Tianeti Municipality, to promote independent living and integration of persons with disabilities into society have launched a new program. The new program namely personal assistant service program has been introduced for all disables above 18 years.
The recipient of the service established under this important program will be all the person with disabilities over the age of 18. They must be registered and residing in the territory of Tianeti Municipality.
The benefits under the new program will be provided on basis of assessment carried out by a medical institution authorized by the Ministry in accordance with the procedure established. The assessment will also determine the person’s need for personal assistant services and the type of assistance.
- As per details received from municipality additional criteria for inclusion in the program for the above-mentioned persons will be as per below:
- Persons with disabilities registered in the Unified Database of Socially Vulnerable Families, whose rating score does not exceed 200,000
- A person with the status of a breadwinner of his/her family
- An adult person from a large family dependent upon him/her
- Single pensioner (for the purposes of this program, a single pensioner is a person who does not have children and/or breadwinners)
The program have provision for regular as well as specialization assistance under the program. Tianeti Municipality implements the Personal Assistant Program within the framework of the powers delegated by the state to local self-governments by the Law of Georgia “On the Rights of Persons with Disabilities” and within the scope of the targeted transfer intended for delegation.
People can get detailed information about the program by visiting official website of the social welfare ministry.
The office bearers of Tianeti municipality on the other hand has urged eligible people who fulfilled all criteria to come forward and fill form to avail benefits. The disabled persons while sharing their view about program also asked the authorities for this helpful social benefits program.