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Social protectionKey features of the national system include (including adapted items from the MISSOC database December 2008): Disability benefits
Disability
benefits fall under the responsibility of the Federal Service for Social
Security. The objective of Social Assistance is to ensure that everyone has the
right to a basic level of income. The right is extend to all legal residents in Belgium. It is based on as assessment (mostly medical). Assistance in finding appropriate employment can also be extended to persons with disabilities. There are possibilities of assistance to employers who need to make modifications to the workplace in order to accommodate disabled staff as well as compensations to loss in productivity. Other benefits such as parking permits, exemptions or reductions in taxes and utilities can also be obtained. Rehabilitation and re-training
In
Flanders, all (re-)orientation regarding work by disabled people is arranged by
VDAB (Flemish Service for Guidance in Employment). In Wallonia, this (re-)orientation
is under the responsibility of AWIPH. Preferential employment and quotas There are several preferential employment systems in Belgium that provide incentives to employers when employing a person with a disability. A quota system of 2.5% persons with disabilities in Belgium is applicable only to the public sector. However, this percentage is not being achieved and also not enforced. There are many calls however to increase the percentage. Long-term support and care There is no single system of long term support and care. More detailed description of policies and practices is described in the ANED country reports on Social Protection and Social Inclusion (2008) and on Support for Independent Living (2009). |
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