Authority for Settling Funeral Cost Policies for Monthly Social Allowance Recipients?

According to Article 11 of Decree 20/2021/ND-CP regulating social assistance policies for social protection subjects, it is stipulated:

Article 11. Funeral cost support

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Procedure for supporting funeral costs:

a) Individuals, agencies, or units organizing funerals for the subject shall prepare the documentation as stipulated in Clause 3 of this Article and submit it to the Chairman of the commune-level People’s Committee;

b) Within 02 working days from the date of receipt of the complete documentation, the Chairman of the commune-level People’s Committee shall send a proposal letter along with the documentation of the subject to the District Department of Labor, War Invalids, and Social Affairs;

c) Within 03 working days from the date of receipt of the chairman's letter of the commune-level People’s Committee, the District Department of Labor, War Invalids, and Social Affairs shall review and present it to the Chairman of the district-level People’s Committee to decide on the funeral cost support.

=> Hence, according to the above regulations, the Chairman of the commune-level People’s Committee has the authority to receive and process the funeral cost policies. The Chairman of the district-level People’s Committee has the authority to resolve these policies.

Respectfully,