Europe - Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion (Less than 18 years)
24,8%
Source: Eurostat 2023
The National Child Guarantee Action Plan has been prepared within the scope of the implementation of Council Recommendation (EU) 2021/1004 of 14 June 2021 establishing a European Child Guarantee, adopted during the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which aims to ensure access to a set of essential services for all children and young people in the most vulnerable situations. On 17 January, the Council of Ministers approved, through Council of Ministers Resolution no. 3/2023, the National Child Guarantee Action Plan (PAGPI) 2022-2030. On March 19, 2024, the Interim Report was approved, which aims to demonstrate all the work that has been developed by the National Coordination of the Child Guarantee since the approval of the PAGPI in January 2023.
National Child Guarantee Action Plan 2022-203024,8%
Source: Eurostat 2023
22,6%
Source: Eurostat 2023
Pensos higiénicos, tampões e copos menstruais vão estar disponíveis gratuitamente em escolas e unidades locais de saúde a partir deste mês. Medida quer combater a pobreza menstrual, que afeta pessoas de todas as idades.
01-04-2025
Principal alternativa à institucionalização de menores em risco ainda é pouco aplicada em Portugal. “Precisamos de mais candidatos”, diz Patrícia Bacelar, do Núcleo de Acolhimento Familiar da Santa Casa, que tem uma bolsa com 102 famílias certificadas.
26-03-2025
A Assembleia da República resolve, nos termos do n.º 5 do artigo 166.º da Constituição, recomendar ao Governo a adoção de medidas de erradicação do casamento infantil em Portugal.
17-03-2025
Presentation of the Child Guarantee Action Plan 2022-2030
Sónia Almeida
National Child Guarantee Coordinator