Local Plan for Sustainable Development of Sibiu Municipality

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MUNICIPALITY
The Social Assistance Office is a component of the
social protection system of the Sibiu General Office for
Labour and Social Solidarity. It is an ensemble of
institutions and measures taken by the state, public
administration and civil society, aimed at preventing
and removing the temporarily and permanent effects
of situations that lead to poverty and social exclusion.
The main objective of the Social Assistance Office is
to help persons or families that are permanently or
temporarily at risk.
The main measures concern the payment of state
allowances for children, the supplementary allowances
for families with children, the placement allowances
and the allowances for the new-borns. From the
standpoint of the beneficiaries, important changes can
be noted in 2002, as compared to 2001:
YEAR
PLACEMENT
ALLOWANCE
Average number of
beneficiaries
STATE ALLOWANCE
FOR CHILDREN
Average number of
beneficiaries
SUPPLEMENTARY
ALLOWANCE FOR
FAMILIES WITH
CHILDREN
Average number of
beneficiaries
NEW-BORNS
ALLOWANCE
ACCORDING TO LAW
No. 416/2001
Average number of
beneficiaries
2001 774 32,546 24,246 -
2002 958 30,832 22,695 3,074
The number of social support allowances paid in Sibiu
to families and single persons was 6,568 in 2001 and
Currently, in Sibiu County there are 118,000 employed
persons with individual working contracts.
71,572 in 2002. Emergency support was also granted,
A survey of the collective work contracts showed that
314 cases in 2001 and 87 cases in 2002.
in 2002, the average gross wage was between
During 2001 and 2002, 10 foundations and
3,200,000 – 3,850,000 ROL, a rise is expected to
associations with 18 social assistance units benefited
reach between 3,500,000 – 4,500,000 ROL; the
from state stipends. There were on average 494
minimum wage was between 2,500,000 – 2,750,000
monthly assisted persons in 2001, and 646 in 2002.
ROL.
STRONG POINTS
Activities for preventing, limiting and removal of temporary
and permanent effects of special risk situations that lead to
poverty and social exclusion.
Elaboration of the county plan against poverty and for social
inclusion, in cooperation with other decentralised county
institutions.
Good cooperation with other decentralised county institutions
in Sibiu.
Development of social dialogue, at territorial level.
The substantial improvement of access to public social
assistance services.
The guarantee of social peace.
WEAK POINTS
Difficulties in collecting budget revenues.
Difficulties in ensuring adequate social protection, because of
the weakness of the legal system.
The increase in the risk of social exclusion for elderly
persons.
Lack of alternative social assistance services.
I.4.3. CHILD PROTECTION
Starting with 1997, the Sibiu General Direction for the
Protection of Children’s Rights took over the following
9 residential child protection institutions from the
medical school system: the nurseries from Sibiu and
Mediaş, the orphanages from Sibiu, Boarta, Orlat,
Agnita, Agîrbiciu and Boiţa, Mediaş. These were
reorganized as placement centres, in the afore
mentioned order with numbers from 1 to 9, with
children in the age categories of 0-2 years, 2-7 years,
7-18 years and over this age, until 26 years, if
attending an educational institution.