The program was created to people with disabilities could be more independent, socially and professionally active. Financing concerns part of the costs purchase of a custom passenger car. This is, for example, a vehicle that is technically adapted to the individual needs of a driver or passenger with a disability that makes it impossible for them to travel without a wheelchair. In a vehicle adapted in this way, the disabled person occupies the driver’s or passenger’s seat and does not need to change seats. wheelchair. Financing can be used to purchase an adapted passenger car, new or used.
Who can obtain financing from PFRON to purchase a car?
Person with disability The financing applicant must meet certain conditions.
1. Unable to move without a wheelchair and has:
- certificate of incapacity indicating the need for permanent or long-term care or assistance from another person in connection with significantly limited ability to live independently,
- decision of a ZUS forensic doctor with total inability to work and inability to live independently,
- decision of a ZUS forensic doctor about the inability to live independently,
- decision on inclusion in significant degree of disability,
- people with permanent or long-term care inability to work on a farm are considered disabled, but people who are entitled to care allowance are treated as having a significant degree of disability;
2. He will declare that he will not sell a vehicle co-financed by PFRON for a period of at least 60 months from the date of receipt of financing;
3. Not published in social welfare homecare and treatment facilities, nursing and care facilities, a facility that provides 24-hour care for people with disabilitieschronically ill or elderly patients referred to in the provisions of social assistanceprison, correctional center, preventive detention or a shelter for minors.
How do I request PFRON financing for a car purchase?
Request for car allowance To people with disabilitieswho uses a wheelchair, must be presented in Support service system (SOWING). You can do this yourself or with the help of branch staff PFRON. The initiators of the program consider the date of submission of the application confirmed in the SOW as the date of submission of the application. When the PFRON branch positively considers the application, the beneficiary will sign a co-financing agreement with PFRON, which will be valid for 15 months from the date of signing, but no longer than until the end of the program. The purchased car must be paid off by presenting it final invoice and car acceptance report.
If the order was made rejected in the first round or did not receive funding due to exhaustion of resources, 2nd round of the program gives you the opportunity to apply co-financing again.
PFRON subsidy amounts for car purchase
Person with disability can receive maximum funding:
- buying a car adapted to be driven by a driver:
- for the amount 150,000 PLN – 80%,
- surplus above quota PLN 150,000 to PLN 250,000– 50%,
- surplus above quota PLN 250,000 to PLN 300,000 – 30%,
- surplus above quota PLN 300,000 ‒ 0%;
- purchase a car adapted for a disabled person to travel as a passenger:
- for the amount 130,000 PLN– 85%,
- surplus above quota PLN 130,000 to PLN 200,000 – 50%,
- surplus above quota PLN 200,000 to PLN 230,000 – 30%,
- surplus above quota 230,000 PLN ‒ 0%.
In practice it will look like this:
- if the applicant buys a car for the driver by PLN 300,000 gross – the amount of financing will be 185,000 PLNbecause it will be counted as: 120,000 PLN (80% of the amount of PLN 150,000) plus 50,000 PLN (50% of the excess amount, i.e. PLN 100,000) plus PLN 15,000 (30% of the excess amount, i.e. PLN 50,000),
- if the applicant purchases a passenger car for PLN 230,000 gross – the amount of financing will be 154,500 PLNbecause it will be counted as: 110,500 PLN (85% of PLN 130,000) more PLN 35,000 (50% of the excess amount, i.e. PLN 70,000) plus PLN 9,000 (30% of the excess amount, i.e. PLN 30,000).
PFRON The submitted application will be considered within 45 days from the final date of recruitment. The co-financing agreement will be valid 15 months from the date of its signature.
Source: gov.pl
