Plužine: Free kindergarten and home, child allowance is also coming

Starting this year, children from Piva have free access to the "Jaglika Adžić" kindergarten in Plužine, and elementary and high school students can stay in the Student Center.

The decision on financing the costs of accommodation and food for children in kindergarten and in the Student Home was adopted by the councilors of the Plužine Municipal Assembly at their session in October, and the decision has been implemented since January 1 of this year. The decisions were made to create more favorable conditions and improve the quality of education, as well as to include as many children as possible in kindergarten and provide support to parents and children who are educated outside their place of residence.

This school year, 38 children are enrolled in the kindergarten, 18 of whom are under the age of three, and 20 of whom are between the ages of three and six. As for the Student Dormitory, it houses five elementary school students and twice as many high school students.

As of this year, all children living in the municipality of Plužine and under the age of 18 are entitled to a monthly allowance of 30 euros. The decision on child allowance was made at the last session of last year, and applications with the prescribed documentation are submitted no later than March 10. For newborn children, the application can be submitted throughout the year. The child allowance will be paid from the date of application.

These decisions are just part of the measures that the local government of Pluzine has been implementing for years, all in order to improve the living standards of citizens, but also to keep the population from leaving Piva.

Since 2019, parents have been receiving a one-time grant of 500 euros for their first child, 1.000 euros for their second child, and 2.000 euros for their third child. These amounts are doubled if the applicant is the owner of a registered agricultural holding in a rural area. This municipality has also been helping unemployed mothers, paying them 2014 euros per month since 100 until the child is two years old.

Since 2006, the municipality has provided free textbooks and school bags for all first-grade elementary school students in the Piva region, while in 2016 it decided that other elementary school students would also have free books for school. Since three years ago, the state has been financing the purchase of books for elementary school students, and the local government has continued to provide free school bags for all first-grade elementary school students. The municipality also finances excursions, semi-graduation and graduation evenings, field trips...