According to the provisions of art. 42, para. (4) of Law no. 448/2006 republished, with subsequent amendments and additions, "the parents or, as the case may be, the legal representatives of the child with severe disability, the person or family who has received a child with severe disability in foster care, adults with severe disability or their legal representatives, except for those with severe visual impairment, may choose between a personal assistant and receiving a monthly allowance."

The allowance is paid during the validity period of the certificate of classification in the severe disability degree, issued by the child protection commissions or by the evaluation commissions for adults with disabilities, as the case may be, and is ensured by the city halls in whose territorial area the person with disability has their domicile or residence.

The allowance is granted starting from the month following the submission of the application and ceases in the month following the one in which the person with disability no longer meets the conditions that led to the granting of the right, according to the legal provisions in force.

In order to obtain the right to the monthly allowance, the entitled persons shall submit the following documents: