The Government issues the Decree No. 76/2024/ND-CP on amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Government’s Decree No. 20/2021/ND-CP providing social assistance policies for social protection beneficiaries.
Accordingly, the Decree No. 76/2024/ND-CP amends, supplements the standard social assistance level prescribed in the Decree No. 20/2021/ND-CP.
Regulations on the standard social assistance level applied from July 1, 2024 is VND 500,000/month, increased by VND 140,000/month in comparison with the level of VND 360,000/month prescribed in the Decree No. 20/2021/ND-CP.
Also in accordance with the Decree No. 76/2024/ND-CP depending on the balancing capacity of the budget, the rate of increase in consumer prices and the living situation of the social protection beneficiaries, the competent authorities shall consider and increase the standard social assistance level to be suitable; ensuring policy correlation with other subjects.
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In case of favorable local socio-economic conditions, the provincial-level People’s Committees shall submit the People’s Councils at the same level to decide on:
- The standard social assistance level and the social assistance levels applied in the localities, which is higher than the standard social assistance level and the social assistance levels prescribed in the Decree 76.
- Other disadvantaged subjects, which are not specified in the Decree 76, to be entitled to social assistance policies.
Decree No. 76/2024/ND-CP takes effect on 7/1/2024.