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Perhaps the most relevant for many is the monthly child benefit, which is currently 60 euros. According to a draft prepared by the Ministry of Social Security and Labor, this benefit should increase to 70 euros next year. Thus, if the project is approved, it would increase by 16.7 percent.
By the way, if the ministry proposed to only increase the basic benefit by 1 euro to 40 euros and maintain the provision that the child’s money reaches 1.8 (the proposed reduction to 1.75), then the benefit would increase to 72 euros .
Currently, there are more than 500 thousand. children under the age of eighteen. Consequently, throughout 2021. for each of them, parents would receive 120 euros more than they would receive this year.
The supplementary benefit for poor families or children with disabilities should be € 41.12. Therefore, a total of € 111.2 (70 + 41.12) will be paid per month for these children.
Support for pregnant women and in case of death
In addition to the child benefit, other amounts depend on the basic benefit, which, as mentioned, it is proposed to increase to 40 euros: allowance for pregnant women, allowance for care, allowance for flat-rate installation, allowance for childcare , single birth allowance for more than one child at a time, adoption allowance, foster child care allowance, funeral allowance, support for the transportation of remains, etc.
For example, a woman who is not legally entitled to maternity benefit receives a lump sum of 6.43 basic social benefits to a pregnant woman 70 days before the expected date of delivery. Therefore, next year, this profit would increase by € 7.2, or 2.87%, to € 257.2.
The burial allowance is paid to the person who buries the deceased. Amount of benefit 8 basic social benefits. This means that if the ministry’s project is approved, it would increase by 8 euros, or 2.56 percent, to 320 euros next year.
Support for the transportation of corpses will be awarded to the resident who organized the transportation of the remains, if their average income does not exceed the established amount. This support covers the actual costs, but cannot exceed 54 basic social benefits. So next year, that maximum will go from € 54 to € 2,160.
About 600 thousand people receive benefits, compensation and social supports related to the basic social benefit. people. Its increase will require around 17.5 million. additional funds from the state budget.
Social pensions will increase minimally
Among other things, from the beginning of next year, the Ministry of Social Security and Labor proposes to increase the size of the base of the welfare pension by 3 euros to 143 euros.
Depending on each situation, the social assistance pension varies from 1 to 2.25 the size of the base of the social assistance pension. Therefore, these profits will increase by EUR 3 to 6.75 or 2.14%, respectively.
We remind you that it is proposed to increase ordinary pensions much faster next year: 7.17%.
About 60 thousand people receive social assistance benefits. people. These are orphans, disabled children, adults disabled from infancy, other disabled people and people of retirement age who have not acquired a seniority to receive a Sodra social security pension.
An additional 3.0 million LTL will be needed to increase the size of the welfare pension base. euros from the state budget.
It is also proposed to increase the size of the planned compensation base from € 3 to € 120 next year.
The target compensation basis is a measure of the amount of target compensation for nursing or care (assistance) costs. Specific compensation is provided to disabled people with special needs. It is a supplementary benefit that is paid together with a social security or social assistance pension.
According to preliminary calculations, 93 thousand people receive specific compensation. people. His state budget increase is expected to require $ 4.9 million. euros.
Minimal: without the approval of employees and employers
Among other things, the Ministry of Social Security and Labor proposes to the Government to increase the minimum hourly wage from EUR 0.21, or 5.6%, to EUR 3.93 from next year, and from EUR 35, or 5 , 7%, to 642 EUR. monthly minimum wage (MMA).
In the tripartite council, the workers’ representatives called for the minimum to be raised further next year. Employer representatives generally suggested postponing its increase.
According to the Labor Code, the minimum can only be paid for unskilled work. According to Sodra, more than 130 thousand. the population currently earns up to 607 euros per month.
For the new levels of benefits and minimum wages to take effect next year, they have not yet been approved by the government. Also the new Seimas.
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