Aim:
To provide financial aid and technical advice to persons with disability to carry out adaptation works related to their disability in their residence.
Criteria:
1. A maximum grant of €7000 is given to persons with a disability that limits their physical or mental ability affecting in a substantial way one or more of the major vital activities.
2. The applicant is the legal representative, parent, children or brothers/sisters of the person with a disability or he is himself suffering from a disability indicated in this scheme.
3. In cases of owners, the value of their residence should not exceed €250,000.
4. Grant is given in line with a technical advice on the works required according to the needs of the person with the disability/mobility problems on:
- Adaptation works, up to €2,000;
- Stair-lifts, up to €5,000;
- Lifts in private blocks of apartments (not in houses) where assistance is given in terms of the share of the applicant, up to a maximum of €5000.
5. Assets of applicants in the 3 years preceding the date of application should not exceed €30,000 and income for 2010 should be below €28,362.97.
6. The grant is based on applicants’ aggregate income according to the table below:
7. The Housing Authority issues payments upon presentation of fiscal receipts by applicants of the works carried out, and after the Authority ascertain that works have been carried out in full and as approved, and that all conditions have been observed.
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