The number of documents demanded for getting targeted state social assistance will be reduced

The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection continues to work to improve the targeting of targeted state social assistance and improve access to social assistance programs for families with low income.

For this draft amendments have been made in the Law on State Social Assistance and the Rules of applying, assignment, and refusal to receive Targeted State Social Assistance.

According to the existing legislation, changes in family composition and failure to report about this change may result in refusal to family to receive or get assigned state social assistance. The new draft laws mean that change in family compostion and failure to report about this will not affect the assignment or payment of assistance. Also, if there is a change in family income, the new legislation will extend the timeframe provided by the legislation to inform about this change from 5 to 15 business days or 21 days.

At the moment of considering the right of the family to receive targeted social assistance, the average monthly income (including loans) of the family is included. If a family member receives a loan even after the appointment of social assistance and the family did not inform about it, the payment of social assistance to the family is suspended, and the right to apply for further social assistance is restricted for one year.

The new draft laws eliminates this restriction, noting that family loans are not considered as income, and that the loan does not impede the family's right to social assistance.