Social assistance has been provided to 400 Great Patriotic War veterans in the Vitebsk region since the beginning of the year
In the Vitebsk region, social assistance has been provided to 400 veterans of the Great Patriotic War this year, as reported to a BELTA correspondent by the Committee for Labor, Employment, and Social Protection of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee.
In the first quarter of this year, a comprehensive survey of the living conditions of 3,223 veterans of the Great Patriotic War was conducted. It was established that 575 veterans need social assistance (including 327 participants and 120 disabled veterans of the Great Patriotic War).
"In winter, assistance was provided in fuel procurement and supply. Currently, the most pressing issues are housing repairs, cultivation of household plots, and home-based social services. All veteran requests will be fulfilled, and everyone in need will receive assistance," the committee assured.
The issue of providing housing for veterans of the Great Patriotic War is also being considered. There are 8 representatives of this category on the waiting list for housing improvement (3 people in Vitebsk, 2 in Novopolotsk, one each in Orsha, Liozno District, and Orsha District).
"All veterans of the Great Patriotic War who needed social housing in the Vitebsk region have received it. These eight individuals live with relatives and refused social apartments at one time. In the near future, we will re-examine the living conditions of each of them and offer options for housing improvement," specialists noted.
According to operational data, 3.7 thousand veterans of the Great Patriotic War live in the Vitebsk region. Br3.9 billion was spent from the regional budget last year to implement the program "Social Support for Veterans, War Victims, Elderly People, and Disabled Persons."