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C. MINIMUM INCLUSION INCOME

(According to Law no. 196/2016)

Information regarding the granting of the minimum inclusion income (VMI)

Legislative framework

– the provisions of Law no. 196/2016, regarding the minimum inclusion income, with subsequent amendments and completions;
– the provisions of G.E.O no.114/2022, for the amendment and completion of Law no.196/2016 regarding the minimum inclusion income, with subsequent amendments and completions;
– the provisions of G.D no. 1154/2022, for approving the Methodological Norms for the application of the provisions of Law no.196/2016, regarding the minimum inclusion income, with subsequent amendments and completions;
Thus, the minimum inclusion income (VMI) is established, which represents the financial support granted by the state to ensure the minimal standard of living for families and single persons in difficulty, as well as for preventing the risk of poverty among children and stimulating their participation in the education system.
The minimum inclusion income consists of one or more of the following categories of financial aid:
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:
– incentives – special measures to stimulate participation in the labor market, granted in cash or as deductions applied to the person's income;
– contributory facilities – ensuring inclusion in the social health insurance system, without paying the health insurance contribution;
– other complementary rights – financial transfers and/or in-kind support, with the purpose of facilitating social inclusion and preventing the risk of social exclusion, granted to the beneficiaries of the minimum inclusion income or other categories in special situations, consisting, as the case may be, of:
(i) payment of mandatory home insurance against earthquakes, landslides, and floods;
(ii) granting community and emergency aid to support the family/single person to overcome temporary difficulties and prevent or reduce the risk of poverty and social exclusion;
(iii) access to financial support measures for promoting and supporting school attendance, organized according to the law by beneficiaries of the minimum inclusion income;
(iv) measures to stimulate employment, as well as other measures leading to the beneficiaries of the minimum inclusion income accessing a job;
(v) access to available social services, depending on the needs identified to overcome difficult situations.

Beneficiaries

VMI consists of all amounts related to the financial aid provided for in art.3 para.(2) of the law, which are established depending on the classification within the adjusted monthly incomes obtained by the family in the following limits:

1. for inclusion aid, up to an adjusted net monthly income of 346 lei inclusive, which is taken into account in determining the cumulative family income;

2. for inclusion aid, up to an adjusted net monthly income of 504 lei inclusive, which is taken into account in determining the income of single persons aged at least 65 years;

3. for aid for families with children, up to an adjusted net monthly income of 880 lei inclusive.

In this regard, new terms have emerged, such as: equivalence coefficient (1 for the single person and the legal representative of the family), family size (the sum between the equivalence coefficient corresponding to the family representative = 1 + 0.5 for each family member) and adjusted net monthly income (obtained by dividing the total net income of the family made in the month prior to the request by the family size), for calculating the threshold for granting and the amounts granted as inclusion aid or aid for the family with children.

Amounts granted

The amount granted monthly as inclusion aid will be up to:
– 346 lei, for a single person with no income;
– 504 lei, for a single person at least 65 years old, with no income;
– 519 lei, for a family consisting of two persons (346 lei * 1.5 family size);
– 692 lei, for a family consisting of three persons (346 lei * 2 family size);
– 865 lei, for a family consisting of four persons (346 lei * 2.5 family size);
– 1038 lei, for a family consisting of five persons (346 lei * 3 family size);

The amount granted as aid for families with children is determined based on the level of adjusted net monthly income and the number of children in the family, as follows:
1. For families with adjusted net monthly incomes up to 346 lei/month, the monthly amount of aid for the family with children is:
– 135 lei, for a family with one child;
– 270 lei, for a family with 2 children;
– 405 lei, for a family with 3 children;
– 539 lei, for a family with 4 or more children.

2. For single-parent families with adjusted net monthly incomes up to 346 lei/month, the monthly amount of aid for the family with children is:
– 153 lei, for a family with one child;
– 303 lei, for a family with 2 children;
– 453 lei, for a family with 3 children;
– 604 lei, for a family with 4 or more children.

3. For families who have an adjusted net monthly income between 348 lei/month and 880 lei inclusive, the monthly amount of aid for the family with children is:
– 108 lei, for a family with one child;
– 215 lei, for a family with 2 children;
– 322 lei, for a family with 3 children;
– 428 lei, for a family with 4 or more children.

4. For single-parent families who have an adjusted net monthly income between 348 lei/month and 880 lei inclusive, the monthly amount of aid for the family with children is:
– 140 lei, for a family with one child;
– 271 lei, for a family with 2 children;
– 409 lei, for a family with 3 children;
– 541 lei, for a family with 4 or more children.

*If the calculation results in an amount less than 63 lei, then 63 lei will be granted.

Notes:
For the calculation of the adjusted net monthly income, all amounts received/earned by the single person, respectively by each family member in the month prior to the VMI request, are considered, except for the following incomes:
a. amounts received as social benefits under Law no.448/2006 on the protection and promotion of the rights of persons with disabilities, republished, with subsequent amendments and completions;
b. state allowance for children granted under Law no. 61/1993 regarding the state allowance for children, republished, with subsequent amendments;
c. amounts granted as scholarships or other forms of financial support intended exclusively for supporting the education of preschoolers, pupils, and students, through programs of the Ministry of National Education and Scientific Research, other public and private institutions, including non-governmental organizations;
d. amounts received from activity as a day laborer, under Law no.52/2011 on carrying out occasional activities by day laborers, republished, with subsequent amendments and completions, as well as those obtained as a domestic service provider under Law no.111/2022 on the regulation of domestic service provider activity;
e. amounts received by employable persons in the family as a result of participation in professional training programs organized according to the law, if these are not considered salary incomes;
f. amounts received occasionally from natural or legal persons, as well as amounts as emergency aid received from the state or local budget;
g. the educational incentive granted according to the provisions of Law no.248/2015 on stimulating participation in preschool education for children from disadvantaged families, republished, in the form of a social voucher for stimulating participation in preschool education for children from disadvantaged families;
h. occasional amounts from the state or local budgets as compensation or financial support for exceptional situations;
i. heating aid and the energy supplement granted under Law no.226/2021, with subsequent amendments;
j. the monthly food allowance granted under Law no.584/2002 on measures to prevent the spread of AIDS in Romania and the protection of people infected with HIV or sick with AIDS, with subsequent amendments and completions, and the monthly food allowance provided by Law no.302/2018 on tuberculosis control measures;
k. amounts received as support, provided from the state budget or non-reimbursable funds, granted under the law or based on approved operational programs.

Required documents

The minimum inclusion income (VMI) is granted based on a single request made by the applicant, accompanied by supporting documents.
– Standard VMI request form, which contains information about the applicant and family composition; download request
– Agreement regarding the processing of personal data; download agreement
– Affidavit; download affidavit, and as necessary download affidavit 2 , download affidavit 3

– Payment commitment (for situations where undue rights may be found; download commitment;
– Identity document of the applicant and family members (ID card, identity card, birth certificates);
– Income certificates for all sources of income;
– Death certificate for any deceased member of the family;
– Proof of schooling for children aged between 3 and 16 years;
– Other documents specific to the applicant's/beneficiary's situation:
a. contract regarding the possession of the property they live in;
b. utility bills;
c. marriage certificate, as the case may be;
d. court decision for entrustment/ approval of adoption, according to the law;
e. court decision or, as the case may be, the decision of the child protection commission for placement, according to the law;
f. court decision by which temporary delegation of parental authority to the designated person is ordered, according to the provisions of art.104 and art.105 of Law no.272/2004 on protection and promotion of children's rights, republished, with subsequent amendments and completions;
g. decision of the general manager of the general directorate of social assistance and child protection or, as the case may be, court decision for emergency placement, according to the law;
h. court decision to establish guardianship or, as the case may be, the order of the guardianship authority, according to the law;
i. proof of status as legal representative of the minor person without full exercise capacity, namely parent, guardian, curator, another person appointed as legal representative by the decision of the general manager of the general directorate of social assistance and child protection or, as the case may be, by court decision;
j. court decision by which spouse is declared missing;
k. court decision by which spouse is preventively arrested for more than 30 days or serves a custodial sentence and does not contribute to child support;
l. as the case may be, other supporting documents regarding family composition.
Family composition, children's filiation, and their legal status in relation to the legal representative will be checked/validated by Social Protection Service staff through field verification and/or via SNIAS.

Assets leading to the exclusion of VMI

The establishment of the right to the minimum inclusion income is made taking into account the assets of the family or, as the case may be, of the single person, included in the List of assets that lead to exclusion from granting the minimum inclusion income. The list can be consulted below.

LIST of assets leading to exclusion from granting the minimum inclusion income
A. Immovable assets
Buildings, other living spaces outside the domicile, as well as land located in built-up areas with an area of more than 1,200 sqm in urban areas and 2,500 sqm in rural areas, outside of the land surrounding the home and the adjoining yard.

1. Movable assets
1. More than one vehicle older than 10 years, with the right to travel on public roads;
2. Vehicle with the right to travel on public roads less than 10 years old, except those used and/or adapted for the transport of persons with disabilities;
3. Motorboats, boats with motor, yachts, or other types of boats, except those necessary for transportation for persons living in the "Danube Delta" Biosphere Reserve area;

NOTE:
If one or more assets owned by the single person/family beneficiary of the minimum inclusion income are leased/rented/concessioned, this asset will be taken into account for the person/family who rents/leases/concessions it, and for the rightful owner, the value obtained from ceding the usage right of the asset will be considered.
A person or family owning, besides the home, a share of another building/living space/property can benefit from the minimum inclusion income regardless of the share size, if by this possession they cannot capitalize on that asset.

1. Bank deposits
At least one family member owns, as account holder, one or more bank accounts/deposits, the total amount of which is more than 3 times the value of the gross average salary stipulated by the Social Insurance Law. (Currently the value is 6095*3=18285 lei)

Obligations of the holder

The holder of the minimum inclusion income is obliged to notify the city hall in whose jurisdiction he/she has his/her domicile or residence, of any change regarding domicile, income, and the number of family members, within a maximum of 10 days from the date the change occurred.
Single persons and families benefiting from the minimum inclusion income are obliged to submit to the city hall, every 6 months, a sworn statement regarding changes that have occurred, accompanied by supporting documents, as appropriate.

Employable persons who do not earn income under an individual employment contract, service report, or other legal form of employment, nor from independent activities or agricultural activities as defined by Law no.227/2015, with subsequent amendments and completions, have the obligation to appear, whenever requested, at the local employment agency where they are registered as job seekers, in order to be employed or to participate in employment stimulation and professional training services.

In the case of single persons and families benefiting from the minimum inclusion income that consists exclusively of aid for families with children, the above obligation does not apply.

For families benefiting from the minimum inclusion income that includes the inclusion aid component, one of the working-age adults from the respective family is obliged to perform, monthly, at the mayor’s request, activities or works of local interest, respecting the normal duration of working time and health and safety regulations at work.

Exceptions are the families for which the amount related to the inclusion aid is up to 63 lei. For these, the working hours are set quarterly and carried out in any month of the quarter.