services For each type of operating in For each type of service, service, please the country please provide a short provide information and the description of: about the extent to number of which users control the type and level (i.e. age (children, Please provide the the support provided. 24 hour, daytime, adults or older name of the type of Can individuals using Please Please provide weekends, etc.) of persons) service in the national the service: indicate a full reference support the service type of language and a if this for this data, provides; recruit and manage disability translation into English type of including location of the service staff providing (physical service information (i.e. city, town, rural support; disability, is about the areas); determine the intellectual Please indicate if the available period covered who is eligible for the activities for which disability, types of services in your by the data. service support is needed; psycho-social presented below are country who is typically the determine how the disability, deaf given a different name Please indicate, provider and funder of budget for services or hard of in your country if data is services (i.e. national and supports is hearing, blind) available, if government, local used; there has been government, choose types of decrease / municipality, NGO, equipment and increase in the private company, etc.)? adaptations to meet last five years their needs? Yes Children, adults, Based on a decree issued Depending on the This is a new Καταβολή ποσούτο the elderly by the Ministry of Labour type of disability, measure οποίοοιχρήστες Welfare and Social applicants collaborate expected to be μπορούν να Insurance in 2014 persons with Social Services in implemented in χρησιμοποιήσουν who do not receive a care order to compile a the second part όπως επιθυμούν All types of (cash payments which allowance from any other personalised care of 2015. disability the users may use as source are entitled to an plan. Social Services they wish) allowance the amount of will then conclude on
Please provide the name of the type of service in the national language and a translation into English Please indicate if the types of services presented below are given a different name in your country Please indicate if this type of service is available in your country age (children, adults or older persons) type of disability (physical disability, intellectual disability, psycho-social disability, deaf or hard of hearing, blind) For each type of service, please provide a short description of: the type and level (i.e. 24 hour, daytime, weekends, etc.) of support the service provides; location of the service (i.e. city, town, rural areas); who is eligible for the service who is typically the provider and funder of services (i.e. national government, local government, municipality, NGO, private company, etc.)? For each type of service, please provide information about the extent to which users control the support provided. Can individuals using the service: recruit and manage staff providing support; 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? services operating in the country and the number of Please provide a full reference for this data, including information about the period covered by the data. Please indicate, if data is available, if there has been decrease / increase in the last five years Καταβολή ποσούτο οποίοοιχρήστες μπορούν να χρησιμοποιήσουν όπως επιθυμούν (cash payments which the users may use as they wish) Yes Children, adults, the elderly All types of disability Based on a decree issued by the Ministry of Labour Welfare and Social Insurance in 2014 persons who do not receive a care allowance from any other source are entitled to an allowance the amount of Depending on the type of disability, applicants collaborate with Social Services in order to compile a personalised care plan. Social Services will then conclude on This is a new measure expected to be implemented in the second part of 2015.
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