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Yesterday, the Government approved a proposal to allocate an additional 114 million euros from the state reserve to subsidies and salary benefits for the self-employed. euros.
“This year, the population of the country affected by the pandemic has already received a third of a billion euros in state aid. The main objective of the support is to help people who have lost their jobs and their income. The assistance measures of the Ministry of Social Security and Labor continue. We understand how important it is to continue to help employers keep employees and jobs for them, and provide income to those who have lost their jobs. We are already planning state support even after the quarantine, ”says the Minister of Social Security and Labor, Monika Navickienė.
SUPPORT FOR DISABLED WORKERS. As the quarantine continues, employers can declare downtime for employees if they are unable to provide employment. Currently, the number of companies that have declared inactivity slightly exceeds 10,000. Since the beginning of the year, more than 20,000 downtime allowances have been paid. employers, more than 120 million euros.
During downtime, employees may not be required to perform job functions and be paid at least the minimum wage, but only if the employment contract stipulates a full-time work rate. This means that a worker in downtime must receive at least € 467 “in his hands”.
Since the beginning of this year, a new payment model for downtime allowances has been implemented. We compensate 100 percent. a salary of € 963 “on paper”. This helps employers retain employees and jobs for themselves.
SUPPORT FOR THE SELF-EMPLOYED. Freelancers whose activities are restricted during quarantine continue to receive a € 260 benefit this year. About 65,000 freelancers receive a lump sum benefit, reaching 54 million since the beginning of the year. euros.
The self-employed are eligible if the self-employed activity has been registered for at least 3 months in a 12-month period and has not been discharged before the date of quarantine and emergency, and the salary received does not exceed € 642 ” on paper”.
If a self-employed person is not included in the list published by the STI, but has financial difficulties, he must apply to the Employment Service for a lump sum benefit. The State Tax Inspection will check if the income of a self-employed person decreased in 2020 compared to 2019. If the income fell by 30 percent. or more, the self-employed will be included in the list published by the STI. A self-employed person who has been included in the list published by the STI after an individual evaluation may receive a lump sum benefit.
JOB SEARCH ASSIGNMENT. More than 40,000 people lost their jobs in January and February, amounting to € 212 and almost € 17 million. euros.
People who have lost their job no earlier than 3 months can apply for the job search benefit. until the declaration of emergency or quarantine. To receive a job search benefit, you must register with the Employment Service and obtain unemployment status.
Job search benefit is not available to those who are entitled to social security unemployment benefit. The benefit is also not paid if the person starts working or participates in active labor market policy measures.
ILLNESS BENEFITS. Residents of the country can receive sickness benefits for the care of a family member who is not ill. About 13 thousand people currently have a valid certificate of incapacity for work to care for a family member. persons. This is half that of January this year and four or even five times less than during the first quarantine. In 2021, a total of more than € 36 million was paid in sickness benefits related to COVID 19, both for care and sickness. During the first quarantine, almost 126 million euros were needed for sickness benefits. euros.
More than 370 million people have been assigned to the population affected by the pandemic this year. euros. This year, more than 350 million were paid to the country’s population. of which 155 million euros paid in December last year.
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