Principal features of social assistance schemes

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Explain the Principal features of social assistance schemes

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Principal features of social assistance schemes are as follows:
1. The entire cost of the scheme is met by the State;
2. Assistance is given as of legal right to certain prescribed categories of individuals only;
3. In assessing the person need his other incomes and resources are taken into account;
4. Assistance is given to bring the person's total income to a certain predetermined minimum level. No account is taken of his previous earnings or customary standard of living.