MSIC 889—Other social work activities without accommodation

Where 889 sits

1. R Human Health and Social Work Activities
2. 88 Social work activities without accommodation
3. 889 Other social work activities without accommodation

Contains 1 narrower code

• 8890 Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

What 889 includes

• This group includes social, counselling, welfare, refugee, referral and similar services which are delivered to individuals and families in their homes or elsewhere and carried out by public or by private organizations, disaster relief organizations and national or local self-help organizations and by specialists providing counselling services such as welfare and guidance activities for children and adolescents, adoption activities, activities for the prevention of cruelty to children and others, household budget counselling, marriage and family guidance, credit and debt counselling services, community and neighbourhood activities, activities for disaster victims, refugees, immigrants, etc., including temporary or extended shelter for them, vocational rehabilitation activities for unemployed persons provided that the education component is limited, eligibility determination in connection with welfare aid, rent supplements or food stamps, child day-care activities, including for handicapped children, day facilities for the homeless and other socially weak groups and fund-raising or other supporting activities aimed at social work.

What 889 excludes

• This group excludes funding and administration of compulsory social security programmes (see class 8430) and activities similar to those described in this group, but including accommodation (see class 8799) .

889 in other systems