The government approved on Friday an Emergency Ordinance on the provision of humanitarian support and assistance by the Romanian state to foreign citizens or stateless persons in special situations, coming from the area of the armed conflict in Ukraine.
The said Emergency Ordinance (OUG) ensures the primary legislative framework for the social inclusion of foreign citizens or stateless persons from the area of the armed conflict in Ukraine, by adopting clear rules on granting this category of citizens lump sums, to cover accommodation and food expenses, for a period determined by time, from the budget of the county inspectorates for emergency situations/the Bucharest-Ilfov Inspectorate for Emergency Situations.
The support is granted for the purpose of including these citizens, ensuring them rights similar to those of Romanian citizens in the field of health, education and work, the Executive said.
The OUG provides that foreign citizens or stateless persons from the area of the armed conflict in Ukraine who obtained the temporary protection permit before July 1, 2024 will be entitled, based on the renewal of the temporary residence permit and provided that the legal eligibility conditions are met, to a series of social benefits provided for in the Romanian legislation, which include, among others, the state allowance for children, the minimum inclusion income, the unemployment benefit, the disability allowance, the monthly allowance for raising children. These benefits are granted conditionally, depending on the specifics of each benefit, under conditions similar to those provided by the related legislation in Romania.
In turn, citizens who obtain the temporary protection permit for the first time starting with July 1, 2024 will be entitled, only once for a period of 4 consecutive months, to a monthly lump sum of the amount, conditions and mechanism of granting which will be established by Government Decision. At the end of the four consecutive months, the beneficiaries in this category will have access to the social assistance and protection system in Romania
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