Is a Single Mother from a Poor Household Eligible for Monthly Social Assistance?

Pursuant to Clause 4, Article 5 of Decree 20/2021/ND-CP stipulating that subjects eligible for monthly social allowance include:

+ Persons belonging to poor households or near-poor households without a spouse; those who had a spouse but the spouse has died or is missing according to the provisions of the law and are currently raising children under 16 years old or raising children from 16 to 22 years old, and those children are studying culture, vocational training, professional secondary education, college, or first degree university as specified in Clause 2 of this Article (hereinafter collectively referred to as poor single parents raising children).

Thus, based on the information provided, you had a spouse who has died and are currently raising a child under 16 years old. Therefore, according to the above provisions, you belong to the case eligible for monthly social allowance according to the regulations.

Sincerely!