FOR PARENTS · RIGHTS AND SUPPORT
Rights and benefits for families with ill children
Once the child has a disability degree certificate, the family is entitled to allowances, free medical care and a range of benefits, from transport to tax exemptions.
IN BRIEF
What you need to know in ten seconds
Where to apply
At the DGASPC for your sector or county of residence.
From when
Benefits can be claimed from the 1st of the month following the month in which you obtained the disability degree certificate.
What they depend on
The disability degree certificate. Without it, none of the rights below can be claimed.
Your duty
Any change in degree, address or financial situation must be reported to DGASPC within 48 hours.
How much you receive each month
The amounts below are from our 2023 materials. They are updated by law almost every year, so check the current figures with DGASPC.
1,898 lei
The allowance, for classification as “severe with personal assistant”. It is granted after you send your option request to DGASPC. The alternative is an employment contract as a personal assistant with your local town hall.
631 lei
State child benefit, under the conditions and in the amount provided by law, paid by the local Agency for Payments and Social Inspection.
316 lei
Monthly social benefit for minors.
RIGHTS
What you are entitled to
On top of the amounts above, a disability classification opens access to free medical services.
Free medical care
Including free medicines, both for outpatient treatment and during hospitalisation, within the social health insurance system, under the terms set by the framework contract — family doctor or specialist.
Free medical devices
In outpatient care, according to the list and under the terms set out in the framework contract of the Health Insurance House.
BENEFITS
What you can request from DGASPC
All of these are requested from the DGASPC in your sector or county, starting from the 1st of the month after you obtain the certificate.
Transport and roads
Parking card
Free public transport pass
Free interurban travel — CFR, coach or inland waterway vessels — for 24 journeys or 1,500 lei in fuel per calendar year
Exemption from the national road network usage fee, for the legal representative
Tax exemptions
Exemption from tax on the home building and land, at the Local Taxes and Duties Directorate
Tax exemption for a single means of transport, including for legal representatives, for as long as they care for, supervise and maintain persons with disabilities
Loan for a car or home
A family caring for a child with a severe disability benefits from interest being covered on a loan taken out to purchase a single vehicle and to adapt the home, provided instalments are paid when due.
The loan may not exceed 10,000 euro, with repayment over 10 years
For vehicles specially adapted to transport non-transferable persons who depend on a wheelchair: up to 20,000 euro, with a 15-year repayment period
School and meals
Pupils with disabilities and/or special educational needs receive free meals and boarding in school dormitories
A food allowance may be requested for adults and children diagnosed with disability type code 8, from the Agency for Payments and Social Inspection
OBLIGATIONS
What you must report
Within 48 hours, to DGASPC
The legal representative must notify the General Directorate of Social Assistance and Child Protection in their sector or county, within 48 hours of becoming aware, of any change regarding the degree of disability, domicile or residence, financial situation and other circumstances that may affect the granting of rights provided by law.
Need help?
Write to us. We have been through this process with many families and can tell you where to start.
info@daruiestearipi.ro
