Text file: 5834.txt
author: Rose
downvotes: 7
end consideration date: 2014-05-21
id: '5834'
number comments: 21
number views: 4459
proposal type: Competent authority response
response: "Response by the Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities\n\
  According to Article 3 of the Social Welfare Act, the beneficiaries of social assistance\
  \ and protection allowance are citizens of the Republic of Slovenia who have permanent\
  \ residence in the Republic of Slovenia, and foreigners who have a permanent residence\
  \ permit and permanent residence in the Republic of Slovenia. By this provision,\
  \ the law equalizes the right to social transfers for foreigners with a permanent\
  \ residence permit in the Republic of Slovenia with that of citizens of the Republic\
  \ of Slovenia, and the condition of permanent residence in the Republic of Slovenia\
  \ is also set for both categories. The reason for the equal treatment of citizens\
  \ of the Republic of Slovenia and foreigners with a permanent residence permit in\
  \ the Republic of Slovenia is that these foreigners have a centre of work, social\
  \ and family ties in the Republic of Slovenia, just as citizens of the Republic\
  \ of Slovenia do. For this reason, the basis for equal treatment must be found in\
  \ the constitutional principle of equal treatment before the law.\nIt should be\
  \ stressed that not every foreigner in Slovenia has the same rights as citizens\
  \ of the Republic of Slovenia. These rights are granted only to those aliens who\
  \ have a permanent residence permit in the Republic of Slovenia, i.e. who fulfil\
  \ the conditions laid down in the Aliens Act for obtaining such a permit. Among\
  \ other things, the law requires that the alien has been legally residing in Slovenia\
  \ for five continuous years on the basis of a temporary residence permit and meets\
  \ the other conditions for the issuance of a residence permit, such as: a valid\
  \ passport, proof of sufficient means of subsistence, monthly at least equal to\
  \ the basic amount of the minimum income in the Republic of Slovenia, proof of adequate\
  \ health insurance covering at least emergency medical services in the Republic\
  \ of Slovenia, and a certificate from the criminal record of the country of origin.\n\
  For the above reasons, we consider that citizens of the Republic of Slovenia and\
  \ foreigners who have a permanent residence permit in the Republic of Slovenia should\
  \ be treated equally and there is no reason to change the legislation, as this would\
  \ lead to unjustified discrimination.\n "
response date: 2014-06-09
response due date: null
sent date: 2014-04-22
title: Abolition of social assistance for stateless foreigners living in Slovenia
upvotes: 27
url: https://predlagam.vladi.si/predlog/5834
