Central
The Ministry of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs.
The main laws regulating social welfare include:
- Laws pertaining to pensions and insurance;
- Laws pertaining to family care and social protection;
- Laws pertaining to discrimination against people with disabilities;
- Laws on the rights of war veterans, their families and those disabled by war;
Responsibilities of the ministry include:
- The overall social policy:
- Pensions and disability insurance;
- Social security;
- Family law;
- Gender equality;
- The protection of the youth and women;
- The protection of the disabled;
- The protection of children.
Regional
Autonomous provincial authorities are responsible for:
- Social welfare;
- Regulating issues and enhancing the conditions related to the pension insurance, employment, veterans' and disability protection, social protection of the family, children, youth and elderly people
Local
Municipal authorities are responsible for:
- Establishing, managing and monitoring institutions and organizations that provide for child and social welfare, Social welfare.
- Disbursement of social welfare grants, benefits, pensions and insurance payments.
Responsible ministries/bodies
Ministry of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs
Sources:
Ministry of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs
Statute of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia No.62/2009.
Law on Local Government, Article 18 (14)
Law on Pension and Disability Insurance
Law Amending the Law on Pension and Disability Insurance
Law on Mandatory Social Insurance
Law on Voluntary Pension Funds and Pension Plans
Law on Social Protection
Law on Financial Support to Families with Children
Law on Prevention of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities
