{"id":527,"date":"2016-08-07T17:25:53","date_gmt":"2016-08-07T14:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/18.134.62.230\/en\/?page_id=527"},"modified":"2016-08-18T23:03:10","modified_gmt":"2016-08-18T20:03:10","slug":"social-benefits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fapcyprus.org\/en\/i-have-rights\/social-benefits","title":{"rendered":"SOCIAL BENEFITS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><u>Relevant State Services for Social Benefits<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Ministry of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Department of Social Integration for people with disabilities<\/p>\n<p>(the benefits out of this department are provided to patients irrespective of income criteria and solely based on the degree of their disability)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Severe Physical Disability Benefit:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u0395ligibility<\/u>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Individuals, who are unable to walk, can only manage short distances with support or need a wheelchair.<\/li>\n<li>Age limit: 65<\/li>\n<li>Monthly Allowance: \u20ac337<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Care benefit for Paraplegics<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u0395ligibility:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u0399ndividuals, with no movement in their lower limbs and therefore in permanent need of a wheelchair.<\/li>\n<li>People with little or no movement in their upper limbs, irrespective of whether there might be movement or use of lower limbs.<\/li>\n<li>\u039conthly Allowance: \u20ac350<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Care benefit for Quadriplegics<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u0395ligibility:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u0399ndividuals with little or no movement in their upper and lower limbs.<\/li>\n<li>\u039conthly Allowance: \u20ac 854,30<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Parking card<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u0395ligibility:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Individuals who receive Severe Physical Disability benefit.<\/li>\n<li>\u03a4he blind.<\/li>\n<li>\u0399ndividuals with disabilities who receive financial assistance for a car purchase.<\/li>\n<li>Individuals whose disability was a result of amputation or severe weakness in the use of the upper or lower limbs, resulting in permanent disability at a percentage of over 39%.<\/li>\n<li>\u0399ndividuals with mental disability.<\/li>\n<li>\u039frganisations providing care for individuals included in the disability groups referred above and use vehicles to transport them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Disability Car financial Assistance Plan<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u0395ligibility:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u0399ndividuals aged 18-70 with severe disability in the upper and lower limbs or severe visual impairment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>In cases where a wheelchair is necessary.<\/li>\n<li>\u0399ndividuals receiving the Severe Physical Disability benefit<\/li>\n<li>Paraplegics<\/li>\n<li>Quadriplegics<\/li>\n<li>Individuals who become eligibility for this subsidy are exempt from registration and road tax.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Subsidy:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u20ac3,500<\/li>\n<li>\u20ac4,500<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Movement Benefit\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u0395ligibility:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Individuals whose visual acuity does not exceed 6\/60 in each eye.<\/li>\n<li>\u0399ndividuals with severe disability in the lower limbs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>\u0392enefit amounts:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u20ac51 to individuals with severe mobility problems in the lower limbs that need to travel to their workplace or students.<\/li>\n<li>\u20ac102 to blind individuals who work or study.<\/li>\n<li>\u20ac102 to quadriplegics, irrespective of whether they work or study.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Benefits for the Blind<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u0395ligibility:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u0399ndividuals whose visual acuity does not exceed 6\/60 in each eye, even with corrective lenses.<\/li>\n<li>\u0399ndividuals who have studied at the School for the Blind until 1990.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Monthly Allowance: \u20ac 316, 37.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u0395lectricity Authority:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lower rates: the code is 08<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u0395ligibility<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Individuals who receive Severe Physical Disability benefit.<\/li>\n<li>Paraplegic benefit holders<\/li>\n<li>Quadriplegic benefit holders<\/li>\n<li>\u0392lind individuals<\/li>\n<li>\u0397olders of L.G.I (Least Guaranteed Income)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u03a4elecommunications Authority:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Special Pricing Packages<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u0395ligibility:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Individuals with Severe Physical Disability (including the period before and after they are bound to a wheelchair)<\/li>\n<li>Paraplegic benefit holders<\/li>\n<li>Quadriplegic benefit holders<\/li>\n<li>\u0392lind individuals<\/li>\n<li>\u0397olders of L.G.I. (Least Guaranteed Income)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Least Guaranteed Income<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u0391 new social welfare system aimed at securing a minimum living standard for everyone.<\/li>\n<li>\u03a4he application criteria are income based.<\/li>\n<li>\u03a4he applicants\u2019 total income must be less than the monthly Least Guaranteed Income benefit, as well as satisfy the rest of the criteria outlined by the Social Welfare Benefits Management Service.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Social<\/u><\/strong><strong><u> Security<\/u><\/strong><strong><u> Department<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Illness<\/u><\/strong><strong><u> benefit<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u03a4he patient must go through a period of 6 months receiving the illness benefit, before becoming eligible to apply for Incapacity Pension.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u0395ligibility<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u0399nsured wage earners and self-employed who are unable to work for health reasons.<\/p>\n<p>Payment Period: 156 days, provided that the applicant is absent from any professional activity.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u0399ncapacity Pension<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u0395ligibity<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Insured wage earners and self employed for the past two years, who are not over 63.<\/p>\n<p>\u03a4he basic condition for eligibility is permanent incapacitation that does not allow employment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Relevant State Services for Social Benefits &nbsp; Ministry of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance Department of Social Integration for people with disabilities (the benefits out of this department are provided to patients irrespective of income criteria and solely based on the degree of their disability) &nbsp; Severe Physical Disability Benefit: \u0395ligibility: Individuals, who are unable&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":517,"menu_order":40,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-527","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fapcyprus.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/527"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fapcyprus.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fapcyprus.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fapcyprus.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fapcyprus.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=527"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/fapcyprus.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/527\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":596,"href":"https:\/\/fapcyprus.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/527\/revisions\/596"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fapcyprus.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fapcyprus.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}