The current project proposal is aimed at supporting the most vulnerable groups of the population by providing food in the form of a hot lunch as a local social service. With the implementation of the project on the territory of Plovdiv, 2,000 persons from the eligible main and additional target groups, detailed in Art.6, para.1 of Regulation No.RD-06-53/17.09.2021 - persons and families without income or with low income, elderly families of pensioners & pensioners living alone, with low incomes, unable to support themselves and don’t receive support from relatives; persons subject to social assistance, including persons under Art. 6, para.1 of the Ordinance; persons with low incomes who due to disabilities or health restrictions that make self-care difficult or impossible, incl.-single persons with permanent disabilities with low income from a pension, for whom there is no suitable candidate for a personal assistant; persons who, incidentally, are in a difficult and vulnerable situation and for whom a need for this type of assistance has been established; wandering & homeless persons; refugees. The project will be implemented through external contractors selected under the PPA to provide users with hot lunch. They will be responsible for the overall implementation of the service-purchase, preparation & provision of food products in the format of a hot lunch for the persons of the target groups. The service will be offered free of charge to users in 6 administrative districts of the city of Plovdiv in order to preserve their dignity and respect for their privacy. The provision of food aid, in the form of a food portion for needy persons, will be carried out in 40 months (01.10.2022-31.01.2026). During the implementation of the project all horizontal priorities detailed in the Procedure will be observed, and all information and publicity measures applied, guaranteeing maximum transparency and awareness of the target groups and interested parties.