16.11.2022

OVER BGN 3.2 MILLION WILL BE DIRECTED TOWARDS EMPLOYMENT OF DISABLED AND PERMANENTLY UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE

Over BGN 3.2 million under the National Employment Action Plan will be redistributed to programs and measures for employment and training of unemployed people with disabilities, long-term unemployed and people of pre-retirement age. This was announced by the press center of the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy.

The Ministry's proposal is supported by the National Council for the Promotion of Employment.

Nearly BGN 1.2 million will be directed to the National Program for employment and training of people with permanent disabilities due to the increased interest of employers. The program provides an opportunity for employment and two-year employment for unemployed people with disabilities.

Funds under the "Retirement Assistance" program, which offers long-term subsidized employment, will be increased by over 820,000 BGN, 700,894 BGN will be directed to incentive measures from the Employment Promotion Act.

The budget for the training and employment program for the long-term unemployed will be increased by nearly BGN 500,000.

For the period January - September 2022, according to programs and measures under the National Employment Action Plan, work has been provided for 23,210 unemployed people, and 9,161 people have been included in training.

At its meeting on October 26, the caretaker government adopted a decree approving additional expenditures under the MLSP budget to guarantee the employment of more than 11,500 unemployed people from disadvantaged groups on the labor market - long-term unemployed, youth up to 29 years old, people with disabilities, with low or without education and qualification, employed under the National Employment Action Plan in 2022, the press service of the cabinet reported. The additional financial resource is in the amount of BGN 48.2 million.