The government is providing an unprecedented 32.5 billion HUF extra support to social institutions

Non-governmental organizations that run residential social institutions and perform state tasks do not need to apply for the next winter's utility subsidy, because they will automatically receive the subsidy from a HUF 5.3 billion state fund - said Péter Csizi, Deputy Secretary of State for Social Affairs at the Ministry of the Interior (BM) at a press conference on Wednesday.

Previously, the maintainers had to submit an application for overhead compensation, which is now simplified by the fact that from September, the institution maintainers will automatically receive the given amounts, which they can use freely, according to a predetermined method, based on the number of beneficiaries, he said.

The government creates security for a total of 350 institutions in the country and the 12,700 people who live in them by compensating for the increased burdens that they would not be able to bear without the support. The overhead compensation will arrive at the account of the given institution at the same time as the financing of the September norm, Péter Csizi said.

He emphasized: there is no need to apply separately, and there is no need to prepare a separate account of the use of the amount.

They also thought, he added, that if the number of beneficiaries increases during the year at one of the institutions, they will automatically receive the surplus at the end of the year.

With this decision, this year, the government provides a total of HUF 32.5 billion in additional support to residential social institutions operating in the care policy.

Within this, church institutions receive HUF 14.5 billion and state institutions HUF 12.5 billion. Added to this is the 5.3 billion grant given to civilians, on the basis of which it can be stated that "due to the war and the failed sanctions policy", the government provided unprecedented operating support to the social sector, said the deputy state secretary.

He added that this means that 107,000 people will be provided with food during the winter season as well.

MTI

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