Social Support for Great Patriotic War Veterans in the Vitebsk Region: State Benefits and Social Services
– Throughout April, social services surveyed the living conditions of all veterans and persons equated to them to help resolve their social and domestic issues, – reported the chairman of the committee for labor, employment, and social protection of the regional executive committee, Boris Efremov. – 150 applications for material assistance for repairs, purchase of medicines, hygiene products, firewood, and household appliances, and provision of social services, including one-time services, have been accepted and fulfilled.
33 applications from veterans have been 100% satisfied. These include seven for social and domestic assistance (storing firewood, fence repair, territory cleaning), eight people received material assistance for purchasing firewood and medicines. Two were provided with social services. By the way, according to the decisions of the city and district executive committees, all veterans are exempt from paying for services rendered by social workers. One person was provided with technical means of social rehabilitation, and another was placed in a nursing home.
117 applications have been accepted from persons affected by the consequences of the war, and all of them have been satisfied. 30 people received social and domestic assistance in cleaning residential premises and territory, ironing linen, washing heating radiators, and windows. 20 people were provided with material assistance for purchasing firewood, medicines, replacing and purchasing household appliances, and gas stoves. Five people were accepted for social services, three were placed in nursing homes and 24-hour care units of territorial centers for social services, and another seven received rehabilitation aids.
Specific requests, such as mowing the territory, tending to gardens, and assistance with potato planting, will be fulfilled during the season. The department reported that upon receipt of new applications, exhaustive measures will be taken to satisfy them and reminded that call centers are constantly operating in the Social Service Centers for the Elderly, where one can turn with any questions. In addition, sponsoring enterprises and organizations, as well as volunteers, are ready to provide assistance.