Press Release: Fighting poverty: Commission commits €3.8 billion to help the most vulnerable in Europe

On 26 February 2015 the European Commission adopted the last remaining national Operational Programmes for the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived for 2014-2020. In total this is worth €3.8 billion in assistance to 4 million of the people most in need in the EU.

The Fund supports Member States in their efforts to help Europe's most vulnerable people: those who have been worst affected by the on-going economic and social crisis.

It focuses on material assistance to those suffering the worst forms of poverty - including food deprivation, homelessness, and material deprivation of children - and can help strengthen social cohesion. The assistance provided by the Fund can include food, clothing and other essential goods for personal use (such as shoes and soap) as well as actions that encourage social integration.

ESO: Background information: Fund for European aid to the most deprived (FEAD) http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-fund-for-european-aid-to-the-most-deprived-fead-2/

ESO: Background information: Investing in people. EU funding for employment and social inclusion http://www.europeansources.info/record/investing-in-people-eu-funding-for-employment-and-social-inclusion/

ESO: Key Source: Europe 2020 http://www.europeansources.info/record/europe-2020-strategy/

ESO: Background Information: European Social Fund http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-european-social-fund/

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