severe and support is needed for more than 20 per week, the user can choose to receive a subsidy to engage help independently and to freely choose the provider. Yes Age group: The service is All local councils “Borgerstyret The service is adults and provided up to 24 operate personlig provided as older hours depending on personal assistance” (BPA) subsidies to cover persons. the needs of the user. assistance/BPA citizen-controlled costs of Available across the personal assistance Provided to employment of country. persons with assistants for care, Available to adults all type of supervision and and persons with impairments, accompaniment. disabilities. but it must The subsidies are The user freely be a provided by the employs assistants. significant municipality. and It is a condition that permanent BPA targets citizens who the user is able to physical or have an extensive need act as supervisor for mental for care, supervision, the assistants. impairment. escort or practical assistance. It is The user can choose at citizens with more to act as employer massive and complex or agree to pass on needs than citizens with the task to a needs that can be relative, an covered by ordinary
severe and support is needed for more than 20 per week, the user can choose to receive a subsidy to engage help independently and to freely choose the provider. “Borgerstyret personlig assistance” (BPA) citizen-controlled personal assistance Yes Age group: adults and older persons. Provided to persons with all type of impairments, but it must be a significant and permanent physical or mental impairment. The service is provided up to 24 hours depending on the needs of the user. Available across the country. Available to adults and persons with disabilities. The subsidies are provided by the municipality. BPA targets citizens who have an extensive need for care, supervision, escort or practical assistance. It is at citizens with more massive and complex needs than citizens with needs that can be covered by ordinary The service is provided as subsidies to cover costs of employment of assistants for care, supervision and accompaniment. The user freely employs assistants. It is a condition that the user is able to act as supervisor for the assistants. The user can choose to act as employer or agree to pass on the task to a relative, an All local councils operate personal assistance/BPA
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