given a different name who is typically the determine the about the provider and funder of activities for which in your country period covered services (i.e. national support is needed; by the data. government, local determine how the government, budget for services Please indicate, municipality, NGO, and supports is if data is private company, etc.)? used; available, if choose types of there has been equipment and decrease / adaptations to meet increase in the their needs? last five years Yes Typically used Personal budgets The disabled person In 2012, by adults and (prestations forfaitaires) may recruit and altogether older persons for the target group is manage staff 2982 thousand Direct payments / suffering from available across the providing support. EUR were personal blindness, country Service provider spent on the budgets/individual deafness and is available to would be paid from Personal budget split spine all persons with his/her personal budgets for (spina bifida) indicated disabilities, (cash payment based on assessment of budget. disabled people enabling service users needs and the level of Disabled suffering from to employ personal dependency. Individual people who blindness, assistants or freely care plan is elaborated. had been deafness and During the Personal budgets may choose using various using split spine cover expenses for assessment personal service providers) (spina bifida) . services up to hours budgets procedure (realized a week (but usually 6 before the Act by CEO), the disabled hours a week). They of 23 person is asked to
given a different name in your country who is typically the provider and funder of services (i.e. national government, local government, municipality, NGO, private company, etc.)? determine the activities for which support is needed; determine how the budget for services and supports is used; choose types of equipment and adaptations to meet their needs? about the period covered by the data. Please indicate, if data is available, if there has been decrease / increase in the last five years Direct payments / personal budgets/individual budget (cash payment enabling service users to employ personal assistants or freely choose using various service providers) Yes Typically used by adults and older persons suffering from blindness, deafness and split spine (spina bifida) Disabled people who had been using personal budgets before the Act of 23 Personal budgets (prestations forfaitaires) for the target group is available across the country is available to all persons with indicated disabilities, based on assessment of needs and the level of dependency. Individual care plan is elaborated. Personal budgets may cover expenses for services up to hours a week (but usually 6 hours a week). They The disabled person may recruit and manage staff providing support. Service provider would be paid from his/her personal budget. During the assessment procedure (realized by CEO), the disabled person is asked to In 2012, altogether 2982 thousand EUR were spent on the Personal budgets for disabled people suffering from blindness, deafness and split spine (spina bifida) .