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Payment of benefits in the form of vouchers in the Czech Republic

PÍCHOVÁ, Romana and Radka VANÍČKOVÁ

Basic information

Original name

Payment of benefits in the form of vouchers in the Czech Republic

Name in Czech

Výplata dávek pomoci v hmotné nouzi formou poukázek v ČR

Authors

PÍCHOVÁ, Romana and Radka VANÍČKOVÁ

Edition

Sociálno-ekonomická revue, Trenčín, Fakulta sociálno-ekonomických vzťahov Trenčianskej univerzity Alexandra Dubčeka v Trenčíne, 2014, 1336-3727

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Article in a journal

Field of Study

50200 5.2 Economics and Business

Country of publisher

Slovakia

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

Organization unit

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice

Keywords (in Czech)

dávky mimořádné okamžité pomoci; poukázky na dávky hmotné nouze; příspěvek na živobytí; životní minimum

Keywords in English

benefits extraordinary immediate assistance; vouchers for benefits of material shortage; living allowance; subsistence minimum

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Changed: 25/2/2015 10:30, Mgr. Václav Karas

Abstract

V originále

What we define as: „material shortage“. Who is entitled to do of material shortage? Material shortage is a condition where a person does not have sufficient income households to own secured basic living conditions of its own existence. Entitlement to benefits in material shortage are then those individuals or groups of individuals who are in the situation below the subsistence minimum. The reason is inadequate household incomes for social and material conditions limiting the satisfaction of basic needs at the level of living of the individual accepted society. Socially recognized level of the income of the citizen, when the state material shortage, it is called Subsistence minimum level. The basic subsistence minimum for individuals in the period from 1. 1. 2012 with likely by the end of 2014, i. e. until 31. 12. 2014 in the amount of 3410 CZK pursuant to law no. 110/2006 Coll. subsistence and existence minimum. The subsistence minimum of the family depends on the number of family members, i. e. have to be include all members living in the same household. After a review of the life situation of the applicant benefits of material shortage the following criteria are important i. e. the way and the possibility of payment of these benefits in cash or in kind (physical/material) form, or both options.