Progress for Roma families - Academic conference and the launch of the Kapocs periodical’s thematic issue

There was a regime change for Roma issues in 2010, at which time the government began to build a work-based society in place of the previous hand-out based one, said Attila Sztojka, Government Commissioner for Roma Relations, at a conference in the Mária Kopp Institute for Demography and Families (KINCS). The event also saw the launch of a thematic issue of the KINCS magazine Kapocs, this issue focusing on Roma families.

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Unpaid work in the family is of great value

96% of mothers with young children are engaged in some form of work at home, work that often goes unseen and unnoticed, with married mothers being the most likely to share these many tasks. These are some of the findings of research by the Foundation for Healthy and Harmonious Families (EHCSA) and the Mária Kopp Institute for Demography and Families (KINCS). Two thirds of respondents believe that there is a monetary value to housework and unpaid care work. The survey also found that mothers with large families receive the most help, although they also have the most workload at home.  Today is International Day of Unpaid Work.

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The recently introduced elements of the family support system are popular

Despite the current difficult economic situation caused by the Brussels sanctions, the government does not renounce its core values, protects family support measures and has even further expanded them from 1 January 2023. The recently introduced elements are considered important and useful by Hungarians, according to the latest research of the Mária Kopp Institute for Demography and Families (KINCS). According to the survey, four out of five people say that the PIT exemption of mothers under the age of 30 and the waiving of their student loans are of great help to families, and there is almost unanimous support for the additional family tax allowance for children with long-term conditions or severe disabilities.

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Majority of Hungarians in agreement with the support of mothers

The vast majority of Hungarians (87 percent) agree that mothers should be supported in the labour market and women returning to work after childbirth should receive help, according to research published by the Mária Kopp Institute for Demography and Families (KINCS) on the occasion of International Women's Day. Most of those surveyed prefer to work with a superior who has children, be it a man or a woman.

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WHAT HUNGARIANS THINK ABOUT GOOD MARRIAGE

Marriage provides happiness and emotional security, according to Hungarians, reveals a survey published by the Mária Kopp Institute for Demography and Families (KINCS) on the occasion of Marriage Week. The research on marriage and partner choice shows that Hungarians are pro-marriage, stand up for the traditional family model and agree that one must continuously act for a well-functioning marriage.

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Mothers' personal income tax exemption significantly increases the amount of childcare benefits

As a result of the personal income tax exemption for mothers under the age of 30 and mothers with four children, the amount of the infant care fee (CSED) and the child care fee (GYED) will also increase, thus providing additional financial support to the affected families. The Mária Kopp Institute for Demography and Families (KINCS) calculated what exactly this means in practice.

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