Chapter 1.
GENERAL PROVISION
Article 1. Scope of regulation
This Decree provides for the regular social protection policies in community; unplanned social support; support for admitting the subjects for care and nurture in community and at the social protection establishments or social houses.
Article 2. Interpretation of terms
In this Decree, the terms below are construed as follows:
1. Admission of subjects for care and nurture in community means the households directly receive the social protection subjects with particularly difficult circumstances for care and nurture in their families.
2. Seriously injured person is the person who is injured and must be given emergency and treatment at medical facility.
3. HIV infected person without working capacity means the person infected with HIV resulted in not having enough health to work and earn income.
Article 3. Basic principles of social support policy
1. The social support policies are carried out with fairness, openness and timeliness based on the difficulty and priority level in family and place of residence.
2. The social support policy shall be changed depending on the economic conditions of the country and minimum residential standards living from time to time.
3. The bodies, organizations and individuals are encouraged to receive the social protection subjects for care, nurture and assistance.
Article 4. Standard social allowance or support
1. The standard social allowance or support rate (hereafter referred to as standard social support rate) is 270,000 dong.
2. The standard social support rate is the basis for determining the social allowance rate and nurture allowance rate at the social protection establishments or social houses, funding support rate for care and nurture and other social support rates.
3. Based on the specific conditions of each locality, the Chairman of People’s Committee of province and centrally-run city (hereafter referred as Chairman of provincial-level People’s Committee) has the right to decide on the social allowance rate and nurture allowance rate, funding support rate for care and nurture and other social support rates which are higher than the respective rates specified in this Decree.