Through the social assistance canteen, free or paid meals are provided to persons in special economic-social or medical situations.

Beneficiaries:

a) children up to 18 years old, supported by those families whose average monthly net income per dependent is below the monthly net income level for a single person, used in calculating social assistance;

b) young people attending daytime classes at educational institutions operating under legal conditions, until graduation, but not exceeding the age of 25, or 26 for those pursuing higher education lasting more than 5 years, who are in the situation provided in item a);

c) persons who benefit from social assistance or other financial aid granted under the law and whose income is up to the monthly net income level for a single person, used in calculating social assistance;

d) pensioners;

e) persons who have reached retirement age, in one of the following situations: socially isolated, have no legal supporters, have no income;

f) disabled and chronically ill persons;

g) any person who, temporarily, does not earn income (granted for a maximum period of 90 days per year).

The meal at the social assistance canteen is granted free for persons who have no income or whose income is below the monthly net income level for a single person, used in calculating social assistance.

Persons entitled to benefit from the services of the social assistance canteen, and who earn income above the monthly net income level for a single person, used in calculating social assistance, may benefit from the services of the 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.

The meal at the social assistance canteen is granted based on an application-declaration on 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 the assets held, including in other administrative-territorial units.

For the social services of the canteen, fit to work persons from the beneficiary family must provide 48 hours per month of actions or works of local interest, without exceeding the normal working regime; failure to fulfill this obligation results in the cessation of meal provision at the social canteen, and if the beneficiary does not show up, without justified reasons, for more than three consecutive days at the canteen site to serve or pick up the meal, the right to meal service is suspended.