Conditions of entitlement


A person with limited mobility is entitled to assistance in purchasing a wheelchair carrier, if he meets the following main conditions (there are additional conditions):

1. He is entitled to a mobility allowance at the time of submission of the application for a loan for the purchase of a wheelchair carrier.

2. The Medical Committee or the Medical Appeals Committee established that he requires and uses a wheelchair.

3. He owns and possesses a vehicle suitable for installing a lift mechanism, and has purchased one which is suitable for the vehicle that he owns, and is in his possession.

4. He is not entitled under any law or other arrangement to receive a wheelchair carrier or a grant for the purchase of a lift mechanism. If he is entitled, he may chose to receive it in the framework of the Mobility Agreement.

5. He did not obtain a wheelchair carrier or loan to purchase a wheelchair carrier. If he did obtain one, five years have passed from the date on which he received the wheelchair carrier or the assistance.