Social Assistance Department Ramnicu Valcea*

• GEO 111/2010 – regarding parental leave and monthly allowance for raising children, with subsequent amendments and additions
• GD 52/2011 for approving the Methodological Norms for the application of the provisions of Government Emergency Ordinance no. 111/2010 regarding parental leave and monthly allowance for raising children
• Regulation (EC) no. 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems
• Regulation (EC) no. 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 establishing the procedure for implementing Regulation (EC) no. 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems

• child raising leave up to the age of 2 years, respectively 3 years for the child with disabilities and the related allowance (ICC);
• insertion incentive (S);
• leave for caring for the child with disabilities up to the age of 7 years and the related allowance;
• monthly support for the parent with severe or accentuated disabilities who cares for a child with/without disabilities up to the age of 7 years inclusive (SL);
• monthly support for the healthy parent who does not have contribution period, but cares for a child with disabilities up to the age of 7 years (SL);
• allowance for the parent who has in care a child with severe or accentuated disabilities, up to the age of 18 years, and who has reduced working hours to 4 hours;​

• ​other documents, as applicable, proving the legal situation of the child:​

- court decision / divorce agreement establishing the child’s domicile;

- court decision for entrustment for adoption;

- court decision for approval of adoption;

- court decision or, as applicable, decision of the child protection commission for the special protection measure of placement;

- order of the general director/executive director of the general directorate of social assistance and child protection or, as applicable, court decision for the special protection measure of emergency placement;

- death certificate of one of the parents;

- other documents, at the request of DAS

- copy of marriage certificate, court decision/divorce agreement (if applicable)

- copy of disability certificate child/parent (if applicable)

- certificate proving that the applicant earned professional income subject to income tax in 12 out of the 24 months prior to the birth of the child, as follows:

- standard certificate issued by the employer Annex 2 for those who have a labor contract

- certificate from AJOFM for those who benefited from unemployment allowance

​Or, as applicable:

- ANAF certificate regarding income earned (even if the activity ran at a loss) for those who have independent activities (II, PFA, IF, administrator/shareholder in a commercial company, individual medical practice), also for those who carried out activities based on service contracts, mandate, collaboration, civil conventions

- imposition declaration/single declaration submitted by those with income from independent activities

- copy of service contract, mandate, collaboration, civil conventions

- producer certificate (including the applicant as producer or member in the producer’s family)

- certificate proving the withheld tax on income earned, for those who had income based on service contracts, mandate, collaboration, civil conventions

- standard certificate Annex 3 proving that the person earns income (only for obtaining the incentive)

- certificate issued by the payer of maternity allowance showing the last day of maternity leave (employer or, as applicable, AJOFM, Health Insurance House)

- copy of the application to the employer requesting entry into parental leave

- copy of the decision to suspend activity for granting parental leave (imposition declaration from AJFP in case of independent activities)

- copy of employment contract (for the situation when allowance is requested for the parent who has in care a child with severe or accentuated disabilities, up to the age of 18 years, and who has reduced working hours to 4 hours)

- copy of employment contract, as well as its translation, for applicants who earned professional income abroad (EU countries, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein), along with 3 translated “pay slips”

- proof of income earned abroad (EU countries, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein), if they were periods of unemployment or sick leave

- standard declaration on own responsibility by the applicant stating that the minor is not in placement Annex 4

- account statement

ü Can benefit from free road vignette:

a) person with disabilities, car owner

b) the companion/the single parent of the person with disabilities, car owner

c) the personal assistant of the person with severe disability (child or adult), car owner

ü Deadline for submitting the documents:

- the 5th of the month in which the validity of the already held road vignette of the beneficiary expires

- the 5th of the month prior to the issuance of the vignette (for persons who do not already own a vignette)

* vignette validity - 1 year

I. Documents needed in case the car is owned by the person with disabilities

· disability classification certificate

· identity card of the person with disabilities

· car registration certificate

- application for vignette – person with disabilities

II. Documents needed in case the car is owned by the personal assistant

· disability classification certificate of the person with severe disability (adult/minor)

· identity card/birth certificate (in case of a child) of the person with severe disability

· identity card of the personal assistant

· car registration certificate of the car

· valid work contract on the date of the personal assistant's application

- application for vignette – assistantpersonal

III. Documents needed in case the car is owned by the companion of the person with disabilities

· disability classification certificate of the person with disabilities (adult/minor)

· identity card/birth certificate (in case of a child) of the person with disabilities

· identity card of the companion

·car registration certificate

application for vignette – companion

REFERENCE DOCUMENTS

§ Law no.448/2006 regarding the protection and promotion of the rights of persons with disabilities, republished, with subsequent amendments and completions;

§ Law of social assistance no.292/2011;

§ G.D. no.268/2007 regarding the approval of the Methodological Norms for the application of Law 488/2006 regarding the protection and promotion of the rights of persons with disabilities, with subsequent amendments and completions;

§ Annual additional acts to the Convention no.92/800/10.01.2018-2432/17.012018-4803/22.012018 concluded between CNAIR-SA, MTIC and Vâlcea County Council-DGASPC Vâlcea;

• The issuance of the permit card is regulated by Law 448/2006 (art.65) on the protection and promotion of the rights of persons with disabilities, and its characteristics and card template are established by GD 268/2007 for the approval of the Methodological Norms for the application of Law 448/2006, respectively Order 163/2023 regarding the implementation of the unified format of the permit card.
• Beneficiaries: persons with disabilities who have domicile/residence in Rm. Vâlcea.
• Documents required for obtaining the card:

1. certificate of classification in the degree of disability
2. identity document of the person with disability (child/adult)
3. identity document of the legal representative – parent/guardian/curator (where applicable)
4. recent ID-type photograph for the person with disability
5. old permit card (where applicable)
6. standard parking card application form

• Validity of the card – it is equivalent to the validity of the certificate of classification in the degree of disability inscribed on the back (12 months, 24 months, permanent, and in the case of children with very serious conditions, until reaching the age of 18) and ceases in the following situations – death of the person with disability, expiration of the validity of the certificate (in these circumstances, there is an obligation to return the permit card).

** for parking spaces arranged and marked with the international symbol of the person with disability, located on public property, cards held by citizens from other localities or countries from the European area are also valid;

• Rules for using the card:
  

- it must be displayed in a visible place, on the dashboard of the car;

- it must be used only for properly signposted parking spaces, in public parking lots and near public utility buildings;

For the allocation/arrangement of a free parking space, eligible persons may contact the administrator of parking spaces belonging to public property - Public Domain Administration Directorate (Rm. Vâlcea, str. Eroilor no. 5, Tel.: 0250 734271)

Attention to persons with disabilities, beneficiaries of free local transport:

üThe following may benefit from free public transport within the municipality:

• holders of certificates of severe and accentuated disability
• companions of persons with severe disabilities, in their presence
• companions of children with accentuated disabilities, in their presence
• companions of adults with accentuated hearing and mental disabilities, in their presence, based on the social inquiry carried out by the social worker within the specialized department of the city hall in whose territorial jurisdiction the person with disabilities has their domicile or residence
• personal assistants of persons with severe disabilities
• professional personal assistants of persons with severe or accentuated disabilities
  

üRequired documents for granting free public transport:

1. Identity document – person with disability / personal assistant of the person with disability / legal representative of the person with disability (as the case may be);
2. Certificate of classification as disabled, valid;
3. Urban transport pass for surface public transport means issued by DGASPC, with the patient’s passport-type photo attached

Note:

• In the month in which the validity of the disability certificate expires, its holder will no longer be found in the nominal list forwarded to the local transport operator SC ETA SA. When presenting the new certificate, the applicant will also bring the new transport pass for local transportation issued by DGASPC, and a certificate will be handed based on which the subscription will be collected.
• The same procedure will be followed in case of expiration of the identity document of the beneficiary of free local transport.
• The local transport pass issued by DGASPC, can be used throughout the entire territory of the country.

To the attention of the beneficiaries of the two social programs addressed to long-lived elderly people promoted by the City Hall of Rm. Vâlcea:

ü Social vouchers in the amount of 500 lei are granted once to citizens of the city who are in the age group 90-94 years;

ü Social vouchers in the amount of 700 lei are granted once to citizens of the city who are in the age group 95-99 years;

ü The prize in the amount of 1,000 lei is granted to citizens of the city who have reached the age of 100 years;

Requests are submitted to the department for Social Assistance Rm.Vâlcea, during the anniversary month:

· Standard request form

· Identity document of the celebrated elderly person

· Identity document of the relative / legal representative

· Court decision/Order of appointment of guardian/curator/Notarial power of attorney

· Pension coupon of the elderly person (if applicable)

Awarding of beneficiaries of social vouchers is carried out quarterly!

Centenarian persons are awarded on their anniversary date!

• Law no. 61/1993 regarding the state allowance, republished;
• GD no. 577/2008 for the approval of the Methodological Norms for applying the provisions of Law no. 61/1993 regarding the state allowance for children, as well as for regulating the methods of establishing and paying the state allowance for children;
• Regulation (EC) no. 883/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council dated 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems;
• Regulation (EC) no. 987/2009 of the European Parliament and the Council dated 16 September 2009 establishing the procedure for implementing Regulation (EC) no. 883/2004 regarding coordination of social security systems;

• application form Annex 1 – standard form prescribed by law;
• copy of parent ID;
• copy of child's birth certificate;
• other documents, as applicable, showing the legal status of the child:

• copies of residence documents (including insurance number) for those with residence abroad (regardless of whether they work there or not);
• as applicable, document issued by foreign authorities indicating whether (and during what period) state allowance benefits for the child in question were received or not.

It consists of:

a) inclusion aid;

b) aid for families with children.

Depending on the needs of the family/single person, the minimum inclusion income is accompanied by other complementary social assistance measures, granted in cash and/or in kind, as follows:

c) incentives;

d) contributory facilities;

e) other complementary rights

The minimum inclusion income consists of the total amounts representing inclusion aid and aid for families with children, which are determined according to the family’s adjusted net monthly income falling within the following limits:

a) for the inclusion aid, up to an adjusted net monthly income of 275 lei inclusive, which is taken into account in establishing the family's combined income;

b) for the inclusion aid, up to an adjusted net monthly income of 400 lei inclusive, which is taken into account in establishing the income of a single person aged at least 65 years;

c) for the aid for families with children, up to an adjusted net monthly income of 700 lei inclusive.

The right is granted based on an application-declaration on one’s own responsibility, accompanied by supporting documents regarding the composition of the family, the income earned in the month prior to marshalling the application by its members, and the assets owned, including in other administrative-territorial units.

File content:

- standard application;

- copies of the identity documents of all family members: husband/wife, children, partner;

- copy of marriage certificate (if applicable);

- copy of divorce decree (if applicable);

- copies of documents showing the status of legal guardian/curator, etc. (if applicable);

- copies of family placement decision/or adoption consent (if applicable);

- copy of the property/lease document of the dwelling;

- documents proving the income received;

- income certificate issued by ANAF;

- certificate of fiscal attestation regarding the assets held;

- copies of documents showing the classification as a person with disabilities (if applicable);

- other medical documents showing incapacity for work;

- proof of school attendance for dependent children.

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For the attention of applicants for the companion allowance:

ü may benefit from this benefit the person (child, adult) who has obtained a certificate of classification in severe disability with personal assistant, according to Law no. 448/2006, and who expresses his/her option in writing, at DGASPC Vâlcea, regarding the granting of the companion allowance;

Documents required to be submitted to the Social Assistance Directorate Rm. Vâlcea:

ü the person with disability is the holder of the allowance

§ certificate of classification in severe disability with personal assistant (including annexes)

§ civil status documents for the person with disability (birth certificate, ID card, marriage certificate/divorce decree-as applicable, spouse's death certificate-as applicable)

§ documents regarding the income of the person with disability (pension voucher/unemployment slip/employee certificate-as applicable, tax certificate for persons without income)

§ service provision contract for persons residing in a private residential centre

§ request from the holder for granting the allowance

ü the legal representative (parent, curator/guardian-as applicable) is the holder of the allowance

§ certificate of classification commonly in severe disability with personal assistant (including annexes)

§ civil status documents for the person with delinquency (birth certificate, ID card, marriage certificate/divorce decree-as applicable, spouse's death certificate-as applicable)

§ civil status documents for legal representative-parent/curator/guardian (birth certificate, ID card, marriage certificate/divorce decree-as applicable, spouse's death certificate-as applicable)

§ court order/registered request at Rm. Vâlcea Court for institution of guardianship/conservatorship (as applicable)

§ documents regarding the income of the person with disability and the legal representative (pension voucher/unemployment slip/employee certificate-as applicable, tax certificate for persons without income)

§ service provision contract for persons residing clinical in a private residential centre

§ request from the legal representative for granting the allowance

Particularities

ü in the case of reassessment of the degree of disability, the beneficiary of the monthly allowance/legal representative/next of kin is obliged to present to the Human Resources and Payroll Department of DAS Rm. Vâlcea, as soon as possible after taking possession, the new certificate of classification in degree of disability, together with the Individual Rehabilitation and Social Integration Programme for the adult with disability / Empowerment-Rehabilitation Plan for the child with disabilities, regardless of the new degree of disability obtained;

ü if a parent benefits from the provisions of GO no.111/2010 regarding leave and the monthly allowance for raising the child, the other parent can benefit from the companion allowance for the same child (or employment as a personal assistant), provided that the minor is classified as severe disability with a personal assistant. For the single parent in a similar situation, and who is caring for a child with severe disability with a personal assistant, upon request, will be granted the companion allowance;

ü if the person with severe disability benefits from the companion allowance granted under Law 448/2006, and subsequently registers for first degree invalidity pension (a situation in which he/she is entitled to the companion allowance provided by Law 263/2010, as subsequently amended), the choice for one of these rights shall be expressed, according to the law, by application addressed to the Vâlcea County Pension House (CJP).

In case of maintaining the right to the monthly companion allowance granted according to Law 448/2006, DGASPC Vâlcea will send to DAS Rm. Vâlcea a copy of the respective application, and the beneficiary of the allowance/legal representative will present the medical pension decision. Subsequent change of this option (granting the companion allowance according to Law 448/2006 or Law 263/2010) will be possible only after submitting a written request to one of the two responsible institutions – DGASPC Vâlcea, respectively CJP Vâlcea, which will comply with the provisions of Ord.2272/2013;

The companion allowance is not granted if:

üthe validity period of the certificate for a person with severe disability and personal assistant expires;

üthe degree of disability changes at the periodic reassessment;

üthe domicile/residence of the person with disabilities changes to another locality;

üthe adult with severe disability is institutionalized in public residential centers (except for respite centers), other types of public institutions with social, medical-social character, where full maintenance is provided by the public authorities for a period longer than one month;

üthe death of the person with severe disability with personal assistant, who opted for the monthly allowance, has occurred;

üa special protection measure has been established, at a professional maternal assistant/residential service, for the child classified as severe disability with personal assistant;

üthe person with disabilities is detained/arrested/definitively convicted to a custodial sentence (during the period of detention, arrest, imprisonment);

ütransfer is requested to the category of personal assistant beneficiaries;

üthe person with severe disability opted for the companion allowance granted by the Pension House;

üboth allowances (provided by art.77 of Law 263/2010, respectively art.43 of Law 448/2006) have been received cumulatively, in which case the payment of the rights provided by Law 448/2006 is suspended until the severely disabled person exercises his/her option. The establishment and recovery of the debt, within the limitation period, belongs to the institution that granted the right for which the person did not opt.

REFERENCE DOCUMENTS

ü Law no. 448/2006 on!!! the protection and promotion of the rights of persons with disabilities, republished, with subsequent amendments and completions;

ü Law of social assistance no.292/2011;

ü Law no.263/2010 on the public pension system and other social insurance rights, with subsequent amendments and completions;

ü GD no.268/2007 approving the Methodological Norms for the application of Law 488/2006 on the protection th and promotion of the rights of persons with disabilities, with subsequent amendments and completions;

ü Order no.2272/2013 for the approval of the procedure for applying the provisions of art.42 of Law 448/2006 on the protection and promotion of the rights of persons with disabilities, corroborated with those of art.77 of Law 263/2010 on the unitary system of public pensions;

Attention for persons who wish to perform seasonal activities in EU countries (Germany) or to benefit from certain deductions granted by that respective state

In order to facilitate free movement and the right to work within the community area for citizens of the municipality who are in a socio-economic vulnerable situation, as well as to obtain tax benefits granted by other EU member states to Romanian citizens, performers of paid activities, and their families, the Social Assistance Department Rm. Vâlcea, through the appropriate department, ensures the completion of bilingual forms required by that respective state.

Required documents::

1. Identity documents (ID card, birth certificate) for all family members;
2. Marriage certificate / Divorce decision / Death certificate (where applicable);
3. SupportingEvaluation documents regarding the incomes of family members (for maintenance proof - the incomes must correspond to the period subject to deduction);
4. Medical documents for family members (where applicable);
5. Property deed for housing/other evidence regarding the legal status of the dwelling;
6. Certificate issued by the Local Public Administration Service, Agricultural Register, and Archive;
7. Certificate issued by the County Administration of Public Finances Vâlcea (for persons with no income / the registered period must correspond to the one for which facilities are requested);
8. Certificate of fiscal attestation for individuals regarding local taxes and dues and other incomes owed to the budget (including the taxable value in the year/years for which the deduction is requested - for maintenance proof);
9. Statement for maintenance of minors - form provided by the DAS inspector (where applicable) - in the case of issuing the standard form “Request to complete the employment contract”;
10. Form E101 issued by the County Pension House / Notarial declaration of no income (if applicable) in the case of issuing the standard form “Request to complete the employment contract”;
11. Supporting documents regarding the use of the financial support granted by relatives in EU countries (Germany) – in the case of issuing the standard form “Proof of maintenance”;
12. Standard request form provided through the responsibility of the inspector managing the case (Request to complete the employment contract / Request to complete proof of maintenance – where applicable).

• identity document (child, parents/legal representative - including the original)
• divorce decree / placement decree, foster parent (if applicable)
• court order establishing guardianship/curatorship (if applicable)
• certificate of disability grading (if applicable)
• school and vocational orientation certificate (if applicable)
• kindergarten/school certificate (if applicable)
• certificates/payment stubs regarding the net income of the parents/legal representative
• fiscal certificate (for the parent/legal representative who does not earn income)
• the minor’s medical records (requested by DGASPC specialists)
• documents proving the therapies followed by the child/recommended by specialists (if applicable)

• identity document (child, parents—including the original)
• divorce decision / placement decision (family, foster care)
• court decision for guardianship/trusteeship
• certificate of disability classification (if applicable)
• certificate of school and professional orientation (if applicable)
• kindergarten / school certificate (if applicable)
• certificates regarding the net income of parents/legal representative
• fiscal certificate (for the parent/legal representative who does not have income)
• proving document regarding the measure of protection (guardianship/trusteeship/placement)
• the child's medical documents (requested by the commission)
• supporting documents regarding the therapies followed by the child
• standard application (can be downloaded from the website)