Analysis of Sources of Financing of Social Services in the Czech Republic

The paper aims to provide a view on financing of social services with emphasis on selected financial resources in the Czech Republic, and evaluate selected services of social care from the perspective of revenues and expenditures based on analyses of regions of the Czech Republic. On the national level, crucial financial sources of social services are analysed in the period 2007-2017. On the regional level, revenues and expenditures of four services of social care are analysed in the period 2013-2017. By use of correlation analysis, the relation between expenditures on selected social-care services and the number of social-service users in regions was statistically tested. The analysis of financial resources in the Czech Republic and regions showed that both revenues and expenditures on social services have an increasing tendency. In regions of the Czech Republic, the results showed a strong positive correlation between the expenditures on selected social-care services and the number of social service users. The results therefore confirmed that the current system of financial resources allocated on social services is inadequate. Specific measures are suggested in order to gain sustainability of the current system of social service financing.