Do you or a loved one need to apply for help from the MDPH? Here are the steps to get disability assistance.
If you or someone close to you is in disability or disabling health problems in their daily life, it is quite possible to be recognized as disabled by the Departmental house for people with disabilities (MDPH). Not only will you be entitled to benefits related to your situation, but also you can claim financial, material and human aid.
It is known that doing this request for help from the MDPH, the application for affiliation, is laborious. In reality, it is a complex administrative procedure which relies above all on a security measure since not everyone can do this Steps. The MDPH is very picky regarding getting help. This is why many elements must be provided. Here are the details.
Who can claim aid from the MDPH?
To begin with, can you claim aid from the MDPH? “The MDPH application can be filed on the initiative of: the disabled person ; of legal representative of the disabled person; of certain third parties according to the right or benefit in question (the establishment or service in which the person is accommodated, or the paying body)”, can we read on the MonParcoursHandicap website. In other words, anybody can submit the request for assistance to the MDPH.
Nevertheless, it is necessary justify a disabling living situation on the long term or at the moment T. For this, many supporting documents will be requested from you and this request is also to be renewed EVERY YEAR. In reality, it is better to resubmit a request for assistance every 6 months with all the documents requested renewal of the file, due to the processing times of the MDPH.
Currently, most people with disabilities can apply for aid ranging from the application for disabled worker status to financial aid AAH (disabled adult allowance). here is a example list of diseases recognized by the MDPH.
- Agoraphobia, depression, social anxiety or migraine
- Autism
- Cancer
- Coxarthrosis or osteoarthritis of the fingers
- Diabetes
- Dyslexia, dysphasia or dyspraxia
- Crohn’s Malady
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Multiple sclerosis
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Trisomy 21
- Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
- Hearing impairment or deafness
- All motor deficits, limb dysfunction, etc.
But, many other diseases and symptoms can open your rights.
What aids and solutions are available for a disabled person?
Of many aids can be requested from the MDPH, CAF, for you or for a carer (person accompanying you).
- Allowance for disabled adults (AAH)
- The mobility inclusion card (CMI) – mention priority
- The mobility inclusion card (CMI) – disability mention
- The supplement for independent living
- The disability pension
- Disability compensation benefit (PCH)
- The activity bonus
- Exceptional travel assistance
- Education allowance for disabled children (AEEH)
- Assistance with the expenses of disabled trainees in short training
- Caregiver leave and daily caregiver allowance (AJPA)
- Early retirement
- Assistance with the cost of purchasing and adjusting hearing aids
- Human aid for disability compensation
- Technical assistance for disability compensation
- Exceptional assistance in setting up telework
- Assistance linked to the recognition of the seriousness of the handicap
- Complementary solidarity health
- The daily support allowance for a person at the end of life (AJAP)
- The daily parental attendance allowance (AJPP)
- People in precarious situations
- Support for family and social life AVFS
- Maintenance of remuneration in training
- Assistance with training as part of the path to employment
- Assistance with training in the context of job retention
- Exceptional help with the training course
- The supplement to the education allowance for disabled children
- Daily parental attendance allowance (AJPP) (sick and/or disabled children)
- Parental disability compensation benefit
- Disability compensation assistance
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Is it difficult to get your case accepted and get help?
Generally, many people with disabilities see their file accepted by the MDPH and obtain aid. For some pathologies, however, this is more difficult. The delays are long, but it can be even longer and more laborious in the event of invisible disability or mental illness, For example. Many patients claim to have difficulty obtaining the compulsory medical certificate for the application, in particular.
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MDPH: What are the steps to take to apply?
To request aid from the MDPH, you can send your request by mail to the address of the MDPH of your department OR take the step on line on the website of the MDPH of your department. In all cases, you must send the request for assistance to the MDPH of your department.
You will need to provide duly completed two essential documentsin addition to all other requested documents on the form below depending on your situation.
- The application form : Cerfa n° 15692*01 : https://www.aide-sociale.fr/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/formulaire-demande-mdph-pdf.pdf
- The medical certificate : Cerfa n° 15695*01 : https://www.aide-sociale.fr/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Certificat-medical-mdph-pdf.pdf
If the medical certificate is missing, your file cannot be processed. A doctor must absolutely establish the disability and therefore accompany you in the request by supporting it. Note that you and your doctor can claim all possible help if you want it, it is the MDPH that will judge what aid you can benefit from.
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What are the processing times for the Departmental House for People with Disabilities?
In general, from the issuance of your request to the MDPH, if the file is admissible, the MDPH puts between 3 and 11 months to process your case. The reference being 4 months, on average. Arm yourself with patience following issuing your request for assistance to the MDPH. It can be long, but it is essential for you to go through it if you are disabled, in order to obtain adequate aids.
The MDPH website for more information: https://mdphenligne.cnsa.fr/
