Prague is constantly increasing its capacities for the care of the disabled, according to Councilor Johnová. Completely insufficient, opposes representative Udženija
“Prague has the capacity, but it is not in accordance with the law on its territory, and this is the main problem. We are also dealing with what these capacities look like, i.e. their inappropriateness,” Milena Johnová, a councilor for social policy from the Praha sebe group, states in Pros and Cons.
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Prague representative and mayor of Prague 2 Alexandra Udženija (ODS) rejects accusations from the Pirates and Prague. “But if we want to make a transformation and make it possible for people who want to return to Prague, then we also have to say where. And that’s the main dispute: I can’t disturb something if I don’t know where to go with these people.”
“As the first councilor in the history of Prague, I did a great deal to create the capacity of care services for those with a medical disadvantage in Prague,” says Johnová. “In four years, despite the pandemic, we managed to build additional services and start a lot of projects that I would like to hand over to my successor, for example we have specific plans for facilities that were created by 2025.”
I could have done more if there were more conditions for it.
Milena John
However, Udženija claims that the approved medium-term plan for Prague and residence capacities for social purposes until 2022 is not being fulfilled. “We see that we have in all facilities at this time capacity of approximately minus one thousand seats. We have people who are waiting for stays within Prague, as well as those who are outside of Prague.”
Four years were wasted and much more could have been done.
Alexander Uzheniya
“I’m glad that it was said that I should have done more, which I could have done if there were more conditions for it,” John explains. Udženija promises that the future Prague coalition will push for the building of community housing. “This is a modern approach to social care. But we have to have capacity in the capital city, so they have to start building quickly or look for suitable premises.”
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Prague is said to have created dozens of places in sheltered housing in recent years, which are set up by non-governmental organizations. “Capacity is constantly being filled, despite all the complicating conditions,” Milena Johnová (Praha Sobě) defends the actions of the adolescent Prague council in matters of social welfare.
“It is completely inadequate. Four years were wasted and much more could have been done,” criticizes the municipality in the field of electoral care for physically active and mentally disadvantaged people in the past term of Alexander Udženij (ODS).
Listen to the entire discussion in the audio recording. Hosted by Karolína Koubová.