SOCIAL PROTECTION IN ROMANIA AT A GLANCE AND MAJOR CHANGES OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS Figure 3 The structure of spending on social protection benefits administrated by the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection 650.0 600.0 550.0 500.0 450.0 400.0 350.0 300.0 250.0 200.0 150.0 100.0 50.0 0.0 Child allowance: 3,5 million beneficiaries Means-tested family allowance: 160.050families Child-care benefits (earnings-related): 188.514 parents Insertion incentive for early return to job: 88.124 parents Social aid for guaranteed minimum income: 168.566 families Source: Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, Monthly Statistics, Accessed: September 2020. Authors' own graph. Note: Labels indicate the number of beneficiaries(persons or families). Percentages indicate the share of total reported spending. Allowance for child's placement in the extended family: 38.103 families Benefits for persons with disability or HIV/AIDS: 869.589 persons 5