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Information on the Ombudsman's recommendation on access to assistant support in 2020

Recommendation

On 14 January 2020, the publication reported that the Ombudsman Diana Kovacheva made a recommendation to the Minister of Labour and Social Policy for Emergency Action concerning the interruption of assistant support for people with disabilities and needy over 65 years.

The problems mentioned

The material describes the termination of contracts of personal assistants after the end of 2019 and concerns for people not covered by the mechanism at the time. According to the Communication, the issue is also on the agenda of a Monitoring Council meeting planned for 23 January 2020.

Archival information

The report reflects a recommendation and situation described in 2020. It does not establish what follow-up measures have been taken and does not describe the current conditions for receiving personal assistance.

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