The mobility allowance helps people with severe disabilities to manage everyday transport, whether to work, to the doctor or to run everyday errands. Find out who is entitled to Mobility Allowance, how to apply and what to look out for to avoid missing out.
Mobility allowance is a recurrent cash benefit designed to make life easier for disabled people. Its purpose is to contribute to the costs of transport, for example, when travelling to the doctor, school, work or the authorities. The benefit is regulated by the Disability Benefits Act.
The allowance is paid by the Labour Office of the Czech Republic and its amount is usually CZK 900 per month, or CZK 2 900 per month for a person who uses a medical device for long-term home oxygen therapy or pulmonary artificial ventilation for a whole calendar month.
The money is sent by bank transfer or bank transfer, even retrospectively if the applicant meets all the conditions but the procedure takes longer.
Unlike other benefits, the mobility allowance is not granted automatically – you have to apply for it and show that you meet the legal conditions.
You are entitled to mobility allowance if you:
Anyone who meets the above health conditions and is also a legal resident of the Czech Republic can get mobility allowance. Specifically, these are:
All of these persons must be actually resident in the Czech Republic.
All of these conditions (except the one on transport) must be met for the whole calendar month. The fact that the person is regularly transported is proved by an affidavit.
In exceptional situations, where the person has serious reasons and lives in a social care home, the Labour Office may also grant the allowance. However, in this case, an affidavit is no longer sufficient, but you must prove your transport in another reliable way, for example by a certificate from the transport company or another document.
The law does not stipulate the exact number of journeys per month, but in practice the Labour Office requires that they be regular and repeated journeys. This may be transportation to the doctor, to work, to school, to therapy sessions, or to the authorities. It does not matter whether it is a taxi, ambulance, own car, special transport or a combination of different ways.
It is good to know that the claim is reviewed regularly. The Jobcentre may require a new medical certificate or that the person still meets the mobility conditions.
A disability card always has a limited validity period. If it is not renewed in time, you may automatically lose your entitlement to mobility allowance. It is therefore advisable to start the renewal process 2-3 months in advance.
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Applying for a mobility allowance is relatively simple, but you need to take care to avoid unnecessary delays or rejection. First you need to obtain an application form, which is available from the Labour Office or online on the MLSA portal.
The application form should be filled in with your personal details, account number and information that you are a holder of a disabled person’s card or a disabled person’s PTP/P card. The completed application can be handed in person at the Labour Office, sent by post or submitted electronically via a data box.
The Job Centre will then assess your claim and usually make a decision within 30 days.
Tip: If you are not sure whether you are entitled to the benefit or if the authorities have rejected your claim, contact a lawyer. An administrative appeal must be filed on time and with precise legal arguments.
It happens that the Job Centre rejects a claim – often because of incomplete information, missing documents or a different interpretation of a medical report.
If you disagree with the decision, you can appeal within 15 days of receiving it. The appeal must be submitted in writing through the Labour Office that issued the decision and will be considered by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.
In your appeal, you can provide new facts or medical reports or point out an error in the office’s procedure,
You can also simply contact a lawyer to help you formulate your legal arguments. If the appeal is not successful, you can defend yourself with an administrative action in court.
The mobility allowance does not affect entitlement to other benefits, such as the special assistance allowance or the motor vehicle allowance. You can get more than one benefit at the same time if you meet the conditions for each one.
The mobility allowance is a monthly financial benefit for people with disabilities to help cover the cost of transport to work, school, the doctor or the authorities; it is paid by the Labour Office and amounts to CZK 900 per month, or CZK 2,900 for people using long-term home oxygen therapy or pulmonary ventilation. A person over one year of age who holds a ZTP or ZTP/P card, regularly transports himself/herself for payment, does not live permanently in a residential social services facility and at the same time has a legal residence in the Czech Republic – i.e. permanent residence, asylum, residence on the basis of an international treaty, residence of an EU citizen for more than three months or the status of a long-term resident of the EU; all conditions except transport must be met for the whole month. The application for the allowance is made on a form available at the Labour Office or online and must be accompanied by identification documents, a disabled person’s/ disabled person’s-P card and medical reports, if applicable, and submitted in person, by post or by mail; the office usually takes a decision within 30 days. If the application is refused, you can appeal within 15 days, provide new evidence or use the help of a lawyer, and in the last resort, defend yourself with an administrative action. Children with disabilities can also receive the allowance, it is not conditional on owning a car and entitlement is reviewed periodically.
Yes, the child’s legal guardian can apply for the mobility allowance on behalf of the child. The conditions are the same – they must hold a ZTP or ZTP/P card.
Yes, the mobility allowance is not linked to car ownership. It is to cover transport costs in general, for example when using taxis or special transport.
The standard time limit is 30 days, but it can be extended if the office needs to complete medical reports.
File a timely appeal – preferably with the help of a lawyer to evaluate the arguments and prepare a supplement.
No, the allowance is paid monthly without the need for a new application. However, the Authority may carry out periodic reviews of the claim.
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