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Caritas Denmark (Danish: Caritas Danmark) is a Danish nonprofit organisation. It is the official aid organisation of the Catholic Church in Denmark [ 3 ] and implements some social services in the country, while the core of its work are humanitarian and development programmes abroad.
Social welfare reforms emerged from the Kanslergade Agreement of 1933 as part of a compromise package to save the Danish economy. [4] Denmark was the first Nordic country to join the European Union in the 1970s, reflecting the different political approaches to it among the Nordic countries. [11]
Pensions in Denmark consist of both private and public pension programs, all managed by the Agency for the Modernisation of Public Administration under the Ministry of Finance. [1] Denmark created a multipillar system, consisting of an unfunded social pension scheme, occupational pensions , and voluntary personal pension plans. [ 2 ]
These tables are lists of social welfare spending as a percentage of GDP compiled by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ("OECD") into the OECD Social Expenditure Database which "includes reliable and internationally comparable statistics on public and mandatory and voluntary private social expenditure at programme level." [1]
The Danish social pension is a regular income paid to people who have reached retirement age by the Danish government. [15] Those who are residents of Denmark are entitled to the social pension. [16] The minimum age to receive the pension is determined by a person's date of birth: [17]
Denmark has a countrywide, but municipally administered social support system against poverty, securing that qualified citizens have a minimum living income. All Danish citizens above 18 years of age can apply for some financial support if they cannot support themselves or their family.
An American mother living abroad in Denmark gave people an inside look at the country’s free paediatric dentistry system inside elementary schools. Annie Samples, 37, ...
Pages in category "Non-profit organizations based in Denmark" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.