Regulation Amending the Home Care Assistance Regulation
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This 2026 amendment to Turkey's Home Care Assistance Regulation introduces stricter eligibility criteria and income assessment rules for disabled individuals receiving monthly cash support at home. Key updates require a formal health report confirming the person cannot perform daily activities without assistance, verified by a medical board. New restrictions prevent a care recipient from also being a caregiver for another disabled person, and bar caregivers from simultaneously receiving the benefit themselves. Income calculations have been revised: rental income is now based on actual contracts or assessed values, vehicle asset tests include specific tax thresholds and depreciation rules for multiple cars, and certain incomes like student loans or vocational stipends are excluded. Controls and appeals processes are strengthened, with automatic termination if health status improves or reports become invalid.
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Key Changes
- Eligibility now requires medical board confirmation that the disabled person cannot perform daily living activities without assistance (Article 4 & 8)
- Care recipients cannot provide care for another disabled person or receive the benefit themselves (new paragraph 12 of Article 5)
- Income calculation updated: rental income uses actual contract amount or assessed value; multiple vehicles assessed with ÖTV threshold and 1/120 of value
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Obligations
What this law requires
Obtain a formal health report from a medical board confirming the disabled individual cannot perform daily activities without assistance before approving home care assistance benefits
Prepare a care report by the medical board documenting that the disabled individual cannot continue life without another person's help and care due to inability to perform routine daily tasks
Prohibit care recipients from simultaneously serving as caregivers for other disabled individuals and prohibit caregivers from receiving home care assistance benefits themselves
Calculate rental income based on actual rental contracts or, if no contract exists, use assessed or declared market values (not using 1/240th formula)
Apply specific vehicle asset tests: for single vehicle, calculate 1/120th of amount exceeding statutory tax threshold; for multiple vehicles, calculate 1/120th of highest-value vehicle's market/insurance value and 1/120th for all other vehicles