Additional and more flexible funding to help those most in need | Attualità | Parlamento europeo

Additional and more flexible funding to help those most in need | Attualità | Parlamento europeo

• Number of people at risk of poverty increasing 
• Additional funds for food and basic needs available in 2021 and 2022 
• No co-financing by member states needed 

Parliament voted today (21.01.21) to continue making additional resources available in 2021 and 2022 in order to provide food and basic assistance to the most deprived.

With 649 votes in favour, 7 against and 31 abstentions, Parliament approved the agreement to adapt the FEAD regulation that was reached with the member states in December last year.

The adapted regulation allows member states to continue to use the additional funds made available for post-COVID-19 recovery under the REACT-EU initiative in 2021 and 2022. 

Member states can choose to increase the resources provided in the FEAD regulation for food aid and other basic assistance for those most in need. 

In order to alleviate the current burden on public budgets, the additional resources will not be co-financed by member states and the Commission will provide pre-financing to further expedite delivery. (...)

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Additional and more flexible funding to help those most in need

21/01/2021 - Covid-19 / Economy and the euro / Employment and social rights

Parliament voted to continue making additional resources available in 2021 and 2022 in order to provide food and basic assistance to the most deprived.

• Commission welcomes agreement on additional financial support for the most deprived under REACT-EU
• Procedure file
• The Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD)
• Recovery Assistance for Cohesion and the Territories of Europe (REACT-EU)