Local services
For many years, the Municipality of Debrecen has been providing back-to-school support to families in Debrecen. So this year Debrecen, as a caring city, is again providing assistance through the social support system. The budget for the 2024 back-to-school support is HUF 7 million.
Applications for aid can be submitted from the 1st of July to the 31st of October of the year in question, at the Social Welfare Department. Applicants can find information about the subsidy on the City’s website or ask for information and the application form at the Social Department’s Customer Service (New City Hall, 11 Kálvin Square, window 6), which can also be downloaded from website www.debrecen.hu.
The school start-up allowance is available if the family’s per capita income does not exceed HUF 78,100, or HUF 103,500 in the case of living alone or single persons.
In addition to the back-to-school allowance, the Municipality of Debrecen supports Debrecen families throughout the year by providing meals for children in kindergarten and school. At the start of the 2023/2024 school year, 4,877 children benefited from the subsidy, and at the start of the 2024/2025 school year, 3,856 children will receive free meals on the basis of the applications received so far. The municipality has allocated HUF 1,664,110,831 for this purpose in 2023 on the basis of a state aid application, and HUF 1,593,960,328 HUF in the 2024 budget.
In addition, the municipality provides assistance to talented, good students achieving outstanding results with an academic average of 4.5,if the net monthly income per person in the family caring for the child does not exceed HUF 83,000, at the rate of HUF 10,000 per month for 10 months.
In 2016, the Municipality of Debrecen established the Béla Békessy Sports Scholarship and the Cívis Talentum Scholarship.
The Béla Békessy Sports Scholarship aims to promote successful participation in international sports competitions. It can be awarded to support an athlete competing in a sports organisation in Debrecen, participating in an individual or team sport, amateur or professional, adult or the oldest junior age group, who has achieved an outstanding result at the Olympics, Paralympics, World Games, World Championships, World Cup or European Championships.
The aim of the Cívis Talentum scholarship is to contribute to successful participation in international competitions. The scholarship can be awarded to talented secondary school students studying in Debrecen who, in addition to their school studies, have participated in international academic competitions in the field of humanities, real sciences, foreign languages, arts, IT or vocational training, and who have also shown exemplary, outstanding performance for their fellow students.
In the 2024 budget, a total of HUF 47.6 million is available in the Civil, Youth and Cultural Fund, HUF 4 million for the Cívis Talentum scholarship, HUF 20.6 million for the Béla Békessy sports scholarship, HUF 15 million for the Bursa Hungarica scholarship, HUF 7.4 million for supporting student sports activities, and HUF 4 million for the Public Foundation for Talented Debrecen Youth.
In addition, the Debrecen Charitable Board is also helping families in need with donations of school supplies, which are not linked to income limits but are based on where the greatest need is.
Source:debrecen.hu
