Social assistance is an important direction in the activities of the state. It is implemented at the expense of state organizations, funds and services. The state provides assistance to the elderly, children, the disabled, the sick, the unemployed, refugees and other categories - those who are in a difficult situation and cannot provide for themselves.
Social assistance is the provision of families with low incomes, single citizens and other categories of the population, the payment of subsidies, social benefits, and the provision of services. In addition, the provision of essential goods is also part of the functions of social protection. At the expense of the budget of the Russian Federation, social benefits are paid. These include unemployment benefits, pensions, scholarships, benefits for mothers with many children, and others. They are provided to citizens free of charge in the form of cash payments. Subsidies are applied by the state for full or partial payment of certain social services for a citizen.
Why do I need state social assistance
State assistance is provided in order to maintain the standard of living of low-income families, to help single citizens whose income level is lower than the established cost of living in a specific region of Russia. The budgetary funds allocated for this program should be used targeted, that is, specifically to each person in need of social assistance.
An important aspect is the creation of the necessary conditions for the availability and quality of services. One of the areas covered by social assistance is to reduce the level of inequality of the population and increase its income. In the Russian Federation, special federal laws and regulations are being drafted to establish the foundations of legal regulation on how, where and when social assistance should be provided to the population. In addition, the state is developing a number of federal programs aimed at assisting citizens through subsidizing social services. The law spells out what state social assistance is necessarily provided in Russia.
Types of Social Assistance
Today in Russia there are the following types of assistance to citizens. These include: cash payments, including subsidies, social benefits, and others; In-kind assistance, namely clothing, shoes, fuel, medicines, food and others. There are families in which the average income per person is less than the subsistence level established in the region. Such families are required to receive state social support.
Who Assigns Social Assistance
Usually such issues are dealt with by the organization of social protection of the population. To apply to this body, you will need a statement from the whole family or yourself, in which information should be provided on the composition of the family, on income, on receipt of assistance in the form of subsidies and on property that is owned. The applicant, after ten days from the moment of his application, should receive a notification from the social protection authority about the appointment of assistance or about the refusal.