On July 3, the Government Office announced that the Government issued Decree No. 76/2024/ND-CP amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree No. 20/2021/ND-CP dated March 15, 2021 regulating social assistance policies for social protection beneficiaries.
Decree No. 76/2024/ND-CP amends and supplements Clauses 2 and 3, Article 4, regulating the social assistance standard. According to the new regulation, the social assistance standard applicable from July 1, 2024 is VND 500,000/month, an increase of VND 140,000/month compared to the regulation in Decree No. 20/2021/ND-CP (VND 360,000/month).
Decree No. 76/2024/ND-CP clearly states that, depending on the budget balance, the rate of increase in consumer prices and the living conditions of social protection beneficiaries, competent authorities shall consider and adjust the social assistance standard accordingly; ensuring policy correlation with other beneficiaries.
In case the local socio -economic conditions are guaranteed, the Provincial People's Committee shall submit to the People's Council of the same level for decision on the social assistance standard level and the social assistance level applied in the locality higher than the social assistance standard level and the social assistance level prescribed in Decree No. 76/2024/ND-CP.
In addition, it is a decision on other disadvantaged subjects not specified in Decree No. 76/2024/ND-CP to enjoy social assistance policies.
Decree No. 76/2024/ND-CP states: The social assistance regimes and policies prescribed in Clause 1, Article 6, Clause 2, Article 11, Clause 1, Article 13, Clauses 1 and 2, Article 14, Clause 1, Article 19, Clauses 1 and 2, Article 20, Clauses 1 and 3, Article 25 and other relevant provisions prescribed in Decree No. 20/2021/ND-CP dated March 15, 2021 of the Government stipulating social assistance policies for social protection beneficiaries shall apply the social assistance standard level prescribed in Clause 1, Article 1 of this Decree from July 1, 2024.
Subjects currently enjoying social assistance policies and regimes as prescribed in Decree No. 20/2021/ND-CP dated March 15, 2021 of the Government stipulating social assistance policies for social protection subjects shall be adjusted to enjoy social assistance policies and regimes according to the social assistance standards prescribed in this Decree from July 1, 2024.
Source: https://laodong.vn/thoi-su/chinh-phu-quyet-nghi-tang-muc-chuan-tro-giup-xa-hoi-len-500000-dong-1361231.ldo
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