Abstract:
The field of social assistance is one which in the last decades in the
Republic of Moldova is quite often referred to. Taken from several perspectives, this is
regarded as: activity / form of social protection organization; all the state and non-state
institutions that carry out certain activities in favour of the vulnerable person or groups;
independent science; legal institution of the branch of social protection law. Next we aim
to determine institutional competences in the field of social assistance services both at
central and local level.