Social factors determine poverty
15. Training providers for entrepreneurship skills development should avoid one-off training programmes; instead, they should consider offering coherent development programmes
which support the beneficiaries along their self-designed and assumed growth path.
Mentoring and other forms of individualised support should be built into the development programme.
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STRUCTURED INTERVIEW QUESTIONNAIRE WITH ELEMENTS OF A SURVEY FOR THE ANALYSIS OF FUNCTIONING OF SOCIAL SECURITY MODELS
INTRODUCTION
General presentation of the subject, purpose and rules of the test to a respondent (structured interview with elements of survey completed at the end of the interview).
Information that the interview is conducted with the use of an electronic recording tool and that the information provided is confidential and anonymous.
ROLE OF THE INSTITUTION
1. What is the role of your institution in relation to the poor and socially excluded or people at risk and what is your role within that institution?
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2. What are the characteristics of your service users in terms of poverty and social exclusion?
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3. Please, indicate who uses the services:
unemployed people
families with many children (3, and above)
single parents with children
people with low skills or low level of education
people with low income
others, who?………
4. What is the legal title to the assistance services offered by your institution?
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5. Does your institution develop and provide training or similar activities in fields of entrepreneurship skill development for the poor and socially excluded people or people at risk?
yes, it both develops and provides such activities
yes, it designs such activities but does not provide training
no, we have no such activities in our offer [go to question 7]
6. If yes, what is the type of this activity/these activities?
workshops
counselling sessions
study visits
grants
others, which? ………
7. Does your institution undertake new activities, forms of support for the poor and socially excluded people and people at risk of them?
yes
no [go to next section]
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8. If yes, what kind of activities are taken?
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STATE OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE FUNCTIONING OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM
The potential information gathered here is: respondent’s knowledge about the legal basis of social security system, other institutions and solutions applied in the fight against poverty and social exclusion.
1. What legislation or policies (legal acts, guidance and other strategic documents) currently cover the issue of poverty and social exclusion? Are these adequate for dealing with the needs of the group affected by these problems?
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2. Which is/are the legal base of your institution?
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3. What other institutions functioning in the field of social security do you know?
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4. Can you enumerate examples of their tasks?
yes
no [go to question 6]
5. If yes, what are the examples?
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6. What sort of multi-agency work is carried out in relation to fighting poverty and social exclusion (if any)?
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7. What is the main barrier to tackling poverty and social exclusion in the location in which your institution operates?
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8. What is the greatest strength of institutions operating in your territory in the field of support for people in poverty and social exclusion?
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9. Do you know some solutions that are applied abroad in the fight against poverty and social exclusion?
yes
no [go to question 11]
10. If yes, what are some examples?
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11. What is the main barrier to applying these solutions in our country?
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103 12. What services are currently provided for the poor and socially excluded people and people at risk
in this location? What, if any, are the gaps in this service provision?
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13. In your opinion, which of the services provided for the poor and socially excluded people and people at risk are the most effective?
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14. Do you think that the poor and socially excluded people or people at risk are falling through the social safety net? If so, how and why is this happening?
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15. Do you work to any professional guidelines in the fight against poverty and social exclusion?
yes
no
16. Have you received any training in relation to the issue of poverty and social exclusion?
yes
no
17. What policy and operational changes would you like to see in relation to the problem of dealing with poverty and social exclusion?
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STATE OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE REAL CAUSES OF ENTRY INTO POVERTY AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION AND THE MECHANISMS OF EXIT FROM THEM
The potential information gathered here is: respondent’s knowledge about economic and social determinants of poverty and social exclusion.
1. Which economic factors are the most likely cause of poverty and social exclusion [Please rank in order from most likely (1) to the least likely (7)]
unemployment of household member
low rate of growth or decline in the level of GDP
employment based on civil law contracts or part-time employment
interest rate policy of central bank (too high interest rates of loans)
low effectiveness of labour market institutions
source of earned income (income from farming, pensions, income from social benefits)
household debt
2. What is the average level of income per person available in your region/country?
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3. Do you know what the extent of the problem of poverty and social exclusion is in the location in which your institution operates?
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4. What percentage of people is at risk of poverty?
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5. What are the main reasons for the drop of households` income? [Please, indicate 3 main]
job loss
change in earnings or the number of working hours
inability to work due to illness or disability (including a member of the family)
maternity leave, parental leave, the need to stay at home with a child
retirement
disintegration of the marriage/relationship
other change in household composition
other reason: ...
6. What social factors may determine to the greatest extent the degree of poverty and social exclusion [Please rank from the most important (1) to the least important (7)]
low level of education
lack of practical skills and qualifications
disability
living in the countryside or in small towns
alienation and lack of desire to use the help of relevant institutions
helplessness and lack of entrepreneurial attitudes
difficult family situation (having many children or single parenthood)
7. What other factors can influence entry into a situation of poverty and social exclusion or increase the risk thereof?
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8. What factors may favour exit from a situation of poverty and social exclusion?
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9. Is the provision of training for the development of entrepreneurial attitudes and skills in this area for the poor and socially excluded people and people at risk thereof an adequate way to fight these threats?
yes
no [go to question 11]
10. What factors justify the effectiveness of such a solution?
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11. What are the key barriers for the poor and socially excluded people and people at risk thereof to start their own business? [Please, indicate 3 main]
lack of adequate funds/capital
too high non-wage labour costs (eg. taxes, social security)
administrative procedures and too much bureaucracy in setting up a company
inflexible labour laws
lack of ideas
passivity and demanding attitude
competition from other companies and gray economy
12. Are you aware of any proposed actions for preventive measures in relation to poverty and social exclusion?
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105 13. Can you highlight any examples of ‘Good Practice’ in terms of working with the poor and socially
excluded people and people at risk thereof?
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