Benefits for low-income families: who will help the state?

It's no secret that large families and single parents can count on state aid. And, according to the laws in force, the state also pays benefits to low-income families. Therefore, those who decided to receive this kind of assistance, you must first get acquainted with some useful information.

Poor families - who in this category?

Before applying for benefits to low-income families, people are interested in what kind of families are in this category. So, the poor are those families in which the average income per person is lower than the subsistence level.

Immediately it is worth noting that a bad material condition should be caused by some circumstances, for example, illness, disability, decree, etc. If members of the family are able to work, but, nevertheless, do not work on their own, then it is not worth counting on the allowance to the needy. When submitting documents, you need to specify the reasons for the unemployment of each member of the family.

Another interesting question is "who is considered a family?" In the legislation this information is not quite accurate. Families are people who live in the same house and are engaged in joint farming. This means that when submitting documents it is possible and it will be necessary to indicate sisters, brothers, parents, in short, all who live with you in the house, and, accordingly, provide information about their material well-being.

How to calculate the average income?

Before applying to government agencies, people often try to independently determine the average income per family member. Generally, it is required to provide information on earnings for the last three months (in some regions, this period may increase to 6 months).

It is also worth mentioning that the state considers income not only to be wages, but also any kind of social assistance, for example, disability or unemployment benefits, maternity benefits , etc.

In order to determine the average income, you need to determine the amount of all family income in the previous three months. The figure should be divided into three (this is the number of months), and then the number of all members of the family.

Benefits for low-income families: what kind of help can you expect?

There are several types of social assistance. Most often, the state pays the family the difference between the established subsistence level and real income - this is called social payment. In some cases, the poor are provided with subsidies, which significantly reduces the cost of utilities and rent. Sometimes members of such a family can be provided with free medicines, food, clothing, etc.

It is worth noting that the children's allowance for the poor does not cease to be paid - the woman is entitled to all payments related to pregnancy and childbirth.

Members of low-income families can also rely on free legal aid, as well as certain benefits for children entering higher education.

In order to make allowances for low-income families, you need to contact the Social Security Administration (at your place of residence), where you will be told about the requirements and will provide a list of requested documents.