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The reflection of the change in providing of social welfare benefits for persons with disabilities from the perspective of the beneficiary
FRYCOVÁ, Lucie
The bachelor thesis "The reflection of the change in providing of social welfare benefits for persons with disabilities from the perspective of the beneficiary" focuses on persons with disabilities and on the system which helps to reduce the impact of their disabilities and supports them to integrate into society. In the theoretical part of this thesis, the term disability is defined in various ways, especially from the perspective of the legislation in Czech Republic and from the perspective of international legal documents. The classification of disabilities and other related terms are also defined. Additionally this part of the thesis defines the basic necessities of life. Furthermore it describes the social welfare system in Czech Republic and the various ways of classification of the resulting social welfare benefits. Finally, the past and present legal frame that regulates the providing of welfare benefits for persons with disabilities is defined. The practical part is based on the qualitative research. For the purpose of the research the interviewing method was used, namely the in-depth interview. The respondents were chosen by purposive sampling technique. The collected data was evaluated by the method of open coding. The main goal of this thesis was to discover how the beneficiaries of social welfare benefits for persons with disabilities perceive the change in providing of social welfare benefits for persons with disabilities. The goal has been achieved by answering the research question: "Does the new system of social welfare benefits for persons with disabilities saturate with the basic social needs of persons with disabilities?" The intermediate goals of this thesis were the analysis of the social welfare benefits for persons with disabilities, which were implemented in 2011 and 2012 and a survey on the opinion of the beneficiaries of the social welfare benefits for persons with disabilities on the social welfare system in the field of social welfare benefits for persons with disabilities. By evaluating the collected data during the semi-structured, in-depth interviews, it was discovered that the respondents are not satisfied with the amount of the mobility allowance and with the receipt obligation of the "sKarta". Not only the amount of the mobility allowance, which doesn?t cover the whole transport costs, was described as inadequate, but also the unified amount and cancellation of any possible increase of the amount. The research also shows that the previous payment method, via postal order or current account, is preferred by the respondents. The disadvantages of the current system are seen in the insufficient financial support for persons taking care of a person with disabilities in home environment and in the amount of the mobility allowance mentioned above. Although the system is criticized for the insufficient financial support, it offers advantages, the special-requisite allowance for buying a vehicle being one mentioned. In general, it can be said that the respondents don´t have much awareness of the new system of providing social welfare benefits for persons with disabilities. This can be caused on the one hand, that they didn´t apply for welfare benefits since 2012, except for the mobility allowance, and on the other hand by the poor campaign of the responsible authorities. This bachelor thesis looks at a currently much discussed topic and offers a perspective from one of the groups of people for whom the help is intended, namely parents of persons with disabilities. It captures their reactions and opinions on the change that occurred in 2012 and on the help resulting from the system of social welfare. This thesis can be used to reflect upon the current system of providing of social welfare benefits for persons with disabilities and as a basis for potential improvement of this system.
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