Beskrivelse
If you live at home and have problems cooking for yourself, you may have meals delivered. This service may consist of hot or frozen dinners delivered to your home one or more days each week.
Målgruppe
The elderly or disabled who reside at home.
Kriterier
Illness, age or other situations result in your not being able to ensure your nutritional requirements.
This service is not statutory. Meal delivery may be provided in order to meet a need for assistance giving right to the service. In this event, this service is offered pursuant to the Social Services Act.
Veiledning
You may contact the municipality for assistance in applying for food delivery, or you may ask others to help you if you have a need for this. If another person applies on your behalf, this person must present a power of attorney signed by you.
Vedlegg
You must attach the power of attorney if someone is applying on your behalf.
Saksbehandlingstid
The municipality shall consider your application as soon as possible. If the matter cannot be determined within one month, you will be informed of this in writing with the reasons for the delay. At the same time you will be informed when you may expect to hear of the municipality’s decision.
Søknadsbehandling
The municipality shall obtain the necessary information in order to determine the matter. A decision will consequently be made. Normally, a reason is given for the decision at the same time. You will always be given a reason if there are grounds to believe that you will not be satisfied with the decision. If the reasons are not stated, you may ask the municipality. This should be done within the time limit for making an appeal.
Klagemulighet
If you are not satisfied with the decision, you may appeal to the municipality within three weeks of having been informed. Explain why you are dissatisfied and why you feel the decision should be changed. If you need assistance, you may ask the municipality. If the municipality upholds irs original decision, the matter will be sent to either the county governor (if the service is made pursuant to the Social. Services Act), or the municipal appeals board, who will determine whether the appeal may be allowed.