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Government provides €9.5 million for new innovative social responses
Government provides €9.5 million for new innovative social responses
under the RRP
It was recently published the Notice for the financing of the requalification and expansion of the network of social and innovative equipment and responses, under the RRP, specifically for Communities of Insertion and Collaborative Housing (Co-Housing).
Thus, in this notice are eligible applications that focus on the creation of places in Insertion Communities, in the modality with accommodation, in functional autonomous units for people in a situation of homelessness; and in Collaborative Housing, a response consisting of a set of independent housing units and shared common or community areas, consisting of one or more multipurpose spaces for collaborative activities, in which the provision of back-up services is ensured.
According to the Minister of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security, Ana Mendes Godinho, "It is essential to accelerate new social responses to promote active ageing with autonomy and independence and therefore we launch this notice for the development of innovative projects in this area".
So far, 105 contracts for social responses have been signed under the RRP, representing a total investment of more than EUR 132.5 million.
This measure contemplates the expansion of the network, betting on innovative social responses, with new typologies, such as Collaborative Housing.
The purpose of this Notice is to create 370 new posts, divided between the two responses, 120 posts for the Insertion Communities and 250 posts for Collaborative Housing. The financial amount available in this notice is € 9 586 660 (nine million, five hundred and eighty-six thousand six hundred and sixty euros).
The Final Beneficiaries are the Private Institutions of Social Solidarity (IPSS) or similar, the Municipalities and other Public Entities, as well as other entities of private law not for profit, of public utility, that hold within the scope of their statutory object the social area and that comply with the requirements defined in this notice.
The application period will run from 15 September to 14 October 2022.
More information at https://www.seg-social.pt.
Source: Government Portal