Persönliches Budget differences in available that they select budgets. At the users’ age budget. and recruit end of 2012 – the (personal budget) according to This service is assistants total of 8,403 different funders available in all according to their disabled people of personal Länder. needs and was receiving budgets: when Service is preferences. personal budgets. funded by the available to all Users are This number is for social welfare persons with responsible for 27% higher than agencies the disabilities or at issuing working in the previous largest group of risk of becoming contracts and all year (6,628). users was under so, regardless of related Personal Budgets 40 (57%); the the level of administration. are most average age of disability or the frequently used in The purpose of users funded by level of risk of personal budget nursing care becoming and its overall insurance was 79. disabled. cost needs to be In the same year Parents of approved by the (2010) - 41% of children with funder (most users funded by disabilities can often the welfare social welfare had also apply for agency). The psychosocial personal budget latter considers disability, 34% for their the expert needs intellectual children. assessment in the disability and Potential decision making 23% physical or funders of process and sensory personal convenes a impairment. budgets helpers’ include: social conference welfare
Persönliches Budget (personal budget) differences in users’ age according to different funders of personal budgets: when funded by the social welfare agencies the largest group of users was under 40 (57%); the average age of users funded by nursing care insurance was 79. In the same year (2010) - 41% of users funded by social welfare had psychosocial disability, 34% intellectual disability and 23% physical or sensory impairment. available budget. This service is available in all Länder. Service is available to all persons with disabilities or at risk of becoming so, regardless of the level of disability or the level of risk of becoming disabled. Parents of children with disabilities can also apply for personal budget for their children. Potential funders of personal budgets include: social welfare that they select and recruit assistants according to their needs and preferences. Users are responsible for issuing working contracts and all related administration. The purpose of personal budget and its overall cost needs to be approved by the funder (most often the welfare agency). The latter considers the expert needs assessment in the decision making process and convenes a helpers’ conference budgets. At the end of 2012 – the total of 8,403 disabled people was receiving personal budgets. This number is for 27% higher than in the previous year (6,628). Personal Budgets are most frequently used in
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