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pay for any assistance needed) Henkilökohtainen apu need continuos and long-term assistance to get through daily tasks illness. Its aim is to help disabled persons to make their individual choices both at home and outside home. - No maximum amount of daily hours is established by law and the needs of each person are evaluated individually - All persons who are seriously disabled and whose need for assistance is not primarily related to a disability or illness that is a result of ageing, have a subjective right to personal assistance, meaning that the municipality has the obligation to provide the service regardless of the amount of appropriation available. - Municipality has no obligation to organise personal assistance in case sufficient care of a disabled person cannot be guaranteed with care, that is, the person’s disability or illness requires hospital level care or other expertise that cannot be offered outside of a specialised institution needed. No maximum amount of hours is established by law and the needs of each person are estimated individually - Personal assistance is also provided for hobbies, societal participation and social interaction for minimum of 30 hours per month - The municipality can provide the service by covering the costs for hiring a personal assistant, giving the disabled person vouchers that can be used for buying services, or organising assistant services through a service provider, by itself or together with other municipalities personal assistance provided by the municipalities
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