Christmas support

The support can be requested on the designated form by residents who have had, in the administrative area of Erzsébetváros, a registered permanent or temporary address for at least one year. If the application is made on the basis of a child, the child’s registered permanent or temporary address in District VII must also have existed for at least one year, and

Eligible for Christmas support is anyone who

– had turned 65 by May 15 of the year of application and receives a pension, pension-like benefit or old-age allowance not exceeding HUF 190,950; or;

– whose child(ren) receive the regular child protection allowance, and the child protection allowance established for the child(ren) remains in force at least until December 31 of the year in which the application for Christmas support is submitted; or

– who, as the legal representative of the child(ren) living in their family, cares for three or more children and the per capita income in whose family does not exceed HUF 190,950; or

– who, under Section 4 a) of Act XXVI of 1998 on the rights and equal opportunities of persons with disabilities, is a person with a disability or cares for a minor with a disability in their family and the per capita income in whose family does not exceed HUF 190,950; or

– who, under Government Decree 335/2009 (XII.29.) on illnesses qualifying as severe disabilities for the purposes of tax allowances reducing the tax on the consolidated tax base, is a person with a severe disability or cares for a minor with a disability in their family and the per capita income in whose family does not exceed HUF 190,950; or

– who, under Section 22 of Act CXCI of 2011 on benefits for persons with reduced work capacity and on amending certain acts, is a person with reduced work capacity, and the per capita income in whose family does not exceed HUF 190,950;.

In addition to the above conditions, the applicant must have had a registered permanent or temporary address in the administrative area of Erzsébetváros for at least one year. If the application is made on the basis of a child, the child’s registered permanent or temporary address in District VII must also have existed for at least one year.

The Christmas support is a one-off amount of HUF 30,000, paid in December of the given year. Payment is made primarily by bank transfer.

Applications for Christmas support can be submitted every year from May 15 to October 31 at the Health and Social Affairs Department. 

 

Applications for Christmas support submitted after the deadline can no longer be granted! 

Application forms for Christmas support are available on the Local Government’s website and at its customer service offices at Garay utca 5. and Erzsébet körút 6.

The application can be submitted:

 

In person at 1076 Budapest, Garay utca 5., during office hours, or

By post (Address: Local Government of Erzsébetváros, District VII, Budapest, 1073 Budapest, Erzsébet körút 6.), or

Via Ügyfélkapu.

The following documents proving eligibility must be attached to the application: 

–       For applicants aged 65 or over: the annual pension notice issued by the Pension Payment Directoratemust be submitted, or in case of entitlement to the old-age allowance , the decision of the Government Office must be submitted.

–       For people with three or more children, people raising a child with a disability, people with disabilities and people with reduced work capacity, the following proofs of income must be attached to the application:

–  proof of other cash benefits (e.g. family allowance, orphan’s benefit, etc.),
–  for regular income (e.g. wages), proof of income for the month before the application must be submitted,
–  for income earned not on a monthly basis(e.g. casual work), or from a business, a declaration or certificate of the average monthly income over the 12 months immediately before the month of application must be submitted.

–       If the application is based on the regular child protection allowancebeing received, or on the disability of minor children , and the child’s legal representative is not the parent, attach the decision appointing a guardian.

–       For applications submitted on the basis of disability, severe disability or reduced work capacity, documents proving the fact of severe disability must be attached in the case of persons with a musculoskeletal, intellectual, hearing or visual impairment, multiple disabilities or autism. The disability ID card or a complex assessment issued by the rehabilitation authority of the Budapest Government Office or any county government office, expert authority opinion, or official certificate, or a decision on rehabilitation benefits, or decision on disability benefits, or decision on health impairment and childcare support, or decision on disability, or decision granting disability support or or the personal annuity for the blind .

–       If the application is submitted by the guardian on behalf of an adult, the decision appointing a guardian must be attached to the application.

–       The validity of the bank account provided can be proven by presenting either the top part of a bank statement or the bank account agreement 

 

If you have questions about the benefit or about submitting and filling in the application, our colleagues are available in person during office hours and by phone outside office hours. You can find the name and phone number of the case officer for your place of residence under the “Contact details of case officers” menu item.

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