Bill proposes more support for ALS patients and highly dependent people

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1. The bill would amend the dependency law so that access to benefits is equal across Spain, regardless of where the person lives, and so that public authorities act diligently and speed up procedures.
2. It proposes that the amounts of economic benefits be set according to the real, updated costs of beneficiaries, especially those who are highly dependent, and that the system's funding be sufficient each year based on the actual number of beneficiaries.
3. It would expand home help services to include nursing and physiotherapy, and recognize the economic benefit for care in the family environment when adequate living and housing conditions are met.
4. It would treat people in a situation of high dependency as having a disability of 33 percent or more if a medical report supports it, even without legal recognition, and would guarantee them equal opportunities throughout the territory.
5. It proposes that people in a situation of high dependency automatically receive the electricity social bonus as vulnerable consumers, regardless of their income.
6. Within three months of the law taking effect, the Government would have to add transportation and lodging for highly dependent people and their caregivers to the public health system when they must travel to another province for treatment, and add home nursing and physiotherapy to the dependency benefits catalog.

Who it affects

• People with ALS and others in situations of high dependency: They would receive more support: home care with nursing and physiotherapy, an automatic electricity bonus, and transportation and lodging for treatment outside their province.
• Families and non-professional caregivers: They could receive an economic benefit for caring for their dependent relative at home.
• People with disabilities or disability pensions: Their rights would be recognized equally across the territory, and disability would be presumed in cases of high dependency.
• Low-income households: Income requirements for the electricity social bonus would be adjusted.

Words worth knowing

ELA

Esclerosis lateral amiotrófica, known in English as ALS, a nervous system disease causing progressive loss of movement and, in advanced stages, the ability to breathe without help.

SAAD

Sistema para la Autonomía y Atención a la Dependencia, the Spanish public system that manages benefits for dependent people.

Gran dependencia

High dependency: a situation where a person needs help several times a day with basic activities and continuous support from another person.

Bono social de electricidad

A discount on electricity bills for low-income or vulnerable households.

IPREM

Indicador Público de Renta de Efectos Múltiples, a public income indicator used to decide who qualifies for benefits.

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