In 2021, Municipalities’ spending on i social and socio-educational services was 10.3 billion euros, of which 1.2 billion reimbursed by the National Health Service (NHS) and 745 million by the contributions paid by users.
Spending net of sharing (8.4 billion) increased by 6.7% compared to 2020.
Major spending increases in the South (8.1% in current currency; 6.1% in real terms), especially in Calabria (27.6%), in Puglia (18.5%) and in Basilicata (17.2%).
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However, the gap compared to other areas of the country remains very wide.
In the North-East, resources for territorial welfare (197 euros per capita) are well above the national average (142 euros) and almost three times higher than in the South (72 euros).
Over 2 million 185 thousand users have been taken care of by social workers, of which the largest share (31%) is made up of children and families with minors.
As Rainews specifies, in Basilicata spending on families and minors, disabled people, addictions, elderly people, poverty and hardship, immigrants, Roma, Sinti and Caminanti stood at 35,292,262 euros.
The largest share (equal to 50.5%) is intended for services aimed at families and minors and for “interventions and services” category such as, for example, services for family mediation, adoption and fostering of minors, recreational and cultural activities, school socio-educational support.
Almost 40% of the total disbursement of the Basilicata Municipalities comes from the regional funds restricted for social policies.
