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Income for people with handicap
Income for a person with severe disabilities
What is it?
The “Income for a person with severe disabilities” is a monthly income for persons with a major disability and who:
are recognised as capable of working by the Medical Commission, but cannot find a professional activity due to their mental, physical, sensory or psychical deficiency OR are deemed unable to work by the Medical Commission.
NB: the deficiency must be recognised before the age of 65 years.
Conditions to be fulfilled
Option 1:
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be aged at least 18 years;
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be recognised as a worker with a disability ;
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have a capacity for work which is diminished by at least 30% (due to a mental, physical, sensory or physical deficiency);
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have a state of health which makes work impossible or not have access to professional work due to the disability;
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have a residence permit for Luxembourg and have been residing in the country legally for at least 5 years.
Option 2:
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be aged at least 18 years;
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be recognised as a worker with a disability ;
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have an income below the income for persons with severe disabilities;
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not have access to a job for reasons beyond your control;
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have a residence permit for Luxembourg and have been residing in the country legally for at least 5 years.
How to apply for the income for a person with severe disabilities?
Procedure to follow:
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ask for an application form from the Medical Commission;
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fill in the form and send it back to the Medical Commission;
The following documents must be enclosed with the application:
- a birth certificate;
- a recent medical report from your general practitioner ;
- a detailed medical assessment by the employment doctor of the Employment administration (ADEM) , indicating the causes and the degree of incapacity for work;
- a residence certificate;
- a copy of your residence permit ;
- if the applicant requires representation in such a procedure: documents proving the capacity of the legal representative
Your application is examined by the medical commission and by the national solidarity fund, which will inform you by registered post if you are entitled to the minimum income for persons with severe disabilities.
What benefits are you entitled to?
The gross value of the income for persons with severe disabilities is the same as the value of the guaranteed minimum wage. It is paid to you by the national solidarity fund .
Miscellaneous - Useful information
Contributions for health insurance and dependence insurance are deducted from the income for persons with severe disabilities.
If you have another income (lower than the income for persons with severe disabilities), you receive only the difference between the income for persons with severe disabilities and your other income.
NB: This text is only a summary drawn up by ASTI asbl. Only the text of the law is valid.
