Promoting active inclusion

The concept of "active inclusion" is based on a comprehensive policy mix combining an adequate level of income support with a link to the labour market and better access to services in order to help to remove hurdles encountered by some individuals and their families in entering mainstream society. The main challenge is to ensure that social protection policies effectively contribute to mobilising people who are capable of working while achieving the wider objective of providing a decent living standard to those who are and will remain outside the labour market and thus are at high risk of falling into poverty and social exclusion. The Peer Reviews in social inclusion represent an effective tool to share good practice and enhance policies in the active inclusion field.