The Social Security Law No.105 of 2008, establishes in its article 4 that the Social Assistance Regime protects any person unfit to work who lacks relatives in conditions to provide help, also in article 109 establishes that the protection is granted through monetary benefits, species and services.

Of monetary benefits: establishes the granting of these benefits, which according to their nature can be temporary or temporary. Likewise, it is regulated that between exceptional cases, the Ministry of Labor and Social Security may grant exceptional temporary monetary benefits from the Social Assistance Regime in amounts greater than those contained in the established scale.

Eventual monetary benefits are those granted when the person or family nucleus, for exceptional and justified reasons, presents an emergent situation, is considered emergent, when there is no family support or income to assume the immediate basic expenses for child support. , older adults, people with disabilities, seriously ill or other payments that are considered unpayable.

Temporary monetary benefits are those that are granted for a term of up to one year, when the situation of the family nucleus that originated its concession is expected to last over time.

The amount of temporary monetary benefits is fixed taking into account the established scale, conditioned to the number of members of the family nucleus and the need for protection, for which the:

1. Inability of the members of the family nucleus to enter employment, motivated by health situations, disabilities or other causes that justify it.
2. Insufficiency of income to assume basic expenses.
3. Lack of obligated relatives in a position to provide help.

Something you should know:

Family nucleus is understood to be one or more persons residing in the same domicile, existing among them, in addition to the family relationship, affinity or coexistence, the common participation in the economy of said nucleus.

The need for protection is determined when the incapacity of the members of the family nucleus to enter employment is demonstrated, motivated by health situations, disability or other causes that justify it, it is verified insufficient incomes to assume food, medications, payment of basic services and the lack of relatives forced to provide help.

The need for protection of a family nucleus may be raised, by the interested parties themselves, social workers, political, mass and social organizations, institutions, delegates of the constituencies, or another person who considers it so, to the Municipal Labor Directorate for your attention and evaluation.

Procedure for the comprehensive evaluation of the socioeconomic situation of natural persons requesting subsidies for constructive actions in their home:

With the aim of complying with the regulations approved by agreement No. 7387 of the Executive Committee of the Council of Ministers, for the granting of subsidies to natural persons, to carry out constructive actions in their home, the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, dictates the Resolution No. 47 of December 28, 201, which establishes the following procedure:

a) The work directorates will carry out the socio-economic investigations, at the end of which a reasoned opinion is prepared and returned to the Municipal Housing Directorates.