Name of the Organization : Ministry of Labour, Welfare & Social Insurance
Type of Facility : Scheme for Management/Provision of Technical Means Instruments & Other Aids
Country : Cyprus
Official Website : https://www.mlsi.gov.cy/mlsi/mlsi.nsf/home-el/home-el?OpenForm
Scheme for Management/Provision of Technical Aids
Aim:
To cover basic operating costs of organisations and the expenses of a number of programs for social inclusion of persons with disabilities.
Related : MLSI Procedure for Employment of EU Citizens Cyprus : www.statusin.org/5718.html
Beneficiaries:
The Organisations of persons with disabilities or Organisations of the parents of persons with disabilities in the case that the persons with disabilities are not in position to represent themselves.
Terms of provision:
Depending on the amount of credit in the Budget, it is allocated to the various organisations that apply on the specific form of the Department for Social Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities, by decision of the Director of the Department.
With the application the budget expenditure of the year must be submitted for which sponsorship is sought, and a copy of the audited accounts for the last or previous years.
In the application the specific needs that require to be covered by this sponsorship must be stated and also the details on the specific program for social inclusion, accordingly.
Terms for the grant :
1. Second hand technical instruments are lent to the beneficiaries upon proposal of the committee that shall examine the applications;
2. Priority should be given depending on the severity of the disability and the degree of satisfaction of both the specific objective (movement, employment, health, subsistence) and the general objective which is independence;
3. Technical means, instruments etc. shall be provided on an individual basis and serve and belong to the beneficiary and not to institutions, organisations, schools or others.
In case such instruments or means are not used or in case the beneficiary passes away, they should be returned to the Department for Social Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities.
4. Following lending of the instruments and means, the beneficiary shall be exclusively responsible for their maintenance.
Applications :
1. Persons interested in participating in the scheme shall submit their application together with the relevant supporting documents, to the Director of the Department for Social Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance, using a special application form;
2. The applications shall be examined by a special committee presided by the Director of the Department for Social Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities or by an authorised Officer and formed by representatives of other government services, as well as by representatives of the Cyprus Confederation of Organisations of the Disabled (CCOD), where appropriate. Applications are approved by the Director of the Department for Social Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities;
3. During the processing of the application, the committee may request the applicant to be present personally.