The application is sent to the municipality or insurance fund, which assesses the right to the contribution. If you need basic assistance for less than 20 hours per week, the municipality is the one you turn to, if the basic assistance needs exceed 20 hours per week, it is Försäkringskassan that grants Assistance Compensation according to the Social Insurance Code.

Below are the criteria for the right to personal assistance.

Age
– You cannot be granted assistance after you turn 65.
Until your 65th birthday, you have the right to apply for more hours as your needs increase. However, you cannot get such an increase after you turn 65.

Circle of people

The basic condition for being granted contributions according to LSS is to belong to a circle of people. There are three so-called personal circles.

1. Developmental disorder, autism or autism-like condition.

2. Significant and permanent intellectual disability after a brain injury in adulthood caused by external violence or physical illness.

3. Other permanent physical or mental disabilities that are clearly not due to normal aging, if they are large and cause significant difficulties in daily life and thus an extensive need for support or services.

Basic needs
You must need help with one or some of the basic needs:

1. Personal hygiene
2. Meals

Feeding is a basic need. On the other hand, cooking or helping with preparations around the meal situation is not a basic need for help.
3. Undressing and dressing
4. Communication
5. In-depth knowledge

Other help that requires in-depth knowledge of the person with the disability. According to new practice, this only applies to people with mental disabilities. He deals with a lot of different things, e.g. active supervision. In-depth knowledge often occurs when it comes to a person who harms himself or others, many people with autism need help with in-depth knowledge.

6. Other assistance needs

If you are entitled to personal assistance, you can also be granted time for your other assistance needs. Other needs for help summarize the points you need help with in order to achieve good living conditions. Other assistance needs can be help with shopping, cooking, leisure activities, etc. During certain parts of the day, two people may be required to have their assistance needs met. Most often, double assistance occurs if you need help with certain lifts, but it can also be granted for other moments where you need to be two people, e.g. when bathing or exercising. When applying for double assistance, an investigation by an occupational therapist is required to test whether the need for assistance can be met through aids or housing adaptation.

7. Double assistance

During certain parts of the day, two people may be required to have their assistance needs met. Most often, double assistance occurs if you need help with certain lifts, but it can also be granted for other moments where you need to be two people, e.g. when bathing or exercising. When applying for double assistance, an investigation by an occupational therapist is required to test whether the need for assistance can be met through aids or housing adaptation.