​Social assistance is granted to families and single persons, Romanian or foreign citizens, as well as homeless individuals in need, who live in improvised shelters.
​Families and single persons whose incomes fall below the monthly guaranteed minimum income established by emergency ordinance. The monthly amount of the Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI) is set by reference to the Reference Social Indicator (RSI), whose value is established by law.

Granting conditions

The application and the declaration under one's own responsibility, as well as other supporting documents regarding the family composition and the incomes earned, are registered at the city hall of the locality in whose territorial area the holder has their domicile or residence.
To process the application regarding the provision of social assistance, a social investigation will be carried out at the domicile or, if applicable, at the residence of the applicant, or at the location designated by the applicant in the case of homeless persons.
The granting or, as the case may be, non-granting of the right to social assistance is made by written decision of the mayor, and the right to social assistance is granted starting with the month following the registration of the application. In order to monitor compliance with the conditions for granting the right to social assistance, social investigations are carried out at intervals of 3 months or whenever necessary.