retained in this dealing with The assistants are that increase report. authorities contracted by became slower in Both adults and and funding bodies. comparison with children with agencies, The fee depends the average disabilities are on their yearly increase of entitled to using this support at qualifications. 11.8% in the service. working There are set years 2007 – The data (from 2013) place etc. payment rules 2013. about service funded The that users cannot by welfare agencies provision of influence. The demonstrates that assistance assistants are in outpatient care and varies from charge of individual casework several claiming and are services most hours a accounting for often used by people month to additional budget with psychosocial several such as for joint disabilities (71%). hours a activities. The The other user week. There degree of groups are people are no transparency and with intellectual general rules user involvement disabilities (25%) in regard of in these decisions and people with the weekly is subject to physical impairments service assistants’ values (4%). hours and and principles.
dealing with authorities and agencies, support at working place etc. The provision of assistance varies from several hours a month to several hours a week. There are no general rules in regard of the weekly service hours and The assistants are contracted by funding bodies. The fee depends on their qualifications. There are set payment rules that users cannot influence. The assistants are in charge of claiming and accounting for additional budget such as for joint activities. The degree of transparency and user involvement in these decisions is subject to assistants’ values and principles. retained in this report. Both adults and children with disabilities are entitled to using this service. The data (from 2013) about service funded by welfare agencies demonstrates that outpatient care and individual casework are services most often used by people with psychosocial disabilities (71%). The other user groups are people with intellectual disabilities (25%) and people with physical impairments (4%). that increase became slower in comparison with the average yearly increase of 11.8% in the years 2007 – 2013.