THE CABINET DECIDED ON NEW BENEFITS AND INCREASES IN BENEFITS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES - SEE THE FIVE MEASURES - €104 million THE THREE YEAR COST - Filenews 3/7
The Council of Ministers approved the start of the gradual implementation of the Law on Social Participation, Inclusion and Independent Living of Persons with Disabilities, with the first five benefits coming into force from the coming months. The decision concerns, among other things, increases in the car purchase subsidy, the mobility allowance, the personal assistance and home care allowance, as well as the allowance for participation in a Day Center.
In her statements, the Deputy Minister of Social Welfare, Klea Papaellina, said that "an emblematic proposal of the Deputy Ministry of Social Welfare has been approved by the Council of Ministers and is being implemented. It concerns the implementation of the Social Participation, Inclusion and Independent Living of Persons with Disabilities Law of 2026 which was unanimously passed by the Plenary Session of the House of Representatives last April."