ESN members from Slovakia identify the most important common challenges facing social services, relating to three principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights and recommendations for the 2023 European Semester.

An overarching child support strategy should be adopted which involves close cooperation between all authorities responsible for child support to improve coordination between social services and address the needs of children from different backgrounds, including children from Roma communities. To develop community-based social services that improve the quality of long-term care, the Slovak Government should monitor the Slovak’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan, which includes long-term care reforms among their objectives. The Social Services Act should also be reformed to move from the current crisis intervention model of tackling homelessness to a prevention-oriented approach.

The full report, with cross-country analysis of all the participating countries is available here.

Download ESN's analysis and recommendations to improve the social situation in Slovakia here.