Procedure Description

The services of the social assistance canteen are provided free of charge for persons who have no income or whose income is below the net monthly income level, for a single person, taken into account when determining social assistance.

Eligible persons to benefit from social assistance canteen services and who have incomes above the net monthly income level, for a single person, taken into account when determining social assistance, may benefit from the social assistance canteen services by paying a contribution of 30% of the income per person, without exceeding the cost of the meals served, calculated for the same period.

For the social services of the social assistance canteen, able-bodied persons in the family must perform 72 hours per month of actions or work of local interest, without exceeding the normal working schedule; failure to fulfill this obligation leads to the suspension of the right to social assistance canteen, and if within 3 months from suspension this obligation is not met, the provision of social assistance canteen ceases.

Beneficiaries

Children up to 18 years of age, coming from families benefiting from social assistance and from the social assistance canteen, in the care of those families whose average net monthly income per person is below the net monthly income level, for a single person, taken into account when determining social assistance and who provide proof of regular attendance at day courses of an educational institution.

Granting the right
Meals at the social assistance canteen are granted based on a request-declaration on one's own responsibility, accompanied by supporting documents regarding the family composition, income achieved in the month prior to submitting the application by its members, and owned assets, including in other administrative-territorial units.