Analýza příspěvku na péči v ČR v letech 2007–2020 se zřetelem na problematiku formální a neformální péče v roce 2020

The Bachelor thesis explores the topic of the Care Allowance, which has been used to finance social services and necessary care for persons dependent on the assistance of another person in the Czech Republic since 2007. The goal was to analyse the Care Allowance in the context of social security in the Czech Republic, to determine the expediency of its use, to identify the preferred environment in which the care is taken, to verify the generally reported inadequate amount of the Care Allowance to cover formal and informal care, and finally to propose some solutions of the potential inadequacy. The thesis defines theoretical concepts of social policy and defines social security in the Czech Republic based on literary research. Within this framework, the Care Allowance is anchored and types of social care in the Czech Republic – formal and informal care – are defined. Subsequently, the Bachelor thesis analyses the Care Allowance in the Czech Republic in 2007–2020. Set goals were evaluated on the basis of a questionnaire survey carried out on a sample of the Care Allowance recipients. The analysis of responses confirmed the insufficiency of the level of the Care Allowance in 43 % of respondents, found an effective use of the Care Allowance in 100 % of respondents and found a preference for care at home in 78 % of respondents. The work's conclusion sets out some concrete measures that could help to address the possible insufficient amount of the Care Allowance – such as the introduction of an individualized fifth degree of the Care Allowance, the renewal of the Care Allowance valorization, or the reintroduction of the Carer's Allowance for a care of close or other person.