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Section 2.ª Financial benefits
- Article 17. Financial benefit linked to service.
- Article 18. Financial benefit for care in the family setting and support for non-professional carers.
- Article 19. Financial benefit for personal assistance.
- Article 20. Amount of financial benefits.
Article 17. Financial benefit linked to service.
1. The financial benefit, which shall be received on a regular basis, shall only be granted when it is not possible to access a public or subsidised attention and care service, depending on the degree and level of dependency and on the beneficiary’s economic status, in accordance with the terms of the convention held between the General State Administration and the Autonomous Community in question.
2. This personal financial benefit shall in any case be linked to the acquisition of a service.
3. The competent Public Administrations shall supervise, in any case, the purpose and use of these benefits to verify compliance with the purposes for which they were granted.
Article 18. Financial benefit for care in the family setting and support for non-professional carers.
1. On an exceptional basis, when the beneficiary is being cared for in the family setting and when the conditions laid down in article 14.4 are met, a financial benefit for family care shall be acknowledged.
2. Following agreement by the Territorial Council of the System for Autonomy and Care for Dependency, the conditions qualifying for this benefit shall be established, according to the degree and level acknowledged for the dependent person and his/her economic status.
3. The carer must comply with the rules on affiliation, registration and contribution to the Social Security that are laid down in the regulations.
4. The Territorial Council of the System for Autonomy and Care for Dependency shall promote initiatives to support non-professional carers, which shall include training and information programmes and measures to cater for rest periods.
Article 19. Financial benefit for personal assistance.
The purpose of the personal assistance financial benefit is to promote the autonomy of the severely dependent persons. Its objective is to contribute to the hiring of a personal assistant, for a number of hours, in order to provide the beneficiary with access to education and employment, as well as a more autonomous life in the exercise of the basic activities of daily living. Following agreement by the Territorial Council of the System for Autonomy and Care for Dependency, the specific conditions for qualifying for this benefit shall be established.
Article 20. Amount of financial benefits.
The amount of the financial benefits regulated in the articles in this section shall be agreed upon by the Territorial Council of the System for Autonomy and Care for Dependency, for subsequent approval by the Government by means of a Royal Decree.
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