(re-)arranging social policy support in belgium - euram 2010

SPF Social Security

DG Strategy & Research

(Re-)Arranging social policy support in Belgium

May 2010

Public policy support?

Social Security

WorkersSelf

employed persons

Civil servants

Illness, maternity &

incapaci-tation

Yearly hollidays

Un-employment

Family charge

Occupational illness

Industrial accidents

Old age or early death

of companion

Social protection in Belgium

Institutional build-up : 1st level

Social Security

WorkersSelf

employed persons

Civil servants

Illness, maternity &

incapaci-tation

Yearly hollidays

Un-employment

Family charge

Occupational illness

Industrial accidents

Old age or early death

of companion

Federal State

Federal State

FPS Social Security

FPS Social Security

agencyagency

agencyagency

agencyagency

agencyagency

agencyagencyPrimary network

Secundary networks

Trade UnionsTrade Unions

Employers’ organizationsEmployers’

organizations

agency

agency

The structure of Belgian social

security

Federal State

Federal State

FPS Social Security

FPS Social Security

agencyagency

agencyagency

agencyagency

agencyagency

agencyagencyPrimary network

Secundary networks

Trade UnionsTrade Unions

Employers’ organizationsEmployers’

organizations

agency

agency

The structure of Belgian social

security

?

Much to learn, you still have

Arrangements before

the would-be

turnaround of Copernicus

From dream…

…to reality

Arrangements before

the would-be

turnaround of Copernicus

Who supports the minister?

They proposed it ! The brought it to us !

Ik know him !

I think he’s goodI think they’re good !

We can trust them !

He’s a friend of mine !

Who supports the minister?

…OUT OF THE BOX

1. 2002 : FPS Social Security & BPR’s

2. 2005-06 : 1st wave of policy support initiatives

3. 2008 : DG Strategy &Research

…OUT OF THE BOX

Evaluation of the actual situation

Evaluation of the actual situation

We don’t stand a chance

We don’t stand a chance

Quality of policy support is failing

Quality of policy support is failing

SOCIAL SECURITY ?

‘We’ are not Belgian social security

Respect towards agencies

‘We’ are not Belgian social security

A global approach is needed

One system

One branch AgencyAgency

More systems

Department with the agency

Department with the agency

Department with the agencies

Department with the agencies

Department with the agencies

Department with the agencies

DepartmentDepartment DepartmentDepartment

A New FORMAT

One system

One branch AgencyAgency

More systems

Department Department with the with the agencyagency

Department with the agencies

Department with the agencies

Department Department with the with the agenciesagencies

DepartmentDepartment DepartmentDepartment

A New FORMAT

One system

One branch AgencyAgency

More systems

Department Department with the with the agenciesagencies

Department Department with the with the agenciesagencies

DepartmentDepartment DepartmentDepartment

A New FORMAT

Department with the agency

Department with the agency

Evolution of social

protection

Bilateral agreements

Multilateral relations

Tackling social fraud

Social indicators Governance

Pro-actively delivering policy studies and analysisPro-actively delivering policy studies and analysis

Producing policy advice ‘on demand’Producing policy advice ‘on demand’

Coordinating processesCoordinating processes

NegociatingNegociating

CommunicatingCommunicating

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6 transversal policy themes, 7 skills

Evolution within the social agencies

Evolution within the social agencies

Our staff: leaving their island

Our staff: leaving their island to teams & networks

It’s just the beginning …

1.Broadening the approach

2. Internal collaboration

3.New risks looming

Amaury LegrainTom AuwersFOD Sociale Zekerheid – DGStratamaury.legrain@minsoc.fed.be tom.auwers@minsoc.fed.beLiesbeth.strobbe@minsoc.fed.be

http://www.socialsecurity.fgov.be