Respite care: free form of support for the factual guardian of a disabled person

Abstract

Since 2019, the Ministry of Family and Social Policy annually announces the "Respite Care" Programme for factual carers of children with disabilities or adults with a severe disability certificate. The paper presents this Programme in its 2022 edition. It discusses the principles of its financing, conditions for participation and forms of support. At the same time, the author raises the question whether such an organized service, with, by assumption, limited accessibility, meets the requirement of adequate support for people with disabilities, resulting from the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.