 28
7.5.3 Initiatives 29
7.6 Children and young people with special needs 29
7.6.1 General 29
7.6.2 Children in especially vulnerable families 30
8. Information technology 30
9. Preserving family solidarity 30
9.1 Special support to children and young people 30
9.2 Removal to a home closer to relatives, etc. 31
9.3 Leave of absence for terminal care of a family member 31
10. Voluntary social work 31
Part 2. Strategic access and primary objectives 33
1. The social dimension of the activation approach and the inclusive labour market 33
1.1 General aims of forthcoming measures 33
1.2 Clarification of objectives 34
1.2.1 Active social policy 34
1.2.2 Cash benefits and activation 34
1.2.3 The Anticipatory Pension Reform 35
1.2.4 Interaction between case worker and citizen 35
2. Working life and family life 35
2.1 Pre-school daycare guarantee 35
2.2 Older people and others in need of assistance 35
3. Education policy...... 36 36
4. Urban and housing policy 36
5. Health Policy 37
6. The most vulnerable groups 38
6.1 General guidelines for people with special social problems and disabilities 38
6.2 People with special social problems 38
6.2.1 General 38
6.2.2 Mental Illness 39
6.2.3 Drug misusers 39
6.2.4 Alcohol misusers 39
6.3 Ethnic minorities 39
6.3.1 General guidelines 39
6.3.2 Integration of new immigrants and refugees 40
6.4 Children and young people with special needs 40
6.4.1 Financial restructuring, Basic rate reform 40
7. Voluntary social work 41
8. Mainstreeming and gender equality 41
Part 3. Political instruments 42
1. The social dimension of the activation approach and the inclusive labour market 42
1.1 Improving the flexible working arrangements scheme 42
1.2 Flexible benefit 42
1.3 Anticipatory pension 42
1.4 Continuing education programme 43
1.5 New employment service methods 43
1.6 Local authority action plans 43
1.7 Social clauses for invitations to tender and appointments 44
1.8 Social clauses for granting public subsidies 44
1.9 The Social Index and socio-ethical accounts 44
1.10 Company service 45
2. Working life and the family 45
3. Urban and housing policyv 45
3.1 The Urban Pool 45
3.2 Model neighbourhoods 45
3.3 Urban renewal 45
3.4 Homeless people 45
3.5 Housing for older people 46
3.6 Housing for young people with disabilities 46
4. Health policy 46
5. The most vulnerable groups 46
5.1 Inter-departmental projects for people with special social problems and people with disabilities 46
5.2 People with special social problems 47
5.2.1. Mentally ill people 47
5.2.2 Drug misusers 47
5.2.3 Alcohol misusers 47
5.3 Disabled people 48
5.4 Ethnic minorities 48
5.4.1 Projects for mentally ill and homeless people 48
5.4.2 Information-collection and communication project 48
5.4.4 Offers for parents from a non-Danish background 48
5.4.5 Bilingual children in day-care facilities 48
5.5 Children and young people with special needs 48
5.5.1. General initiatives 48
5.5.2 Maladjusted youth 49
5.5.3 Initiative to combat negative social inheritance 49
6. Voluntary social work 49
6.1 The �Social Responsibility of Organisations� project 49
6.2 Inter-departmental working group on private social initiatives 49
6.3 Charter for cooperation between voluntary organisations and public authorities 50
6.4 Survey of voluntary work 50
6.5 A general research-based assessment of publicly subsidised schemes 50
7. Mainstreaming of gender equality 50
APPENDIX 1 ON INDICATORS 51
APPENDIX 2. Good practice 68

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