3.6.2.DK-vi.2 Local activation (Kommunal aktivering)
3.6.2.1. Aim
The aim is to create more and better offers of employment and training in connection with activation measures for unemployed persons receiving social assistance
3.6.2.2. Legal basis
The (Consolidation) Act on activation at the local level, no. 8 of 5 January 1994
3.6.2.3. Contents
The Act on activation at the local level should be seen in the context of the Act on active labour market policy and other rules concerning activation measures, for instance in social legislation. The target group are persons receiving social assistance including persons who are insured against unemployment, but who do not qualify for or have lost their entitlement to unemployment benefits. The instruments under the Act on local activation which the county/municipal authorities may use either separately or in combination are to a wide extent identical with those which apply to persons who receive unemployment benefits:
- information and guidance;
- personal action plan;
- job training;
- individual job training;
- self-start allowance to persons who want to set up their own business.
3.6.2.4. Financial resources
The financing of the costs of activation of persons receiving social assistance is shouldered by the county/municipal authorities. The state grants reimbursements/subsidies to the county/municipal authorities in connection with the costs for activation of persons on social assistance
3.6.2.5. Institutional support
The initiation and implementation of activities for persons on social assistance are the responsibility of the individual county/municipal authorities
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