Financial Support Program for People with Cerebral Palsy
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- Eligible recipients are children aged 0–18, insured or uninsured, who have been assessed by the competent health committee as having cerebral palsy.
- Eligible persons:
Eligible persons include: :
- Insured persons
- Uninsured persons
- Conditions:
a. They must not receive financial support for tetraplegia or paraplegia under Laws 1140/1981 (A’ 68) and 1284/1982 (A’ 114).
b. They must not receive, either themselves or their family members, from any domestic or foreign body, a welfare cash benefit or pension for cerebral palsy equal to or greater than the prescribed amount. If they receive a smaller amount, they are paid the difference.
c. They must not be receiving inpatient care at a lawfully licensed institution (public-law entity, private-law entity, etc.) where the costs are paid by the State, an insurance body, or a publicly funded entity. They must not be hospitalised in hospitals or clinics for more than two months per year. If hospitalisation exceeds two months, the support is paid only if the family covers the hospital costs.
d. They must not be outside Greece for more than six (6) months.
- Legal framework
- Joint Ministerial Decision G4a/F224/oik.1434/1984 (Government Gazette B’ 441) of the Ministers of Health and Finance.
- Joint Ministerial Decision G4b/F.32/oik.591/1989 (Government Gazette B’ 174) of the Ministers of Finance and Health, Welfare and Social Security.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
A certificate from the insurance body confirming that the applicant does not receive the extra-institutional benefit under Article 42 of Law 1140/1981, as in force.
ELIGIBLE CATEGORIES
a. Greek citizens. An identity card must be submitted.
b. Citizens of European Union (EU) Member States. An EU citizen registration certificate must be submitted.
c. Citizens of the European Economic Area (EEA) and countries covered by the European Convention ratified by Legislative Decree 4017/1959 (Government Gazette A’ 246). A valid residence permit must be submitted.
d. Recognised refugees permanently residing in Greece whose status is governed by the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (Legislative Decree 3989/1959, Government Gazette A’ 201), as amended by the 1967 New York Protocol (Emergency Law 389/1968, Government Gazette A’ 125). A recognised refugee identity card must be submitted.
e. Third-country nationals who are family members of a Greek or EU citizen. A valid residence permit as a family member of a Greek or EU citizen must be submitted.
f. Third-country nationals who are beneficiaries of international protection. An international protection beneficiary identity card must be submitted.
g. Third-country nationals who have been granted residence status for humanitarian reasons. A residence permit for humanitarian reasons must be submitted.
h. Citizens of countries that have signed a relevant bilateral agreement with Greece, ratified by law. A valid residence permit must be submitted.
