Central

The central government is responsible for legislating and implementing social assistance and for the social reintegration of convicts. Regarding family policy, it is responsible for:

• Legislation and implementation;
• Development of social policy;
• Policy concerning the elderly;
• Basic legislation on social and legal protection of the youth, and
• Ensuring solidarity and equal rights and opportunities.
• Monitoring frameworks and data management and statistical collection;
• International activities;
• Social Cooperation Network;
• Inspectorate;
• Policies and measures for people with disabilities;
• Prevention of social fraud.

Regional

 
Regional authorities are responsible for public housing.

Communities

Communities’ authorities are responsible for welfare services, as well as, and regarding family policy, care for youth, the family and elderly people, and for providing family allowances and birth allowances (transferred).

Local ​

Provinces / Municipalities
Local authorities are responsible for providing social services and setting up a CPAS (Public Centre for Social Action) in each commune.

Moreover, municipalities are involved in public housing, in particular in:

• Drafting three-yearly housing plan;
• The compulsory purchases of derelict housing;
• Participating in social housing agencies, and
• Managing their property.
  

Responsible ministries/bodies

Social Security FPS/FOD / Portal Website

Social Integration FPS/FOD

Employment, Labour and Social Dialogue FPS/FOD

Action Sociale Wallonie

Flemish Community Department Wellbeing, Public Health & Family

Sources

Constitution of Belgium (Constitution belge texte coordonné du 17 février 1994). In particular Art. 128, 130 and 138

Centre for socio-political research and information (CRISP) (Centre de recherche et d'information socio-politique) section Public Authorities in Wallonia

Decree of the French Community (19 July 1993) relating to the transfer of the exercise of certain competences of the French Community to the Walloon Region (Décret de la Communauté française du 19 juillet 1993 relatif au transfert de l'exercice de certaines compétences de la Communauté française á la région wallonne et á la commission communautaire française). In particular Art. 3, indent 7

Law of Institutional Reform for the German Community (Loi de réformes institutionnelles pour la Communauté germanophone (31 décembre 1983)). In particular Art. 4, paragraph 2

Special law of Institutional Reform (Loi Spéciale de réformes institutionnelles du 8 Août 1980). In particular Art. 5, paragraph1, indent II, 4

The French Speaking Community (Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles)