A social inclusion project helps integrate into society and the labour market people who are disadvantaged for various reasons – the long-term unemployed, people with disabilities, residents of marginalised communities, homeless people, or people after serving a prison sentence. Typical activities are outreach social work, counselling, retraining, supported employment, or running a community centre. Funding most often comes from the European Social Fund Plus and from national schemes run by labour offices. A demanding part is record-keeping: every supported person must be assigned to a target group and this must be documented, involving sensitive personal data, which requires a special protection regime and consents. Results are measured by the change in the participant's situation, not by the number of activities.
See also: Horizontal principles, Grants for Social Services.
