advice to families of disabled relatives. Day care centres are provided by acredited providers. The expenditures are taken in charge by the Ministry of Family and Integration within the framework of the Compensation agreement on socio-educational support of disabled persons. Family support / Yes Typically used Parents of disabled Parents may decide In 2014, 11 by parents children can benefit organisations Respite care how they will use All types of from the lengthened signed a their lengthened impairments ”leave for family convention (provides supports to ”leave for family reasons” (Congé pour with the carers in their caring reasons”. raisons familiales): 4 Ministry of role and allows them days/year for parents of Family and to have a break, may children below 15 years Integration for be formal or informal, of age on condition that the provision of and may be provided the children are entitled services in the in the home or out of to “supplementary field of respite disabled child care. They the home) allowance” (allocation propose 41 supplémentaire pour accommodation
advice to families of disabled relatives. Day care centres are provided by acredited providers. The expenditures are taken in charge by the Ministry of Family and Integration within the framework of the Compensation agreement on socio-educational support of disabled persons. Family support / Respite care (provides supports to carers in their caring role and allows them to have a break, may be formal or informal, and may be provided in the home or out of the home) Yes Typically used by parents All types of impairments Parents of disabled children can benefit from the lengthened ”leave for family reasons” (Congé pour raisons familiales): 4 days/year for parents of children below 15 years of age on condition that the children are entitled to “supplementary disabled child allowance” (allocation supplémentaire pour Parents may decide how they will use their lengthened ”leave for family reasons”. In 2014, 11 organisations signed a convention with the Ministry of Family and Integration for the provision of services in the field of respite care. They propose 41 accommodation