The legal nature of compensation payments for care of a disabled person

Abstract

One of the main tasks of the welfare state is to take care of the disabled and elderly members of our society. The social protection measures prescribed by both international and domestic regulations for this category of citizens are comprehensive and versatile, covering medical care, cultural and educational activities, etc. Financial and financial assistance is provided separately in the form of direct lump-sum, monthly payments: pensions, social benefits, etc. The issue of the legal status of compensation payments is poorly understood in the legal literature and requires detailed study. This issue has become particularly relevant in connection with the recent “transfer” of the allowance for the care of disabled citizens from compensation payments to part of the pension (increase of a fixed amount). The issues of the meager amount of this payment, the cancellation of the right to this payment to persons who need constant outside care for medical reasons, the technical issues of confirming insurance experience to caregivers, etc. were also updated. The article discusses practical and theoretical issues of the realization of social rights of citizens in terms of receiving compensation payments for the care of the disabled: realities, problems and prospects.