7.6 billion lek for people with disabilities - Aiming for employment, accessibility and independent living
People with disabilities continue to remain one of the groups most exposed to social and economic exclusion in the country. The Ministry of Health and Social Protection has submitted for public consultation a draft decision for the National Action Plan 2026-2030, which aims to shift the approach from financial assistance towards full inclusion in economic and social life.
A total cost of over 7.6 billion lek has been estimated for the implementation of the National Action Plan 2026-2030. According to the accompanying report, 79 percent of the funding is expected to be covered by the state budget, 2 percent by donors and other sources, while 19 percent still remains a financial gap.
A radical transformation is aimed at, which is expected to move from a model that focuses mainly on payments, towards a model that promotes independent living, professional training, employment and real participation in the community.
The plan outlines eight priority areas, from accessibility and justice, to education, health, social protection and employment, linking these to the need for greater economic inclusion and less dependence on passive support schemes.
Although in recent years there have been steps forward in the legal and institutional framework, the main challenge remains the gap between the rights recognized in law and their implementation in practice. Precisely for this reason, the new plan places emphasis on concrete implementation mechanisms, inter-institutional coordination, monitoring and financing, with the aim of ensuring that the inclusion of persons with disabilities does not remain a formal promise, but is translated into real opportunities for education, work, services and independent living. This plan comes as an implementation of the European Union requirements in the integration process.
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