17.01.2022

FUNDING FOR PROJECTS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IS EXPANDING

The minimum threshold for financing projects related to the construction of affordable housing is removed. This is provided by the National Program for Affordable Housing and Personal Mobility, uploaded for public discussion.

It aims to build an accessible environment in existing residential buildings and adjacent spaces for people with disabilities and to provide personal mobility for their social inclusion, taking into account their specific needs.

The scope of eligible activities related to ensuring personal mobility is being expanded.

For example, funds will be provided for a change in the construction of a motor vehicle, including the installation of an auxiliary equipment / device for loading and unloading a wheelchair in a motor vehicle, for the purchase of a car with a change in the design and/or for training for acquiring the right to drive a motor vehicle, in the absence of such.

 The program for affordable living environment is implemented in two components:

1. Component 1 "Affordable Housing Environment" - to finance the implementation of investment projects to build an accessible environment in existing residential buildings and adjacent spaces, which is used free of charge and in a non-profit manner;
2. Component 2 "Personal mobility" - to finance activities to ensure the personal mobility of a person with permanent disabilities in accordance with the functional deficit and needs.

A person with a permanent disability may apply within the year for both components under para. 1, but separately - with two separate applications.

A person with a permanent disability can apply for funding under the Program with an individual needs assessment prepared in accordance with the Law on People with Disabilities.