Social assistance as an institution of social policy. Legal and organizational analysis

Abstract

Social assistance as an institution of social policy of the state grows out of the normative system proper to a given society. It is the last link in the social policy established to provide assistance to all those who find themselves in a difficult life situation. As an institution it also has an organized structure of activities aimed at providing multidirectional support. This text is an overview and its aim is to show the functioning of social assistance in Poland in the period of systemic transformation in the context of legal and organizational framework.