Analýza vývoje užívání dávek v hmotné nouzi ve vybraných okresech Moravskoslezského kraje v letech 2015–2021

The subject of the bachelor thesis is an analysis of the rate of use of benefits in material need in the districts of Karviná and Ostrava-city during the years 2015–2021. The theoretical part of the thesis addresses social policy, poverty, social security in the Czech Republic and the system of assistance in material need. In the practical part, an analysis of the amount of provided benefits in material need and the expenditure on these benefits in the selected districts is conducted. The results of the analysis show that among the key factors influencing the rate of use of these benefits is the trend of unemployment in the region, legislation changes and the increase in average gross monthly income. The practical part also includes a comparison of the rate of use of the benefits in material need in the districts of the Moravian-Silesian region focusing on the Karviná and Ostrava-city districts. This comparison demonstrates that the reasons for the highest rates of use of said benefits also include the highest regional unemployment, a high number of long- term unemployed invividuals laid off from heavy industries and a substantial proportion of socially maladjusted residents. The author's recommendation for district and regional social policy to reduce the rate of use of the befefits in the Karviná and Ostrava-city districts primarily involves a stronger emphasis on active employment policy, increased investment in the education of the population and efforts towards integrating socially excluded groups.