Disability Benefits

 OPEKA provides and administers the following welfare benefits in cash to people with disabilities:

a) Mobility allowance for people with paraplegia, tetraplegia and amputations,
b) Nutritional allowance for people with kidney disease, lung or bone marrow transplant recipients, and foreign nationals and expatriates with kidney disease or heart or liver transplants,
c) Financial support for people with severe disabilities,
d) Financial support for people with severe intellectual disabilities,
e) Financial support for uninsured and insured public-sector employees with paraplegia, tetraplegia and amputations,
f) Financial support for people with congenital hemolytic anaemia (thalassaemia, sickle-cell disease, sickle-cell thalassaemia, etc.) or congenital bleeding disorders (haemophilia, etc.), or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS),
g) Financial support for deaf and hard-of-hearing people,
h) Financial support for people with visual disabilities,
i) Financial support for people with cerebral palsy,
j) Income support for patients with Hansen’s disease who are undergoing or have completed treatment, and their family members.