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“As of January 1, a new option came into force that if both children are not allowed to attend kindergarten, both parents can receive sickness benefits,” the minister said on Monday after a meeting of the emergency commission. of the government.
M.Navickienė pointed out that in case two children of preschool age do not go to educational institutions, both parents can stay at home receiving a subsidy for childcare.
“Some implementation principles have also been discussed, so that if two children do not go to the preschool institution, both parents may not be able to care for those children at home. The most important news is that as of the first day of January, parents of children whose parents choose not to be admitted to preschool education institutions can receive sickness benefit, ”said the minister.
At the end of December, the Seimas approved an amendment to the Maternity and Sickness Social Insurance Law so that when the Government recommends not sending children to preschool and preschool education, parents can care for a child at home by providing for sickness.
In a decree on quarantine measures, the government approved a recommendation to participate in preschool and preschool education programs only for children whose parents do not have the opportunity to work remotely.
The sickness benefit for the care of children is 65.94%. salary “on paper”. It can be received by the child’s parents, adoptive parents, guardians, guardians and grandparents insured with the social insurance of illness.
The ministry also notes that after winter break, parents will be able to stay home with their elementary school while receiving sick pay.
“After the winter break, primary education will continue remotely. Parents can combine working from home and caring for children or apply for a certificate of incapacity for work, receive sickness benefit and help their children to study, ”says a statement issued by the Ministry of Social Security and Labor.
The ministry announced that the inability to work would initially be issued for up to 60 calendar days, but not beyond the end of the quarantine or emergency. If the quarantine and emergency last longer and distance learning persists, the certificate of incapacity for work is extended. The sickness benefit also reaches 65.94 percent. wages “on paper”.
As the BNS reported to the Ministry of Social Affairs, if the introduction of emergency and quarantine in educational institutions leads to universal distance education, adults who care for children up to and including fourth grade or in general and special education programs they can receive sickness and disability benefits. Sickness benefit for the care of a child or disabled person may be paid to the working parents, guardians, guardians or grandparents of the child or disabled person.
According to the Ministry, this procedure is regulated by a government resolution. In the absence of such instruction, it means that children under the fourth grade or persons with disabilities are educated through contact, are not provided with disability for their care, and sick benefits are not paid, unless the director of the municipal administration introduce a regime that restricts the spread of infections.
In the spring, parents, guardians, etc. who cared for preschool, preschool and primary-age children at home could also receive sickness benefit during the first quarantine.
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