Care budget for people with a disability
Do you have a recognised disability and an established need for support? If so, you may be entitled to the care budget for people with a disability. This monthly allowance of €300 can be used to pay for help at home, guidance or day care, for example.
How much is this care budget?
The care budget for people with a disability amounts to €300 per month.
Who is entitled to the care budget?
The care budget is available to minors and adults with a disability who have a registered active care request.
Would you like to receive a text message or email each time your care budget is paid? Activate this notification via My Helan.
Good to know
Are you entitled to the care budget for people with a disability? Helan will be informed and will arrange everything for you. You do not need to submit an application yourself.
Payment calendar
The day on which your care budget is paid depends on where you live: at home or in a residential care facility. The care budget is always paid around the 25th of the month. Would you like to receive a notification each time your care budget is paid? Subscribe to text message or email notifications via My Helan.
Practical questions and answers
You can combine the care budget for people with a disability with other care budgets from the Flemish Social Protection scheme, the income replacement allowance and the integration allowance. You may also make use of directly accessible support from the VAPH and a VAPH allowance for assistive devices. You cannot combine the care budget for people with a disability with non-directly accessible support from the VAPH.
If the care budget is not sufficient, you can switch to the personal budget from the VAPH. Our social workers will be happy to support you with this.
You can make this switch by notifying the Flemish Agency for Persons with a Disability of the voluntary termination and the date of termination. This is only possible if your current non-directly accessible support is not crisis assistance.
For residents of Brussels, the same conditions apply for the care budget for people with a disability. The difference compared to Flanders is that, as a Brussels resident, you are not required to join a care fund. But to receive a care budget, you do need to join one.
A child under the age of 18 is only eligible if one of the parents is affiliated with a care fund, and provided the care contribution has been paid.
A waiting period applies for residents of Brussels. If you are entitled to the care budget for people with a disability but did not join a care fund in time, you must have been continuously affiliated for 5 years before you can receive this care budget. This waiting period does not apply to people under the age of 26.
Does a partner, family member or neighbour help you with your administration? Or do you have care needs and does an informal carer take care of everything for you? Make sure to register a contact person in your file, so we can easily reach them if we have any questions.
