A Assistência Social e os Direitos da Pessoa Idosa: Serviços e Benefícios Socioassistenciais

Abstract

Among a set of laws, rights, and policies that make up the protection of the elderly in Brazil, established from the Federal Constitution of 1988, Social Assistance stands out as an important public policy aimed at ensuring improvements in the living conditions and citizenship of this population segment. In 1993, the Organic Law of Social Assistance (LOAS) recognized the elderly as one of its priority segments. The central objective of this work is to present the rights to social assistance in a systematic manner, listing the social assistance services and benefits aimed at elderly individuals, within the framework of public social assistance policy, in accordance with the principle of broad dissemination of LOAS services. The importance of this topic aims to bridge the knowledge gap that exists, not only among the elderly population and their families, but also in the general community, regarding the social assistance services and benefits available to assist the elderly. The methodology adopted involved conducting qualitative research, studies, and analyses of legislation concerning the assistance for elderly individuals within the municipal social assistance policy, focusing on basic social protection. Through this research, a booklet was created containing all the information about social rights—social assistance services and benefits—guaranteed by Social Assistance and the ways to access them.