Confirmation of the status of a poor citizen or a poor family is necessary to receive social assistance in the form of subsidies, additional payments, and natural products. For such confirmation, interested persons submit applications, documents on income, on property, on the composition of the family.
Low-income citizens or low-income families are those persons whose income does not reach the subsistence level established at the regional level. The acquisition of the status of the poor means the right to receive social assistance, which is provided in the form of additional payments, subsidies for payment of certain services, natural products. To obtain the appropriate status, a citizen or adult representatives of a poor family must apply to the department of social protection of the population at the place of their official registration. Beforehand, certain documents should be collected, on the basis of which a decision on the appointment of social assistance will be made.
What will be required to collect to contact the social security authorities?
The list of documents required to obtain the status of the poor is established at the level of each constituent entity of the Russian Federation. As a rule, the specified list includes identity documents confirming the composition of the family, income level, the presence of certain property in the property, the presence of permanent expenditure obligations. A mandatory document in all cases is a citizen's statement. Documents on the income of a citizen or each family member are usually required to be presented in such a way that they reflect the level of payments net of taxes for the last three months. As a rule, to obtain the status of a low-income family, you will also need a marriage certificate, birth certificates of children, death certificates (if any), work books, certificates from educational institutions (for children).
What happens after the submission of documents?
After the submission of the necessary documents by a citizen or family representative, the social protection department reviews the information received. The standard period for making a decision on the submitted application is ten days, after which the applicant must be notified of the assignment of the status of a poor citizen or of the refusal of such assignment. The Social Security Directorate can also check the submitted documents and the information they contain. In this case, ten days after the submission of the application, the applicant is notified of the preliminary decision, and the period for making the final decision may be extended up to thirty days.
