In 46 per cent of complaints in the adult disability area in 2019, the National Board of Appeal reached the conclusion that the municipal decision should be changed or decided again.
Es schreibt Jyllands-Posten.
The cases are, among other things, about grants and personal assistance, the newspaper writes.
In comparison, the conversion rate was 21 in 2017 and 32 in 2018. Last year, the National Board of Appeal decided 1121 cases in the area of adult disability.
The development is “completely wild”, says John Klausen, professor of social law at Aalborg University.
– It is an incredibly good documentation that there are some serious legal security problems in the disability area, he says to Jyllands-Posten.
John Klausen emphasizes that there may be many who do not have the resources to complain and who live with a wrong decision.
In addition, he points out a dark figure. Because when a citizen appeals a decision, the municipality must process the case again. Only if the municipality upholds the decision in two rounds does the complaint proceed to the National Board of Appeal.
The number of reversed cases has grown, while many municipalities have focused on finding savings in the disability area. For example, a number of municipalities have hired consultants who have been paid to cut disability costs.
The situation is unsatisfactory, the municipalities acknowledge.
– We have very complex legislation with many professional estimates and individual assessments, which means that questions can subsequently be asked about the decisions, says Cecilia Lonning-Skovgaard (V), who is a member of KL’s Social Committee, to Jyllands-Posten.
Minister of Social Affairs and the Interior Astrid Krag (S) says that she would like to listen to the municipalities’ proposals for simplifications.
– But the municipalities can not use the complexity as an excuse for not delivering a proper and thorough case processing within the framework of the law, she says to Jyllands-Posten.
Astrid Krag adds that the municipalities make “too many wrong decisions”.
In comparison, the conversion rate was 21 in 2017 and 32 in 2018. Last year, the National Board of Appeal decided 1121 cases in the area of adult disability.
The development is “completely wild”, says John Klausen, professor of social law at Aalborg University.
– It is an incredibly good documentation that there are some serious legal security problems in the disability area, he says to Jyllands-Posten.
John Klausen emphasizes that there may be many who do not have the resources to complain and who live with a wrong decision.
In addition, he points out a dark figure. Because when a citizen appeals a decision, the municipality must process the case again. Only if the municipality upholds the decision in two rounds does the complaint proceed to the National Board of Appeal.
The number of reversed cases has grown, while many municipalities have focused on finding savings in the disability area. For example, a number of municipalities have hired consultants who have been paid to cut disability costs.
The situation is unsatisfactory, the municipalities acknowledge.
– We have very complex legislation with many professional estimates and individual assessments, which means that questions can subsequently be asked about the decisions, says Cecilia Lonning-Skovgaard (V), who is a member of KL’s Social Committee, to Jyllands-Posten.
Minister of Social Affairs and the Interior Astrid Krag (S) says that she would like to listen to the municipalities’ proposals for simplifications.
– But the municipalities can not use the complexity as an excuse for not delivering a proper and thorough case processing within the framework of the law, she says to Jyllands-Posten.
Astrid Krag adds that the municipalities make “too many wrong decisions”.
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