This article debates aspects related to the process of implementing monitoring and evaluating systems for the Single Social Assistance System. A qualitative study was conducted about the pilot process for monitoring, evaluation and approval of municipal systems in Paraná State. The study first discusses the most broadly presented concepts about the issue of evaluation and monitoring. It then discusses the legal framework for the social assistance policy and the process of institutionalization of its evaluation and monitoring. It then presents some considerations based on data collected in the field research.
Social Policy; Evaluation and Monitoring; Social Assistance Policy