Social rehabilitation programmes for children with functional limitations

Published: 24.01.2021.

Price

Free

Execution deadline in working days

Recipient

Individual person

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Receiving restrictions

Description:

A child has the right to receive a service: 1) with mental and/or physical developmental disorders; 2) the basic residence of which has been declared in the administrative territory of the municipality of Riga; 3) for which, in accordance with the assessment of the individual needs and resources of a person, a service shall be performed.

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Persons with visual, movement and mental impairment may receive an assistant to perform activities outside the dwelling which, due to their disability, cannot perform independently - to the place where they are studying, working, receiving services. If a disabled child grows in a family, a number of forms of support directly related to parental employment are envisaged until the age of 18.

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Service requests
Social rehabilitation programmes shall contribute to the restoration or improvement of the social functioning capacity of a child with functional limitations, the recovery of social status and integration into society, including the education system.
In order to receive a social rehabilitation programme for children with functional disabilities, the person or his or her lawful representative shall submit the documents to the Social Service of Riga in accordance with Cabinet Regulation No. 138, Regulations regarding the Receiving of Social Services and Social Assistance.
If a family receives a social work service association “Latvian SOS Children's Villages Association”, it shall submit an application to the association “Latvian SOS Children's Villages Association”.
Receipt of services
After receiving all the documents, within one month the Social Service of Riga or the association “Latvian SOS Children's Villages Association” takes a decision regarding the granting or refusal of social service.
The social service applicant shall be informed of the decision taken.
A child of a social rehabilitation programme shall receive the service in a particular institution of the social parcel provider.
The list of social rehabilitation programmes can be consulted on the homepage of the Welfare Department of the Riga City Council in the section of www.ld.riga.lv “Social services for children with disabilities and their families”.
Free informative phone: 80005055