Best Practices
Allowance for persons with recognised parent caretaker status or child with developmental difficulties caretaker status
1. Name of the practice
Allowance for persons with recognised parent caretaker status or child with developmental difficulties caretaker status
2. City
ZAGREB (CROATIA)
3. Years in operation
2015 –
4. Objectives
Help most vulnerable families in order to overcome financial necessities. Allowance is given in order to easier meet the costs of treating and rehabilitating a child with developmental disabilities.
5. Description - overwiew
City allowance is paid out once a month in the amount of 1,000.00 kunas over the state amount. If the beneficiary is a single parent, he is entitled to city allowance regardless on the amount of the alimony. The beneficiaries are also entitled to free annual public transport tickets. On December 31st, 2018 there were registered 72 beneficiaries and City of Zagreb in 2018 gave 822,000.00 kunas for this purpose.
6. Field of application
Economic support.
7. Target
Parents and children.
8. Budget
over 800,000,00 kunas annually (107.290 EUR)
9 Evaluation - impact - outcomes
Number of beneficiaries.
