Local support for temporary or long-term subsistence problems

Local support for temporary or long-term subsistence problems

The support may be granted on an ad hoc basis as temporary aid, or on a regular basis for a set period as subsistence support, to a person with a registered address in District VII who actually lives at that address, whose family’s monthly per capita income does not exceed:  

a) HUF 190,950 for a person living alone.

b) HUF 153,900 for a 2-person  family.

c) HUF 133,950 for a family of 3 or more.

The local support may be granted as subsistence support if the applicant or a close relative

a) receives health impairment and childcare support or employment substitution support under the benefit for people of active age and will reach their applicable retirement age within 5 years,

b) receives an old-age pension, old-age allowance or survivor’s pension,

c) receives a rehabilitation benefit, pre-retirement unemployment benefit, disability annuity or disability benefit,

d) is under guardianship,

e) has a health impairment of at least 30% but less than 50%.

f) receives the regular child protection allowance, for the duration of eligibility for the allowance.

On an ad hoc basis, support can be requested for the following extra expenses:

a) breakdown of a heating appliance, water heater, refrigerator, washing machine or cooker (if the applicant proves the purchase/installation with an invoice no older than 60 days before the application);

b) an unsupported period before regular cash benefits start being paid

c) settling arrears, primarily those needed for secure housing (if the arrears arose in the 3 months before the application)

d) installing a prepayment meter;

e) reconnecting a disconnected meter;

f) –

g) the cost of medical examinations, services or devices not or only partly covered by health insurance;

h) pest control;

i) financial difficulties threatening subsistence due to a long illness (for the period of sick pay, if it lasts more than 30 days and the application is submitted no later than 30 days after becoming fit for work).

Local support granted on an ad hoc basis may be paid only once in a given year on the same grounds, and may be granted to only one applicant per family on each occasion.

Crisis support can be granted once a year if

the monthly per capita income in the family does not exceed HUF 190,950, regardless of the financial situation, if, through no fault of their own, the applicant finds themselves in a life situation deserving special consideration that they are unable to resolve temporarily on their own without outside help, and failure to help would cause irreparable harm. Such life situations include:

 

a) a sudden death affecting subsistence (death of the family breadwinner)

b) natural disaster damage,

c) a serious illness diagnosed in the 6 months before the application

d) any other credibly proven reason unexpectedly affecting subsistence.

If the applicant is a person with a disability, or a person with a disability lives in the applicant’s family, crisis support may also be granted in other cases deserving special consideration not listed in points a)–c).

 

Further information on the eligibility conditions for the support and the documents to be attached is available in the information section at the end of the application form.

 

Legal background: Local Government Decree 6/2016 (II.18.), Section 9

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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