Procedure description

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

Entitled persons to benefit from the services of the social assistance canteen who have incomes exceeding the net monthly income level, for a single person, taken into account when establishing social assistance, may benefit from the services of the social assistance canteen, 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 from the family must perform 72 hours per month of actions or works of local interest, without exceeding the normal working hours; failure to fulfill this obligation results in the suspension of the social assistance canteen services, and if within 3 months from suspension this obligation is not fulfilled, the granting of the social assistance canteen ceases.

Beneficiaries

Children up to 18 years of age, who come from families benefiting from social welfare and canteen services, being cared for by 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 attending day courses at an educational institution.

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