Decree-Law No. 54/2023 on the Ministry of Social Solidarity and Inclusion.

This Decree-Law approves the Ministry of Social Solidarity and Inclusion (MSSI). MSSI is the government department responsible for the design, execution, coordination and evaluation of the policy, defined and approved by the Council of Ministers, for the areas of social security, social assistance and community reintegration, ensuring the implementation of the gender integrated approach policy in all social protection programmes developed by MSSI. The MSSI's responsibilities are: a) Design and implement social security systems for workers and the rest of the population; b) Develop social assistance programmes; c) Promote humanitarian aid to the most disadvantaged; d) Propose and develop policies and strategies for managing disaster risks with social impact; e) Develop and implement social assistance programmes in disaster risk management, namely in emergency response and post-disaster recovery, in coordination with relevant institutions; f) Provide monitoring, protection and community reintegration of vulnerable groups, including people with special needs and disabilities (EHD); g) Establish collaboration and coordination mechanisms with other Government bodies responsible for related areas.