Number of beneficiaries of these services in relation to total number of people with disabilities in the regions Enhance relevant structures in Train and upgrade human LGUs, in particular small resource capacity dealing LGU, municipalities and communes Projects awarded by donors and relevant with social issues at LGU MLSAEO, SSS with very small budgets, to budgets level in fundraising and in attract donor funding or donor fund management. supported projects. A.5. Elderly Policy Task Achievement Weakness Recommendation Relieve economic hardship and Standards are defined for elderly Loopholes exist in legal Improve legal framework in accordance care in accordance with framework to support older with EC Directives and international social deprivation for the elderly international standards. persons and guarantee their documents on the elderly. and create opportunities for them to rights. live a decent life, to live longer and be healthy in their old age. Measures taken to increase low Difficulty exists in affording Increase pensions basis of accurate living with pension pensions, particularly rural ones, studies of level of inflation and CPI so resources, particularly for old with objective of doubling the that income growth opportunities are people who are not eligible for amount in 2009 and narrowing provided for elderly and not only the retirement pension and live on difference between pensions in means to cope with increasing prices. towns and in villages. economic aid. Calculate official minimum living cost Pension system is currently being to as important basis for accurately revised to ensure its sustainability. identifying families and individuals in poverty; the living minimum will
Number of beneficiaries of these services in relation to total number of people with disabilities in the regions LGU, MLSAEO, SSS Enhance relevant structures in LGUs, in particular small municipalities and communes with very small budgets, to attract donor funding or donor supported projects. Train and upgrade human resource capacity dealing with social issues at LGU level in fundraising and in fund management. Projects awarded by donors and relevant budgets A.5. Elderly Policy Task Achievement Weakness Recommendation Relieve economic hardship and social deprivation for the elderly and create opportunities for them to live a decent life, to live longer and be healthy in their old age. Standards are defined for elderly care in accordance with international standards. Loopholes exist in legal framework to support older persons and guarantee their rights. Improve legal framework in accordance with EC Directives and international documents on the elderly. Measures taken to increase low pensions, particularly rural ones, with objective of doubling the amount in 2009 and narrowing difference between pensions in towns and in villages. Pension system is currently being revised to ensure its sustainability. Difficulty exists in affording living with pension resources, particularly for old people who are not eligible for retirement pension and live on economic aid. Increase pensions basis of accurate studies of level of inflation and CPI so that income growth opportunities are provided for elderly and not only the means to cope with increasing prices. Calculate official minimum living cost to as important basis for accurately identifying families and individuals in poverty; the living minimum will
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