Chương III Nghị định 20/2021/NĐ-CP : Trợ giúp xã hội khẩn cấp

Chapter III

EMERGENCY SOCIAL SUPPORT

Article 12. Food and necessity support utilizing state budget

1. Provide 15 kg of rice/person/month for 1 month for each support period for beneficiaries that are hunger households during Lunar New Year. Support for no more than 3 months for each support period for hunger beneficiaries due to natural disasters, fire, harvest failure, lean seasons or other force majeure utilizing local resources and national reserves.

2. Provide necessities:

Beneficiaries facing disadvantages due to natural disasters, diseases or other force majeure who lose houses and are unable to guarantee their necessities shall be considered for support based on mobilized resources or national reserves: tents, drinking water, food, blankets, sheets, pans, fire fuel, motorized boats and other necessities serving current demands.

3. Procedures for support are as follows:

a) Heads of hamlets, neighborhoods (hereinafter referred to as “heads of hamlets”) shall prepare list of households and number of members thereof that face hunger, lack of necessities and require support using Forms No. 5a and 5b attached hereto;

b) Heads of hamlets shall take charge and work with representatives of relevant organizations in the hamlets to review households and members thereof that face hunger, lack of necessities included in the list, finalize and submit to Chairpersons of People’s Committees of communes;

c) Within 2 days from the date on which request sent by heads of hamlets is received, Chairpersons of People’s Committees of communes shall review and decide to support for necessary cases. In case of lack of resources, request Sub-departments of Labor – War Invalids and Social Affairs in writing for assistance;

d) Sub-departments of Labor – War Invalids and Social Affairs shall appraise and request Chairpersons of People’s Committees of districts to decide and assist;

dd) Chairpersons of People’s Committees of districts shall decide and provide assistance. In case of lack of resources, request Departments of Labor – War Invalids and Social Affairs and Departments of Finance in writing for assistance;

e) Departments of Labor – War Invalids and Social Affairs shall take charge and cooperate with Departments of Finance and relevant ministries in consolidating and requesting Chairpersons of People’s Committees of provinces to consider and decide. In case of lack of resources, Chairpersons of People’s Committees of provinces shall request Ministry of Labor – War Invalids and Social Affairs in writing;

g) Ministry of Labor – War Invalids and Social Affairs shall take charge and cooperate with ministries managing national reserved commodities in consolidating local support demands and reporting to Prime Minister; request Ministry of Finance to appraise and present Prime Minister for review and deciding on extraction of national reserved commodities;

h) Upon receiving support, Chairpersons of People’s Committees of all levels shall provide immediate support for beneficiaries as per the law;

i) At the end of each support period, People’s Committees of all levels are responsible for consolidating and submitting reports on support results.

Article 13. Financing for treatment cost for seriously injured individuals

1. Individuals seriously injured by natural disasters, fire, traffic accidents, serious occupational accidents or other force majeure in residence shall be considered for a minimum amount of 10 times the standard social support specified under Clause 2 Article 4 hereof.

Procedures for considering financing shall comply with Clause 3 Article 12 hereof.

2. In case of individuals seriously injured outside of residence specified under Clause 1 of this Article without care from relatives, agencies and organizations directly providing emergency medical aid shall request Chairpersons of People’s Committees of districts where the individuals receive emergency medical aid in writing to provide financing according to Clause 1 of this Article.

Within 2 days from the date on which request is received, Chairpersons of People’s Committees of districts shall consider and decide.

Article 14. Financing for funeral cost

1. Households with individuals deceasing or missing due to natural disasters, fire, diseases, traffic accidents, serious occupational accidents or other force majeure shall be considered for financing for funeral cost with a minimum amount of 50 times the standard social support specified under Clause 2 Article 4 hereof.

2. Agencies, organizations and individuals organizing funeral for deceased individuals under Clause 1 of this Article since nobody assumes the responsibility to organize funeral shall be eligible for financing for practical funeral cost which is at least 50 times the standard social support under Clause 2 Article 4 hereof.

3. Procedures for receiving financing for funeral cost are as follows:

a) Agencies, organizations, families or individuals directly holding funeral shall submit application using Form No 4 attached hereto and death certificates of beneficiaries specified under Clause 1 of this Article or verification of police authorities of communes for cases under Clause 2 of this Article to Chairpersons of People’s Committees of communes;

b) Within 3 working days from the date on which applications of Chairpersons of People’s Committees of communes are received, Chairpersons of People’s Committees of districts shall review and decide. In case of lack of funding, conform to Clause 3 Article 12 hereof.

Article 15. Financing for house construction and repair

1. Poor households, near-poor households and households facing disadvantages when their houses collapse, drift or burn entirely due to natural disasters, fire or other force majeure and having no other place to live shall be considered for financing for house construction with a minimum amount of VND 40,000,000/household.

2. Households subject to emergency relocation according to decision of competent agencies due to risks of landslide, flood, inundation, natural disasters, fire or other force majeure shall be considered for financing for house relocation cost with a minimum amount of VND 30,000,000/household.

3. Poor households, near-poor households and households having severely damaged houses due to natural disasters, fire or other force majeure which render the houses uninhabitable shall be considered for financing for house repair with a minimum amount of VND 20,000,000/household.

4. Procedures for considering financing for house construction and repair cost are as follows:

a) Households shall submit applications using Form No. 6 attached hereto to Chairpersons of People’s Committees of communes;

b) Procedures for considering financing for house affairs shall comply with Clause 3 Article 12 hereof.

Article 16. Emergency support for children whose parents decease or go missing due to natural disasters, fire, diseases or other force majeure

1. Children whose both parents decease or go missing due to natural disasters, fire, diseases or other force majeure and having no other relatives to take care, nurture shall receive support according to Clause 2 Article 19 hereof.

2. Procedures for providing support for children under Clause 1 of this Article shall conform to Clause 1 Article 12 hereof.

Article 17. Support for job creation and production development

1. Households with deceased, missing primary breadwinners or households with missing primary means of production due to natural disasters, fire, diseases or other force majeure thereby losing jobs shall be considered for receiving support for job creation and production as per applicable laws.

2. In case of particularly emergency or serious situations, provision of support under Article 12, Article 13 and Article 14 hereof shall conform to procedures decided by Chairpersons of People’s Committees of communes and ignore consideration phase in order to provide support for accurate beneficiaries, at the right amount and in a public, transparent manner.