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At the press conference organized by Minister Monika Navickienė, he first emphasized the modified measures of the pandemic package. I was pleased to have succeeded with a much smaller amount of funding in 2021. achieve good results.
“We see that unemployment rates have been declining since January, when the measures of the pandemic package were postponed. The unemployment rate now stands at 6.5 percent. This means that we are approaching the pre-pandemic level. The number of employees already exceeds 2020. in March, so we believe that the situation has really stabilized. “
However, he considered that it would be necessary to review the employment policy in the future and rethink what the main function of the Employment Service (UT) should be.
“The question is whether it is the provision of additional social support or an institution that must perform its function: find a job,” the minister explained.
What will change from July 1?
M. Navickienė presented for the first time in which sectors the payment of sickness benefit will change in the event of COVID-19.
„As of July 1. 100 percent. Sick pay in the amount of “heads up” will be paid to sick COVID-19 workers working in the fields of health, public safety, public order or education when contact with sick people is unavoidable or necessary. 14.4 thousand people are expected to acquire the right to higher sickness benefits. beneficiaries “.
It is observed that by 2021 this will require around 900 thousand. euros.
He also recalled that residents of the country can receive benefits not only in case of self-isolation and illness, but also for the care of a child of a sick relative.
“This has been the case before, around 2.5 thousand people have a valid certificate of incapacity for work to care for a family member. people when at the beginning of January I had 20 thousand. people, ”said the Minister.
As of July 1. Changes will also be made for so-called “quarantined” mothers or mothers who have become pregnant or have children during quarantine. According to M. Navickienė, they will be able to receive more favorable benefits.
The Minister also highlighted another important priority of the Ministry: poverty reduction.
As of July 1. The Single Person Benefit will come into force and, as of July, individual beneficiaries of social assistance pensions and beneficiaries of small pension supplements may request it. They will have to request this benefit from Sodra.
“As of January 1, the amount of this allowance will increase to EUR 32. The single person benefit will be available to all persons who are widowed or who have reached retirement age and are disabled”, assured M. Navickienė.
Another measure is being considered to allow for a wider range of social assistance pension beneficiaries, that is, those who have previously lived abroad and for whom data on pensions and benefits received abroad are not available due to circumstances outside of the country. of your control.
“For example, due to the difficult political situation and therefore unsupported diplomatic relations with those countries. However, this will still have to be approved by the Seimas.”
There are also plans to review the pension indexation mechanism starting in 2022, since the at-risk-of-poverty rate is only partially addressed with the single pensioner benefit.
As of July 1. The principles for determining special needs are changing and changes at the level of determining special needs are taking effect. According to M. Navickienė, only two levels of special needs remain valid: medium and high.
“From July 1, more seniors will be able to take advantage of the benefits associated with it. It is important that seniors are equated with the first level of minor special needs and the middle level of special needs is issued. We believe this will simplify the administration and will increase the number of users of the service “.
Another important innovation, according to the minister, related to people with disabilities is a personal assistant, whose service is also coming into force from July 1.
“For those with a disability for whom this need has been identified, it will be determined regardless of the age, severity or nature of the disability. A personal assistant will be able to provide assistance at home or in a public space and can help organize food, get to the right place, etc.
The purpose of this service is not only to perform work for a disabled person, but also to increase their independence as much as possible. Encourage the person with a disability to be as independent as possible. To finance this service from July 1. The money allocated in 2022 is not large enough to serve all those who want to receive this service, but we believe that it is very important to start providing it in 2022. Its volume will definitely increase and grow “, – promised M. Navickienė.
He also noted that there are plans to expand the availability of respite service, especially for families raising people with disabilities, as they urgently need it.
A major change awaits social workers who have earned the lowest wages, as 1st of July The minimum coefficients for the official salary and the fixed part will be increased.
“They will increase to 30 percent. Instead of the current 20%. In addition, social workers will receive more money for the qualification categories available.”
It is estimated that a total of 2.8 million LTL has been allocated to municipalities from the state budget. euros. It is mainly assigned to the following municipalities: Vilnius City (€ 318.8 thousand), Klaipeda City (€ 189.84 thousand), Kaunas City (€ 122.9 thousand), Siauliai City (€ 92.9 thousand) 5 thousand euros), Klaipeda district (76.96 thousand euros), Kėdainiai district (71.06 thousand euros), Marijampolė (68.1 thousand euros), city of Panevėžys (65.7 thousand euros) , Vilnius district (63.32 thousand euros). Eurase), Raseiniai district (62.44 thousand euros).
Deputy Minister Vytautas Šilinskas specified that payment of downtime and payment of job search benefits, despite the possible termination of the quarantine at the end of June, will continue until August 31
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