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“As the basic amounts of social benefits increase, so do the various benefits for the country’s most vulnerable people: people in poverty, the elderly, children, people with disabilities and others. We hope that the gradually increasing benefits will contribute to the reduction of deprivation and exclusion of the most disadvantaged people, “says Monika Navickienė, Minister of Social Security and Labor.
From 2021 January 1 the following basic amounts of social benefits will come into force:
THE AMOUNT OF THE BASIC SOCIAL BENEFIT is 40 EUR (EUR 39 in 2020)
Increasing this amount will increase the amounts of dependent benefits accordingly: lump sum child benefit, child benefit, compulsory military service child benefit, lump sum benefit for a pregnant woman, care benefit (care) , lump sum settlement allowance, special care allowance (care), apprentice allowance or childcare of a student, birth allowance, adoption allowance, foster child care allowance, funeral allowance, allowance transportation, artist compensation allowance, child support allowance, student welfare.
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About 600 thousand people receive these benefits, compensation and social support. people.
THE SIZE OF THE BASE PENSION BENEFIT is 143 euros (140 EUR in 2020)
Increasing this amount will increase social assistance benefits from EUR 1.5 (social assistance orphan’s pension) to EUR 6.75 (social assistance disability pension for people who have lost 100% of their ability to work before age 24), according to the type of benefit and the category of beneficiaries.
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Social assistance benefits provide a minimum income for people with very low or no income in the event of disability or old age.
It will affect about 60 thousand. who receive social assistance pensions: orphans, children with disabilities, adults with disabilities since childhood, other people with disabilities and people of retirement age who have not accumulated the minimum seniority to receive a state social insurance pension.
THE SIZE OF THE TARGET COMPENSATION BASE IS EUR 120 (117 EUR in 2020)
Increasing the size of the target compensation base will increase the target compensation by € 3.3 for people with a special level of continuous continuous care (assistance) and by € 1.8 for those with a specific level of continuous continuous care (assistance ).
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For those with a special need for the first level of continuous care, the specific compensation will increase by € 7.8, and for those with a special need for the second level of continuous care, € 5.7.
Specific reimbursement of maintenance (assistance) costs granted until 2018 will increase by 1.5-3 EUR on December 31. Targeted reimbursement of nursing expenses granted until 2018 on December 31 will increase by € 7.5.
About 93 thousand people receive such compensation in the country. people.
THE AMOUNT OF INCOME SUPPORTED BY THE STATE is 128 euros (125 EUR in 2020)
Increasing the amount of state subsidized income will increase the average amount of social benefits from 85.5 to 87.6 euros.
This amount is relevant to determine cash social assistance for disadvantaged people, the right to social assistance for students, additional child benefit, support for the purchase or rental of housing and other social assistance.
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