26.06.2023

MLSP WILL FINANCE 66 PROJECTS FOR ACCESSIBLE LIVING ENVIRONMENT AND MOBILITY OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

A total of 66 project proposals for accessible housing and mobility of people with disabilities will be financed by the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy in 2023. The approved projects have a total value of BGN 2,498,598. The funds are allocated under the National Program for Accessible Living Environment and Personal Mobility of Disabled People. The implementation of the projects will increase the quality of life of people with disabilities by creating better conditions for their full and equal participation in public life.

Under Component 1 "Accessible Living Environment", 50 project proposals with a total value of BGN 2,385,068.75 have been approved. The projects envisage the construction and installation of ramps, lifting platforms and elevators in residential buildings where there are people with permanent disabilities who use wheelchairs. The Ministry of Labor and Social Policy will finance each project with up to BGN 100,000.

The approved projects under Component 2 "Personal Mobility" are 16 and have a total value of BGN 113,530. The funds will be allocated for the conversion of a passenger car for a person with permanent disabilities, the installation of an assistive device or a device for loading and unloading a wheelchair in a motor vehicle vehicle, as well as for the purchase of a modified car. Each individual project will be financed with up to BGN 8,000.

Detailed information on the results of the campaign on the two components can be found on the website of the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy (www.mlsp.government.bg) under the heading "Policies", subsection "People with disabilities", section: "National Program for accessible living environment and personal mobility" or at the following link: https://www.mlsp.government.bg/natsionalna-programa-za-dostpna-zhilishchna-sreda-i-lichna-mobilnost-1.