title: [Evaluation of the policy concerning disabled children. The example of the 3rd supplementary allowance for special education].
abstract: In France, the parents of a disabled child receive a monthly allowance of 657 FF when the child stays in the family (not in an institution). Moreover, three supplementary allowances can be paid every month: (i) 493 FF when the child needs help everyday from an other person; (ii) 1,479 FF when the daily help is constant and the handicaps of the child require heavy expenditures; (iii) 5,331 FF when the child is heavily poly-handicapped and requires the constant presence of an adult. The last supplementary allowance was decided in September 1991. A survey was undertaken in Spring 1993 to assess its implementation and outcomes. The survey was conducted among the administrative bodies in charge of granting the allowance. It provided the statistical profile of the families receiving the allowance. It also highlighted large discrepancies in the acceptance rate according to the "département" (33% in Lozère, 100% in Val de Marne). More importantly, the survey could not assess the non-monetary cost borne by the family due to the presence at home of a heavily poly-handicapped child.
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authors.lastname: Triomphe
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004519:Education, Special; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D011640:Public Policy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
vernacular_title: L'évaluation de la politique en faveur des enfants handicapés. L'exemple du 3ème complément d'allocation d'éducation spéciale.