(1) The provisions of this law apply to families and single persons, Romanian citizens, who have their domicile or residence in Romania.

(2) Families and single persons, Romanian citizens, without domicile or residence and without housing, hereinafter referred to as homeless persons, benefit from the minimum inclusion income only for the period during which they are registered with the public social assistance services of the administrative-territorial units where they live.

(3) Families and single persons who are not Romanian citizens also benefit from the minimum inclusion income, if they are in one of the following situations:

a) are citizens of a Member State of the European Union, of the European Economic Area, of the Swiss Confederation or foreigners, hereinafter referred to as foreign citizens, during the period in which they have domicile or, as the case may be, residence in Romania, under the conditions of Romanian legislation;

b) are foreign citizens or stateless persons who have been granted a form of protection under the law;

c) are stateless persons who have domicile or, as the case may be, residence in Romania, under the law.