period covered by the data. of services (i.e. determine how the Please national budget for services indicate, if government, local and supports is used; data is government, choose types of available, if municipality, NGO, equipment and has private company, adaptations to meet been etc.)? their needs? decrease / increase in the last five years Yes. Typically used by Both the 2015 Social All 1 The budget is not adults and older Support Act (Wet persons with Maatschappelijke given directly to the operate disabilities and for Ondersteuning 2015) applicant. The Social personal all types of and the Long-Term Insurance Bank budgets. impairments. Care Act (Wet (Sociale There are Langdurige Zorg) Verzekeringsbank or figures on enables individuals to SVB), the organization Persoongebonden use a personal budget how many that implements (persoonsgebonden budget (Personal personal budget) by an national insurance budgets) budgets individual can schemes in the were purchase help or Netherlands, pays the allocated support in all sort of bill for the services under the forms: domestic help directly to the Medical (thuiszorg), personal organisation that care (persoonlijke Expenses Act verzorging) such as provides the care or (Algemene help with everyday support. The applicant Wet activities such as
of services (i.e. national government, local government, municipality, NGO, private company, etc.)? determine how the budget for services and supports is used; choose types of equipment and adaptations to meet their needs? period covered by the data. Please indicate, if data is available, if has been decrease / increase in the last five years Persoongebonden budget (Personal budgets) Yes. Typically used by adults and older persons with disabilities and for all types of impairments. Both the 2015 Social Support Act (Wet Maatschappelijke Ondersteuning 2015) and the Long-Term Care Act (Wet Langdurige Zorg) enables individuals to use a personal budget (persoonsgebonden budget) by an individual can purchase help or support in all sort of forms: domestic help (thuiszorg), personal care (persoonlijke verzorging) such as help with everyday activities such as 1 The budget is not given directly to the applicant. The Social Insurance Bank (Sociale Verzekeringsbank or SVB), the organization that implements national insurance schemes in the Netherlands, pays the bill for the services directly to the organisation that provides the care or support. The applicant All operate personal budgets. There are figures on how many personal budgets were allocated under the Medical Expenses Act (Algemene Wet
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