8.4 Ensuring access to assistance Given the social exclusion faced by some stateless persons, UNHCR recommends to: • expand the list of beneficiaries listed in Section 4 (1) of the Social Services Act103 to include persons recognised as stateless and applicants for this status; • incorporate in the assistance system intervention methods of a social-preventive character aimed at stateless persons; • ensure targeted education of social workers assisting foreign nationals so that they are aware of the social situation of stateless persons and are able to adequately respond. 103 Act No. 108/2006 Coll., on Social Services, as amended. UNHCR Czech Republic 53