Central level

The Ministry for the Family, Children’s Rights and Social Solidarity is responsible for:

• Enhancing the social well-being and life prospects of society;
• Providing adequate and sustainable social benefits for individuals and families in need​;
• Offering quality social welfare services;
• Promoting and safeguarding the welfare and rights of children;
• Increasing the availability of affordable and decent housing;
• Encouraging and supporting active ageing through the provision of community services whilst catering for higher dependence needs through adequate long-term residential / nursing care facilities and safeguard equal opportunities for all persons with disability;​​
• Social welfareprovided by the following departments amongst others,  Active Ageing and Community Care (AACC),
  Aġenzija Sapport, The Commissioner for Children, The Commissioner for Older Persons, The Commission for the Rights of Persons with Disability (CRPD),
  The Department of Social Security
•  Social Policy;
• Social security;
• Pensions;
• Community care;
• Solidarity services;
• Inclusiveness of persons with Disability;
• Family and child policy;
• Elderly care.

Regional level

The Regional Councils are responsible for:

• The social aspect, which includes researches and report of social impact evaluations, which report shall be made within the first year of each legislature;
• The provision of assistance to local councils within the region, including the provision of professional services in the social sector;
• The provision of assistance to local councils within the region to benefit and successfully manage programmes which are funded by the European Union.

Local level

The Local Councils are responsible for:

• Ensuring that public premises are fully accessible for citizens;
• Promotion of social policy initiatives, mainly directed towards:
• People with special needs;
• Children and young people with literacy problems;
• The elderly;
• Persons with mental health problems who are in community care;
• Promotion of social policy initiatives in the area of preventive care;
• Provision of information related to social security;
• Upkeep and maintenance of Homes for Senior Citizens, Day Centres for Senior Citizens and Night Care Centres.

Responsible ministries/bodies

The Ministry for the Family, Children’s Rights and Social Solidarity

Source

Constitution of Malta, 21 September 1964

Local Government Act, 23 July 1993

Ministry for the Family, Children’s Rights and Social Solidarity

National Strategic Policy for Poverty Reduction and for Social Inclusion (2014-2024)