A year later, an unexpected letter from Sodra: not only did he not receive payment for parental leave, but he also remained in debt

The “Delfi” woman said that since 2018. November to July 2019. she had gone on maternity leave instead of the parents to care for her grandson.

“The workplace took that permit, that period passed in silence. I was raising my grandson because his parents had recently returned from abroad and had not completed the required service period. They wanted to get a loan and buy a house, so Everything was fine until Friday (November 13). I received an E-Mail mail that I owe to Sodra. Of course, he did not write there during any period, but when I called Sodra, he explained that it was during the period in which he was on vacation. “

According to her, this whole situation turned out to be strange for a woman, since she seemed to have passed new laws to pass that permission on to her grandparents, but at the same time she did not warn about possible debts.

“We are happy to take advantage of this offer. I had worked at my workplace for eight years because my grandson’s parents had not accumulated the required time of service, and I took that leave. However, I did not receive any benefits for the entire period of be careful, since the law requires that at least one of the parents has accumulated 12 months of service time so that the grandmother can also receive that benefit. “

According to the grandmother who raised the grandson, her family reconciled that they would not receive any benefits and accepted such conditions.

“However, no one informed me that I would not be covered by mandatory health insurance, no one said that. I even have frustrated emails informing me that I will not be paid. I wouldn’t even have gone on vacation, now it’s a fun situation.

The woman, Delfi, showed letters informing her of the non-receipt of the benefit, but the PSD tax is not actually mentioned.

“A debt of PSD 304.44 Eur was contracted, both calculated for a partial year. I was on vacation until my granddaughter was two years old. They told me that the debt was due to the fact that I did not receive any income during that period, ”he recalled.

According to her grandmother, the laws adopted sometimes seem very interesting and the accumulated debt also rages.

“Only anger arose, my daughter asked not to get angry, they say, none of that, we pay. However, we still want to warn other people not to experience such surprises later on. I found those letters, there it was written that I would not receive benefits during that period, but I had to write that I would not be insured either.

Explained when the obligation to pay arises

Saulius Jarmalis, Sodra’s head of communication, commented that he regretted the circumstances, but could not comment on the situation of a particular person in compliance with the requirements of protection of personal data.

However, in general, one of the preconditions for the granting and payment of parental benefit to grandparents is that at least one of the parents has been entitled to this benefit. For example, if neither parent has completed the required maternity social security record (12 months in the last 24 months) and neither parent can receive the benefit, parental benefit cannot be granted to grandparents either. Furthermore, only grandparents who are employed and have also completed the required maternity social security record are also entitled to the childcare allowance. ‘

He said that if a person who works takes leave without pay and does not receive salary or any insured income (for example, the child care benefit is also insured income) for a period greater than one calendar month, after which the insurance state social compulsory contributions to health insurance, the obligation arises to pay the minimum PSD contributions himself.

“Except in cases where a person is insured with the PSD at the expense of the state (the state PSD prohibits the registered unemployed, schoolchildren, students, parents raising young children, the disabled, etc.)”