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EST-1995-L-48402
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Social Welfare Act of 8 February 1995 (consolidation).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Estonia
Subjects (Classification)
Social assistance and services
Adopted on (Date of text)
1995-02-08
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Original title
Sotsiaalhoolekande seadus
Abstract/Citation
Chapter I: General provisions. Defines, inter alia, "social welfare", "social services" and "social benefit". Chapter II: Administration of social welfare. Fixes the duties of the Ministry of Social Affairs, county governors and local governments. Chapter III: Social services. Cover, inter alia, counselling, domestic and housing services, and care and rehabilitation in social welfare institutions. Chapter IV: Social benefits. Persons whose monthly income is below the subsistence level have the right to receive subsistence benefit. Rural municipality governments and city governments may grant and pay supplementary social benefits. Chapter V: Protection of persons with special social needs. Deals with child welfare, social welfare of disabled persons, of the elderly and of persons released from penal institutions. Chapter VI: Procedure. Chapter VII: Financing of social welfare and reimbursement of social welfare expenditure. Chapter VIII: Implementing provisions.
Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
1996-12-23 (EST-1996-R-46082)
Regulations No. 318 of 23 December 1996 on the establishment of conditions and method of payment of State social benefits (Text No. 1615).
Implementing text(s)
1998-02-10 (EST-1998-R-50325)
Government Decree No. 28 of 10 February 1998 on the repartition of the funds allocated for the payment of State social benefits (Text No. 234).
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2009-10-01 (EST-2009-L-84966)
Law No. 537 of 12 October 2009 on to Amend the Law on Social Welfare.
Amending text(s)
2005-09-28 (EST-2005-L-85396)
Labour Market Services and Benefits Act (RT I 2005, 54, 430) (consolidation).
Amending text(s)
2010-02-17 (EST-2010-L-88248)
Law No. RT I, (2010,8,39) of 17 February 2010 to Amend the Social Welfare Act.
Amending text(s)
2013-03-28 (EST-2013-L-102025)
Law No. RT I, 18.04.2013, 2 of 28 March 2013 to Amend the Victim Support Act and Associated Acts.
Repealing Text region
Repealing text(s)
2015-12-09 (EST-2015-L-102034)
Law No. RT I, 30.12.2015, 5 of 9 December 2015 on "Social Welfare" (consolidation).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
English translation (as amended up to May 2005)
Author
Estonian Legal Language Centre
Country
Estonia
URL
http://www.legaltext.ee/text/en/X1043K10.htm
File
EST48402 English.pdf (PDF)