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full-time basis. This group of parents needs assistance from the State to

support their living and care for their children. The situation of single

parents is especially compelling for such state support.

30. The government has a scheme to support families that look after their

members who have disabilities. This includes a grant worth 3,000 baht to

assist poor families in their daily living but the assistance is limited to not

more than 3 times per year per family. A personal income tax deduction of

60,000 baht is allowed for each person with disabilities under the care of

the taxpayer. Moreover, persons with disabilities who are registered with

the DEP are entitled to receive a monthly allowance of 500 baht. The

allowance has been recently increased by the current government to 800

baht.

31. Recommendation: The DEP should develop a system of volunteers to

ensure that persons with disabilities can easily access the services provided

by the State. It could explore making use of the existing system of public

health volunteers for this purpose. Local authorities should be encouraged

to take part in the work of the service centers for persons with disabilities

which are being set up in some provinces with the DEP serving as the

agency that gives advices to those authorities to ensure that the services

provided to persons with disabilities respond to their needs in an efficient

way.

32. Recommendation: The DEP should review the rate of remuneration

for personal assistants to make it more attractive. It should also consider

allowing parents who act as personal assistants to their children with

disabilities to receive remuneration or adopting other measures to support