The Social Assistance Directorate of the Municipality of Pitesti*

This procedure establishes the monitoring of compliance with the visitation schedule set for the parent with whom the child does not reside. The procedure describes the responsibilities and methodology for the public institution to ensure that the provision of services takes place under controlled conditions, that the processes carried out achieve planned results, and that services corresponding to applicable legal and regulatory requirements, as well as the needs and expectations of its beneficiaries, are provided.

This procedure establishes the manner in which social inquiries are conducted and service plans are drafted for the prevention of the separation of children from their parents and their inclusion in specialized recovery programs.It also describes the responsibilities and methodology for the public institution to ensure that the provision of services takes place under controlled conditions, that the processes carried out achieve planned results, and that the services delivered comply with applicable legal and regulatory requirements as well as the needs and expectations of its beneficiaries.

This procedure requires the preparation of the report attached to the form submitted by the citizen, for Seasonal Work Abroad or Foreign Household Expense Deduction form, as the case may be, and the application of the signature and stamp of the mayor from the place of residence.

Procedure Description

THE MINIMUM INCLUSION INCOME (VMI) represents a social assistance benefit granted to families and single persons in situations of difficulty, for the purpose of preventing and combating poverty and the risk of social exclusion.

The minimum inclusion income (VMI) is a unique social assistance program, created to help vulnerable people and families overcome the financial obstacles they face and improve their lives.

The minimum inclusion income (VMI) is a benefit provided by Law no. 196/2016 on minimum inclusion income and has two components:

1. Support for inclusion

Aims to prevent and combat poverty and the risk of social exclusion and replaces the previously granted social aid for ensuring the minimum guaranteed income.

2. Support for families with children

Granted to families with dependent children up to the age of 18 and aims to prevent poverty and encourage the active participation of children in the educational process, replacing the family support allowance.

List
of assets leading to exclusion from grant of heating aid for the home


A. Immovable assets

1. Buildings, other living spaces outside the domicile, as well as land in intravilan (built-up area) exceeding 1,200 sqm in urban area and 2,500 sqm in rural area, except for fenced land of the house and its related yard.

B. Movable assets

1. More than one vehicle older than 10 years, with the right to drive on public roads.
2. A vehicle with the right to drive on public roads less than 10 years old, except those used and/or adapted for the transport of persons with disabilities.
3. Motorboats, powered boats, yachts or other types of vessels, except those necessary for transport in the case of persons living in the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve area.


C. Bank deposits

1. At least one family member holds, as an account holder, one or more bank deposits, whose total amount exceeds three times the value of the average gross salary provided by the Social Security State Law.

NOTE

OWNERSHIP OF ANY OF THE MENTIONED ASSETS LEADS TO EXCLUSION FROM GRANT OF THE MINIMUM INCLUSION INCOME

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According to Law no. 226/2021 regarding the establishment of social protection measures for the vulnerable energy consumer and the Methodological norms for application approved by GD no. 1073/2021, benefit from heating aid for the home during the cold season to fully or partially cover heating expenses, as well as an energy supplement throughout the year, the vulnerable consumers who meet the conditions.

The heating aid for the home is granted for a single system used for heating the home, during the cold season, declared by the single person or, as the case may be, by a family member who has full exercise capacity of civil rights and who becomes the holder of the aid.

Also, the heating aid is granted only for a single dwelling, namely for the domicile, or, as the case may be, the residence. The benefits provided are granted based on application and declaration on one's own responsibility accompanied mandatorily by supporting documents regarding the family composition, the incomes of its members, as well as documents proving the dwelling or the assets possessed by them.

In the application and declaration on one's own responsibility, the applicant for heating aid and the energy supplement has the obligation to mention the family composition, incomes earned, the identification elements of the supplier, client code and place of consumption, goods owned, rented, leased, loaned for use or held under another form, included in the list of goods leading to the exclusion from granting heating aid for the dwelling. Persons requesting aid for thermal energy are obliged to fill in the number of rooms of the dwelling.

The average net monthly income up to which heating aid is granted is 1,386 lei/person, in the case of a family, and 2,053 lei in the case of a single person.

Families and single persons who own at least one of the goods listed below do not benefit from heating aid for the home​

List of goods that lead to exclusion garnishment of heating aid for the home


A. Real estate goods

1. Buildings, other living spaces outside the home of domicile, as well as land located in built-up areas over 1,200 sqm in urban areas and 2,500 sqm in rural areas, excluding the land surrounding the house and the yard related to it.

B. Movable goods

1. More than one vehicle older than 10 years, with right of circulation on public roads.
2. Vehicle with the right of circulation on public roads less than 10 years old, except those used and/or adapted for the transportation of disabled persons.
3. Launches, motorboats, yachts, or other types of boats, except those necessary for transportation in the case of persons who live in the area of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve.


C. Bank deposits

1. At least one family member holds as an account holder, one or more bank deposits, the total amount of which is more than 3 times the value of the average gross salary gain provided by the State Social Insurance Law.

NOTE

OWNERSHIP OF ANY OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED GOODS LEADS TO THE EXCLUSION FROM GRANTING HEATING AID FOR THE HOME

This operational procedure is based on the obligations of parents who are about to leave/have left to work abroad, according to the provisions of Law no. 272/2004 regarding the protection and promotion of children's rights, republished, with subsequent amendments and completions, to notify this intention to the public social assistance service at their domicile, at least 40 days before leaving the country. This notification must obligatorily include the designation of the person responsible for taking care of the child during the absence of the parents or legal guardian, as applicable.

The state allowance is granted for all children up to 18 years old, Romanian citizens and children who are foreign citizens and stateless persons, residents, under the law, in Romania, if they live together with their parents.

In the case of young people who have reached the age of 18 and who are attending high school or professional education organized under the law, the state allowance is granted until their completion.

The state allowance is granted for all children up to the age of 18, Romanian citizens and children who are foreign citizens and stateless persons, residents, under the conditions of the law, in Romania, if they live together with their parents.

In the case of young people who have turned 18 and who are attending high school or vocational education courses organized under the conditions of the law, the state allowance is granted until their completion.

This operational procedure aims to prepare social investigations for persons requesting the issuance/renewal of the disability classification certificate, admission to care centers and medico-social centers, or investigations requested by the Commission for Medical Expertise and Work Capacity Recovery

The granting of minimum inclusion income – component aid for families with children aims to supplement family income in order to ensure better conditions for the upbringing, care, and education of children, as well as to encourage school-age children in the care of low-income families to attend school, as organized according to the law.

Beneficiaries:
Families with children up to the age of 18 and who meet the following conditions:

- reside in the Municipality of Pitești;

- adjusted net income is up to 880 lei/month;

- do not own assets included in the List of assets that lead to exclusion from granting the minimum inclusion income;

- school-age children attend school without interruption, organized according to the law, except those who interrupt for medical reasons, and do not have unexcused absences during a semester that would lead to a grade below 8 for conduct.

List
of assets that lead to exclusion from granting the heating aid


A. Fixed assets

1. Buildings, other living spaces outside the domicile, as well as land located within the city limits with an area of more than 1,200 sqm in urban areas and 2,500 sqm in rural areas, excluding fenced land of the home and the yard.

B. Movable assets

1. More than one vehicle older than 10 years, allowed to circulate on public roads.
2. Vehicle allowed to circulate on public roads less than 10 years old, except those used and/or adapted for the transport of persons with disabilities.
3. Motorboats, motorboats, yachts, or other types of boats, except those necessary for transport for people living in the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve area.


C. Bank deposits

1. At least one family member holds, as holder, one or more bank deposits, whose total sum is more than 3 times the gross average salary value provided by the Law on state social insurance.

NOTE

OWNERSHIP OF ANY OF THE MENTIONED ASSETS LEADS TO EXCLUSION FROM THE GRANTING OF MINIMUM INCLUSION INCOME

This procedure describes the conditions under which adults classified as having severe disabilities, their legal representatives, as well as parents of minors classified as having severe disabilities or their legal representatives, opt to receive an allowance whose amount is equal to the net salary of the personal assistant, grade 0, established according to the legal provisions regulating the salary level of personnel paid from public funds.

According to Government Emergency Ordinance (G.E.O.) 111/2010, the child-raising allowance until the child reaches 2 years of age can be optionally received by either of the child's biological parents, if they have earned, in 12 successive or consecutive months within the last 24 months (prior to the child's birth), professional income subject to income tax according to the provisions of Law no. 571/2003, with its subsequent amendments and completions, namely: income from salaries, income from independent activities, income from agricultural activities, etc.