New policy to support children with special circumstances

Children with special circumstances will receive support in the forms of medical care, social aid, education and training under Decree No. 56/2017/ND-CP approved recently by the Government.
New policy to support children with special circumstances ảnh 1Disadvantaged children in Dak Lak province are supported with bicycles in 2015 (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Children with special circumstanceswill receive support in the forms of medical care, social aid, education andtraining under Decree No. 56/2017/ND-CP approved recently by the Government.

Beneficiaries of the Decree include orphans whose both parents have died;children who are abandoned and have no relatives; children with disabilities orliving with HIV/AIDS; juvenile offenders or drug addicts; and children droppingout of school to earn their own living.

Children who are victims of violence, labour exploitation, sexual abuse, and humantrafficking; those from poor and near-poor families suffering dangerousdiseases or diseases requiring long treatment; and migrant and refugee children,will also benefit from the decree.

The target children are exempted from school fees andprovided with support in schooling costs.

The State will pay for all or a part of medical insurance premiums and expensesfor medical examination for the beneficiary children in line with legalregulations on medical insurance and treatment.

The State will also pay monthly allowances to individualsand families taking care of those children.

Other kinds of support include legal assistance andpsychological consulting and therapy.-VNA 
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