This article explores the current development of the right to social assistance as well as its potential for improving income support policies. Focusing on Article 13 of the European Social Charter (ESC), it aims to shed light on the content of such provision by identifying a list of comprehensive defining standards from the monitoring activity conducted by the European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR). Secondly, it asks whether the right can effectively enhance access to social assistance in practice by studying the implementation of the right in two national cases, the UK and Spain. The article concludes that Article 13 ESC imposes clear obligations on States Parties regarding aspects of the implementation of assistance schemes, such as the level of assistance and the right to appeal. Nevertheless, practical aspects of implementation should be taken into account for the effective realisation of the right. The ESC provisions, as well as the ECSR’s Conclusions, should be enforced by States at the national level. Furthermore, the standards developed by the ECSR for Article 13 can be complemented by recommendations currently suggested by civil society, such as the increased flexibility of activation measures for households with parenting duties, and the splitting of payments to achieve financial independence.

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根据《欧洲社会宪章》第 13 条获得社会援助权的内容和潜力

本文探讨了社会援助权的当前发展及其改善收入支持政策的潜力。以《欧洲社会宪章》(ESC) 第 13 条为重点，它旨在通过从欧洲社会权利委员会 (ESCR) 进行的监测活动中确定一份全面的定义标准清单，阐明此类条款的内容。其次，通过研究英国和西班牙两个国家案例中权利的实施，询问该权利是否能在实践中有效地增加获得社会救助的机会。该文章的结论是，《经济与社会公约》第 13 条在援助计划的实施方面对缔约国施加了明确的义务，例如援助水平和上诉权。尽管如此，为有效实现权利，应考虑到实施的实际方面。ESC 规定以及 ECSR 的结论应由各国在国家层面执行。此外，由 ECSR 为第 13 条制定的标准可以得到民间社会目前提出的建议的补充，例如为有育儿责任的家庭增加激活措施的灵活性，以及​​分摊付款以实现财务独立。