Assistance in Material Need
Pomoc v hmotné nouzi
Coverage
- Persons residing in the Czech Republic whocannot sufficiently cover their necessary subsistence from income/assets.
Financing
- Completely tax-financed out of the general budget.
Administration
- Regional branches of the Labour Office of the Czech Republic (ÚP ČR) manage the scheme (i.e. review applications, decide on eligibility, and pay out benefits).
Qualifying Conditions
- Persons with income/assets below subsistence level as defined by law.
- Objective inability to increase income through one’s own actions.
- Benefits are means-tested, based on monthly net income and the value of assets of the beneficiary and his or her family members.
Benefits
- Benefits include:living allowance, housing supplement (covering reasonable costs for housing),extraordinary immediate assistance(situations requiring immediate solutions, e.g. if caused by natural disasters, accidents, etc.).
- Benefits are not subject to income tax.
Coverage
Financing
Administration
Qualifying Conditions
Benefits
- Persons residing in the Czech Republic whocannot sufficiently cover their necessary subsistence from income/assets.
- Completely tax-financed out of the general budget.
- Regional branches of the Labour Office of the Czech Republic (ÚP ČR) manage the scheme (i.e. review applications, decide on eligibility, and pay out benefits).
- Persons with income/assets below subsistence level as defined by law.
- Objective inability to increase income through one’s own actions.
- Benefits are means-tested, based on monthly net income and the value of assets of the beneficiary and his or her family members.
- Benefits include:living allowance, housing supplement (covering reasonable costs for housing),extraordinary immediate assistance(situations requiring immediate solutions, e.g. if caused by natural disasters, accidents, etc.).
- Benefits are not subject to income tax.
Legal Basis: Assistance in Material Need Act– Act 111/2006 Coll. as amended (zákon o pomoci v hmotné nouzi).