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“The self-employed are deceived. We have seen this information all the time. We all work independently and meet these expectations, ”he said. lrytas.lt the woman who called the newsroom.
After receiving this news from the Employment Service, he called both this institution and the ministry, but Asta was told that the information provided in the letter received was correct: payment of benefits was suspended.
“This information is published in silence. It is deceiving the people. Everyone was waiting and waiting in silence for this money. Now the government has taken it from the people and it is not clear where they are going to direct it,” the woman resented.
The Employment Service noted that information about the changes was published on the service’s website and on the Facebook social network on July 1, explaining that benefit payments were suspended since June 30. Quarantine lifted in Lithuania.
Meanwhile, the right to benefits for the self-employed is acquired when the government declares an emergency and quarantine, during which it imposes restrictions on economic activity.
Therefore, the last benefit payment for June was made in July.
The Social Security Ministry, for its part, noted that as restrictions were lifted, the list of beneficiaries had shrunk since June 1, but support was still available to anyone whose income fell by 30 percent. or more in 2020 in comparison. with 2019.
Additional support is provided to the self-employed who have not yet resumed their activities. Such people as of July 1. was able to register with the Employment Service and receive a job search allowance of € 212, which is paid until August 31.
However, Asta also noted that last year, even after the quarantine was lifted, a flat-rate benefit of 257 euros was paid to the self-employed for another two months. “This year there is already a different procedure, although the situation has not changed substantially. So, if the situation is the same, I would like the benefits to be the same,” said the interlocutor.
According to data from the State Tax Inspectorate, this year 71,581 inhabitants carried out activities with a business license in Lithuania, according to the individual activity certificate – 199018. The Ministry of Social Affairs estimates that as of January they received around 65 thousand benefits each month . people, and in June it received almost 60 thousand. persons.
