Through the social assistance canteen, free or paid meals are offered to persons in special economic-social or medical situations.

Beneficiaries:

a) children up to 18 years old, who are dependent on families whose average net monthly income per dependent person is below the net monthly income level for a single person, used in calculating social assistance;

b) young people attending full-time courses at educational institutions operating according to the law, until graduation, but not exceeding the age of 25 years, respectively 26 years for those pursuing higher education lasting more than 5 years, who are in the situation provided for in letter a);

c) persons who benefit from social assistance or other monetary aid granted under the law and whose income is up to the net monthly income level for a single person, used in calculating social assistance;

d) pensioners;

e) persons who have reached retirement age, in one of the following situations: are socially isolated, have no legal supporters, have no income;

f) invalids and chronically ill persons;

g) any person who, temporarily, does not earn income (granted for a period of up to 90 days per year).

The meal at the social assistance canteen is granted free of charge for persons who have no income or whose income is below the net monthly income level for a single person, used in calculating social assistance.

Persons entitled to benefit from the services of the social assistance canteen, and who earn income above the net monthly income level for a single person, used in calculating social assistance, may benefit from the services of the social assistance canteen by paying a contribution of 30% of the income per person, without exceeding the cost of the meals served, calculated for the same period.

The meal at the social assistance canteen is granted based on an application-declaration on one's own responsibility, accompanied by supporting documents regarding the family composition, income earned in the month prior to submitting the application by its members, and assets held, including in other administrative-territorial units.

For the social assistance canteen services, able-bodied persons from the beneficiary's family must perform 48 hours per month of local interest activities or work, without exceeding the normal work schedule; failure to fulfill this obligation results in the cessation of meal provision at the social canteen, and if the beneficiary does not show up, without valid reasons, for more than three consecutive days, at the canteen headquarters, for serving or picking up meals, the right to meals is suspended.