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Residential matters
After the Ombudsman's intervention, the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Slovenia recognized the difficult life situation of the applicant and responded accordingly
Summary:

The complainant approached the Ombudsman and requested help in extending the lease agreement for official lodgings owned by the Ministry of Defence....

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Starejši  |  Otroci in mladina
Torzo človeka ki očitno leži na bolniški postelji
Foreigners and asylum seekers
Foreigners who cannot be deported from the country must be guaranteed access to social welfare services
Summary:

Varuh je obravnaval pobudo tujca, ki je zaradi starosti in zdravstvenih razlogov potreboval nastanitev v socialnovarstvenem zavodu (domu za starejše)....

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Tujci  |  Starejši
Health care
Problems with accessing doctors due to electronic appointments
Summary:

Pobudnica se je pritoževala, da njena mati, stara 77 let, ne zmore uporabljati informacijskega sistema IRIS, ki naj bi se uvajal v Zdravstvenem domu...

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Starejši  |  Invalidi in osebe s posebnimi potrebami
Social services
Decisions on people’s rights must be comprehensible
Summary:

Če odločitve o pravicah posameznikov niso obrazložene na način, da bi jih bilo mogoče razumeti in s tem omogočiti učinkovito vlaganje pravnih...

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Invalidi in osebe s posebnimi potrebami  |  Osebe s težavami v duševnem zdravju  |  Slepi in slabovidni  |  Starejši
Social benefits, grants and scholarships
Residing abroad and eligibility for a solidarity allowance to eliminate the consequences of energy poverty
Summary:

The Pension and Disability Insurance Institute of Slovenia (ZPIZ) explained to a petitioner, a pensioner with a permanent residence in Slovenia, that...

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Starejši
Social services
Vacation pay and leave of absence: a right that cannot be arbitrarily restricted or withdrawn
Summary:

The Ombudsman found that the social work centre unjustifiably intervened in the complainant’s right to vacation pay and leave of absence by including...

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Invalidi in osebe s posebnimi potrebami  |  Osebe s težavami v duševnem zdravju  |  Starejši
Health care
The right to be absent from work and the right to salary compensation for the purpose of caring for infirm elderly relatives during the COVID-19 epidemic
Summary:

In the event of force majeure that substantially alters the conditions of care provided to persons who were the recipients of services offering...

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Starejši