social security - FOD Sociale Zekerheid

For the elderly, there is also a third allowance, which is the allowance for help to the aged. Thisallowance is reserved to people older than 65 years. The income guarantee for the elderly andthe indemnity for help to the aged will be discussed in part C.As of September 2010, disabled persons (or their proxy) can consult the status of their applicationsvia the "Handiweb" application.Handiweb can be consulted via any computer with an internet connection and an e-ID reader.https://www.socialsecurity.be/site_fr/citizen/Applics/handiweb/index.htmWhat information can be obtained via Handiweb?- the application that are being treated, their status, whether there are missing documentsor forms that must be completed and/or sent back by the disabled person;- the history of the notified decisions;- the amount of the benefit that will be paid out and the dates of payment;- the degree of disability as established by the doctor and the score on the personalautonomy scale;- what persons have to do in case their situation changes;- what else persons may apply for and how?Not every disabled person necessarily obtains such an allowance. Some requirements are to bemet, either of administrative kind or of medical kind.These are the general administrative requirements:1. Your principal place of residence must be in Belgium and you must actually live in Belgium (*);2. You must be registered in the population register or you must have the Belgian nationalityor you must be a person treated as a Belgian citizen (*);3. You have to be at least 21years old and younger than 65 years old (*);4. A means test will be carried out. Both the applicant and the person he forms a householdwith, must have insufficient means. Still, some incomes are exonerated, depending of thefamily situation or the type of income (for instance labour incomes, substitution incomes, ...).It is possible that you do not receive the full benefit, but only a part as a completion of yourother incomes.A doctor appointed by the Directorate-general Persons with a handicap examines the person'smedical condition: in order to qualify for entitlement, every applicant must have a 'minimumhandicap'.For entitlement to an income substitution benefit, it is examined to what extent the disabledperson, due to his handicap, has fewer possibilities to work in the regular labour circuit. Then, thebenefit amount depends of the family situation. The maximum annual fees are (on 1 July 2011):- for beneficiaries of category C (former category of persons with dependants): 12,087.36 EUR- for beneficiaries of category B (former category of single persons): 9,065.52 EUR- for beneficiaries of category A (former category of cohabiting persons): 6,043.68 EUR(*) Exceptions are possible!71