26.04.2022

MORE MONEY FOR RENOVATION OF HOUSES FOR AFFORDABLE ENVIRONMENT

More money for affordable housing and personal mobility of people with disabilities. Due to the great interest, the budget of the state program has been increased by BGN 500,000, and the deadline for project approval is shorter.

This year's campaign for applying for the program for people with disabilities starts today and will last until July 27.

The program provides up to BGN 8,000 for personal mobility and up to BGN 100,000 for accessible housing. Approved projects must be completed by the end of the year.

Component 1 of the program will finance projects for accessible living environment through the construction and installation of ramps, lifting platforms and elevators that facilitate the movement of people with disabilities. The program will allocate up to BGN 100,000 for each approved project proposal. In cases where their value is higher, applicants will be able to co-finance the implementation of eligible activities.

Owners of homes with permanent disabilities who move in wheelchairs with a permanent or current address in the same building can apply for the program. Admissible candidates are also associations of condominium owners in multi-family residential buildings, in which there are people with permanent disabilities, moving in wheelchairs, with a permanent or current address in the same building.

The approved projects under the Personal Mobility component will be financed with up to BGN 8,000. The funds will be allocated for the reconstruction of a car for a person with permanent disabilities and the installation of an auxiliary facility for loading and unloading a wheelchair. For the first time, the program will finance the purchase of a car adapted for drivers with permanent disabilities. Applicants will also be able to receive funding for a driving course.

The right to apply for the Personal Mobility Component belongs to people with permanent disabilities, with a proven deficiency of the lower and / or upper limbs and a decision of the medical examination bodies, which have a document that they are physically fit to be drivers.

The total budget of the National Program for Accessible Housing and Personal Mobility for 2022 is BGN 2.5 million. The funds have increased by BGN 500,000 compared to last year.

Detailed information on the conditions and documents for application for both components can be found on the website of the MLSP (www.mlsp.government.bg section "Policies", category "People with Disabilities", section: "National Program for Accessible Housing" and personal mobility”) or at the following link https://www.mlsp.government.bg/natsionalna-programa-za-dostpna-zhilishchna-sreda-i-lichna-mobilnost-1