Lukáš Curylo Caritas Czech Republic Director. The role of the non-profit sector as a provider of social services of general interest in the Czech republic.

Lukáš CuryloCaritas Czech Republic

Director

The role of the non-profit sector as a provider of social services of general interest in the

Czech republic.

•    Social services didn’t  have systematic and comprehensive definition by law  to 2006 in the Czech republic. 

• From 2007 every social services have to be subjected to Act No. 108/2006 Coll. on social services.

•    Every social providers are registered from 2007 at Register of social services , which is managed by The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLaSA). 

Definition of social services according to Act about social services:

Social services mediate assistance in the care of one's own person, providing meals, accommodation, assistance in running a household, care and assistance with bringing up a child, providing information, mediation of contact with social environments, psychotherapy and social therapy, assistance in assuring one's rights and interests.

Basic types of social services:

• Social counselling• Domiciliary care• Personal assistance• Respite care• Day care centre and week care centre• Stays in homes for the elderly and homes for the people with learning disabilities

• Protected and supported housing• Early intervention services

• Shelter services• Half-way houses• Hostels• Emergency assistance (including crisis beds)• Outreach programmes• Low-threshold services for children and minors• Services in contact centres for drug addicts• Therapeutic communities

  Every social services according to this low comply with

definition of Services of General Economic interest.

Social services providers

• Municipalities and regions (Subsidized organisations )• Non-governmental non-profit organisations and individuals • The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs 

 Non governmental non-profit organisations

In the Czech republic doesn’t exist definition of the term non governmental non-profit organisations (NGO) according to low.  

Usually means: • Associations • Churches and religious organisations• Generally beneficial company• Foundations and foundation founds 

• Government have been already preparing Act on Statutes of generally benefits for 5 years. Political consensus doesn’t exist, prefer especially in the field of taxation and basic characteristic organisations.

• Currently charitable (for social providers)  contribution are deductible up to 15 percent of the tax base for individuals and 10 percent for legal entities.

Subsidized organisations

• A special group of social providers are Subsidized organisations (SO) are founded municipalities and regions or Ministry.

• Subsidised organisations can provide same services and same territory. They can apply for grants from the same donors. They are funded by subjects, which co-decide on grants and registration of social providers. It is big problem for the NGO.

• Since this year regions assemblies decide on allocation subsidies, include self-organisations.

Comparing of occurrence of NGO and SO at social and health area in 2012

• NGO: 1109 organisations (orange)

• SO: 955 organisations (blue)

Comparing of financial support from MoLaSA

•NGO:  2.236.547.809 CZK (79.876.707 €) (orange)•SO: 3.810.242.406 CZK (136.080.085€)  (blue)

Development financial support

•Orange colour are NGO •Blue colour are SO

Subsidized organisations have back office at the region authority (interest-free loan, investment department, projects department etc.)   and other subsidies in the form contributions 

of founder. 

NGOs haven’t got these mostly advantages.

Advantages of subsidized organisations (government and local authorities) opposite NGO

• Contributions of funder (from public taxes) • Back office • Interest free loan• Special contributions for depreciations• Higher wage (from 5 to 25 percent – social worker, worker at social services, management etc.)

Some information about our organisation

• Charity of Czech republic is the biggest NGO in the Czech republic. Charity ran 1.198 services and has 91.191 recorded clients and thousands anonymous clients.

• We have 7.300 employees in 340 local charities. 

• Charities work in 29 countries worldwide, focusing on health care, social care, livehods  and education.

Our financial resources (2012)

• Our Business: 997.036.000 CZK (35.608.428 €)• Health insurance: 415.029 .000 CZK (14.822464 €)• Subsidies from Government, regions and municipalities: 967.032.000 CZK (34.536.857 €)

• Subsidies from European union: 89.799.000 CZK (3.207.107 €)• Collections and other revenues: 343.373.000  CZK (12.252.607 €)• Total: 2.811.970.000 CZK (100.427.500 €)

Our efforts?

We try advocacy our members towards government, Parliament    and local authorities. We would like:  

• balance position SO and NGO in financial area• create comprehensive system between social service, quality and financial subsidies

• increase subsidies from for NGO• more participate  on creation of the state, regional and local concepts of development of social services

Thank you for your attention!