Hungarian families are aware of and find useful the new opportunities offered in the government's largest home-creation program to date, as per the latest research of the Mária Kopp Institute for Demography and Families (KINCS). According to a representative survey of 1,000 people carried out November 3-5, 2020, four-fifths of respondents are familiar with and welcome new home-creation opportunities, of which the home renovation support is the most popular. Most of them believe that home-creation measures help to increase the desire to have children and improve the living standards of families.
One of the most important conditions for having a child is a self-owned home
The significance of the housing program is decisive for having children, as according to the Hungarians, a self-owned home and adequate housing conditions are necessary conditions for starting a family and expanding the family, as shown by the research of the Mária Kopp Institute for Demography and Families (KINCS).
The Mária Kopp Institute and Semmelweis University, Budapest will start working together to bring the family and health sciences closer together. The corresponding agreement was signed in the KINCS.
The intergenerational alliance is of paramount importance during the coronavirus epidemic, this is why the government strengthens cooperation between young people and the elderly, said István Hollik at a joint event for the elderly held by the Young Families’ Club and KINCS.
The Family Science College of KINCS launched its activities today. It will start operating as a new family research workshop with the participation of prominent representatives of the Hungarian Academia under the leadership of Professor Petra Aczél. The members of the scientific community from seven Hungarian university will start their work in various fields of family sciences in cooperation with the Mária Kopp Institute.
The Family Protection Action Plan, Hungary's most popular family policy program, is one-year-old
On the first of July, the Family Protection Action Plan is one year old. It is the most complex, generous, comprehensive and effective package of family policy measures in the last ten years. Its success is shown by the fact that in one year, with national coverage, 200,000 families received support thanks to the program, and as a result, Hungary's population indicators also improved significantly. 90 % of Hungarians of childbearing age agree with all seven measures of the Action Plan, the most popular one is the expansion of nursery capacity - according to the latest representative survey conducted by the Maria Kopp Institute for Demography and Families (KINCS). KINCS conducted a survey of the measures at the time of the introduction of the Family Protection Action Plan and this spring as well, and also monitored the number of applications day by day.
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