The Social Services Planning Concept was created in compliance with the national requirements for the municipalities of B18’s size. B18 is fully responsible for this policy instrument. Any document modification (e.g. proposed by the departments participating in the project) requires a majority vote at the District Assembly. The instrument is periodically revised, the next such reviews are due in 2023 and 2025.
Content-wise, the Concept sets out the main principles, priorities and interventions that ensure that local social services (especially social care) are sustainable and run efficiently. In its annex, the Concept also sets out the main tasks for the municipality in relation to social services, as well as indicates those who are responsible for them. These tasks include some ongoing operational activities (e.g. ensuring that social services are well staffed) but also temporary tasks (e.g. running social rehabilitation projects). There is a separate chapter on basic social services, describing the legal background, the institutional setup, and the goals for future development.

Galați Municipality Sustainable Development Strategy 2021-2027 is a planning tool that establishes the goals of the city in regards to the sustainable development of the community. The Strategy aims to improve the citizens’ quality of life by promoting knowledge and innovation, creating quality jobs, increasing the mobility of citizens, strengthening cohesion, social balance, territorial balance and a sustainable and competitive economy supported by the local administration.
The strategic objectives were formulated in accordance with 5 political objectives of the EU Cohesion Policy and 17 strategic objectives of the 2030 Agenda (in alignment with the National Strategy for Sustainable Development of Romania 2030). In the social area of intervention, corresponding to the strategic objectives of the Sustainable Development Strategy are the following:
1.2. Improving the quality, efficiency and relevance of the education system, including training programs for the labour market
1.3. Improving the quality of medical services and the access of the population to these
1.4. Promoting the social integration of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion in all aspects of economic and social life
The final chapter of the Strategy defines the main directions of action and methodologies that must be applied for the implementation and monitoring of the Strategy. The actions included in the Strategy are addressed to the whole community, from public administration to the citizens of GAL.

The Action Plan of Sofia Municipality (SOF) is prepared in implementation of the Regional strategy for inclusion of Bulgarian citizens of Roma origin and other citizens in vulnerable social situations living in a situation similar to the Roma. It is an open document for a three-year period, which is subject to updates based on regulated periodic reviews and follows the structure of the Action Plan to National Strategy of the Republic of Bulgaria for Equality, Inclusion and Participation of Roma. The Action Plan is prepared on the basis of the analysis of needs and specifics of the local communities in all 24 administrative regions of Sofia Municipality, and its main priorities are Education, Health, Housing, Employment, Rule of Law and Anti-Discrimination and Culture and media.
Additionally, the Action Plan of Sofia Municipality is developed on the basis of approved and submitted action plans from the administrative districts of Sofia Municipality. Given the specifics of the situation in each administrative region, the Action Plan of Sofia Municipality applies an individual approach to the measures, deadlines, responsible institutions, sources of funding, etc. of each of them.

National Program of Liveability and Safety - Heerlen-North is a strategic document outlining the socio-economic development of the Heerlen-North neighbourhood. The National Programme is a wide frame to handle deprived areas around the country, implemented through specific, area based Programmes fully owned by the relevant local Municipalities.
The full Heerlen-North programme that has been under preparation since 2020, is expected to be implemented in 25 years and serves as a general framework for actions to address the burning challenges of the area. It is the result of a close cooperation between the Municipality, the Government and a wide range of local stakeholders.

Actual implementation of the programme starts in 2022 with a first implementation plan running for 6 years. During the first 6 years, there will be interim adjustments (both in terms of content and form) based on results achieved, mapped out annually via progress reports. The implementation plan includes detailed project plans describing how each intervention will be carried out and financed.

The programme seeks to address Heerlen-North challenges across 5 life areas: Learning, Working, Health, Housing, Security. The aspirations of the programme include, inter alia, tackling the issue of early school leaving, issues of poverty and unemployment (particularly of young people), strengthening cooperation between medical and social domains, improving accessibility of housing, and crime prevention programmes.

The Social Inclusion Community Activation Programme (SICAP) is the national Social Inclusion Programme. For over 3 decades, Ballyhoura Development has been implementing this programme in the Ballyhoura Region (East Limerick and North East Cork) by the means of the local SICAP Strategy and Action Plan (SAP).
SICAP is co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Social Fund as part of the ESF Programme for Employability Inclusion and Learning 2014-2020.
SICAP SAP aims to reduce poverty and promote social inclusion and equality. The programme targets the most disadvantaged and hardest to reach people including e.g. people living in disadvantaged communities, new communities (including refugees and asylum seekers), members of low-income households, etc.
It has two goals:
Goal 1: To support communities and engage with relevant stakeholders in identifying and addressing social exclusion and equality issues;
Goal 2: To support disadvantaged individuals so as to improve their quality of life through the provision of lifelong learning and labour market support.
The SICAP Strategy and Action Plan is delivered through a community development approach, with a strong focus on collaboration and partnership, equality and anti-discrimination. It is implemented through accredited and non-accredited training, one-to-one and group mentoring, employment and enterprise support, community networking, themed events, community planning support and much more.

Aarhus intends to address its Aarhus Compass policy, the result of a broad process of involvement of citizens, businesses, municipal employees, managers, politicians, and Danish and international experts. The Aarhus Compass was approved on 28 April 2021 and is reimagining the approach to leadership, management and public welfare development.
As the policy states, Aarhus needs a "Less system. More citizen." approach. With the Compass, the city focuses even more intensely on what has value for its citizens and its society. It increases the emphasis on co-creation in the approach to public welfare development, working, developing, managing, and leading in a more knowledge-informed way. It entails initiating every form of collaboration by stepping into each other's shoes – and creating space for local leadership and employees' knowledge and experiences.
The Compass is based on three main pillars:
Strengthened focus on value
Strengthened co-creation and co-production
More knowledge-informed management and practice
With regard to the core public welfare services, citizens are increasingly demanding individually tailored solutions, while demographic developments, continued inequality and complex challenges in relation to child services, social and health services and eldercare strain budgets. Meanwhile, there is a need to strengthen social cohesion and trust between citizens and the social system.

This policy instrument is an Operational Programme co-financed by the European Social Fund+, supporting the tackling of social issues in the Autonomous Community of Aragon.
In the 2021-27 period, ESF+ OPs will implement Priority 4 (More social Europe) of the Cohesion Policy and the European Pillar of Social Rights. In more concrete terms, ESF+ OPs will tackle social inequalities and poverty, youth unemployment and child poverty. Additionally, ESF+ OPs will focus on capacity building for social partners and civil society organisations in order to enhance the social sector throughout Europe.
Among the specific objectives of OP Aragon to be achieved are:
- improving access to employment;
- balanced gender participation in the labor market;
- the adaptability of workers, companies and entrepreneurs;
- inclusiveness and accessibility to education and VET;
- the promotion of lifelong learning;
- the socioeconomic inclusion of the most disadvantaged population and the fight against social exclusion and material deprivation.
Of the available funds, at least 5% will be allocated to child poverty, at least 25% to social inclusion, and a similar amount to youth unemployment as in the previous programming period.
he fight against social exclusion and material deprivation.
Of the available funds, at least 5% will be allocated to child poverty, at least 25% to social inclusion, and a similar amount to youth unemployment as in the previous programming period.

The DUP Single Planning Document (2022-2024) is a document that is voted and approved by six Mayors in the Mayor’s assembly (Cordenons, Porcia, Roveredo, S.Quirino, Zoppola and Pordenone), and at the end ratified by Pordenone Municipality board.

Social inclusion is a key area of intervention for Pordenone Municipality and for the DUP. The Document identifies a number of ways in which social inclusion can be fostered:
-develop digital literacy to foster inclusion;
-develop soft skills for employment;
-develop civic skills for citizenship;
-support for parents by improving parental skills;
-improve care skills for caregivers of dependent citizens;
-improve language skills for immigrants;
-improve services for families and minors
-offer a specific multi-service location for families
-support households without a network and support single-parent households in economic difficulties;
-ensure that the most disadvantaged children have opportunities for recreation and education and for the creative use of leisure time;
-Increase domiciliary services for over 65s.

In line with the above goals, social services need to be developed in a way that fosters autonomy and further strengthens social cohesion. It is expected that with the implementation of the DUT social exclusion will be significantly reduced in Pordenone.