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Permit to operate a special housing for disabled people

Operating license of a special housing resource

People with disabilities have the right to housing in accordance with their needs and wishes and the right to choose

  • place of residence

  • where and with whom it lives, on an equal basis with others.

Disabled people also have the right to social services that enable them to live in their own home and that contribute to their full integration and participation in society. Services for persons with disabilities may not be made conditional on their living in a particular form of residence.

Supporting documents with application

  • Consent for the procurement of a criminal record certificate. The form must be printed and filled in

  • CV of the applicant or company head

  • Operational plan

  • Last annual financial statement (if the company is already in business)

  • Registration of a company in the Register of Taxes on the Company, stating the legal form, composition of the Board of Directors and the purpose of the Company

  • Information on the premises where the service is provided. Location, size, real estate number according to the register of real estate and residential number if applicable.

Links to laws and regulations for applications for individual licences special housing measures for disabled people

Operating license of a special housing resource

Social care standards for social services for people with disabilities

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Contact us

Tel: 540 0040
open all weekdays 11 - 15

gev@gev.is

Address

Suðurlandsbraut 24, 5th floor

108 Reykjavík

kt. 611221 0100