������p�n���F����s��Eq��&r�� N�+����>�~ޥ����W��?��tֱ=���*:< Lump sum child benefit is payable to one or other of the child's parents, single parent, adoptive parents or guardian. You will need the following documents (choose those which apply to your specific situation): Applicants do not need to submit the above documents if a municipal authority receives data from the state and departmental registers and state information systems. © Cogitatio (Lisbon, Portugal) unless otherwise stated | Privacy Policy | Cogitatio Homepage, Lithuanian Social Research Centre, Lithuania. Each new-born or adopted child, irrespective of whether a new born child benefit has already been paid, is entitled to a lump sum child benefit payment of 11 times the basic social benefit (EUR 429). Lithuania 1 Ruta Braziene (Lithuanian Social Research Centre, Institute of Labour and Social ResearchSocial Research Centre, Institute of Labour and ) Social Research) April 2018 . Most local authorities have an internet address - [name].lt (e.g. this leave as enabling men and women “to take care of (a) child until a given age”, so distinguishing this leave from Maternity leave, where the directive setting minimum standards was adopted as a health and welfare measure. If the mother did not receive maternity benefit for the period of a pregnancy and childbirth leave, a childcare benefit shall be granted to other persons entitled to it from the day that the child is born or the first day after the end of paternity leave. A parent or guardian of a child is entitled to a monthly benefit equivalent to six times the basic social benefit (EUR 234) during a period of training or studies and for 12 months after the period is over. If the amount of these income is higher than the childcare benefit or equal to this benefit, childcare benefit is not payable. One of the parents (adoptive parents) or a foster parent, or one of the child grandparent covered with the maternity social insurance is entitled to the childcare benefit if: The maternity social insurance record includes the periods during which state social insurance contributions for maternity social insurance are paid or had to be paid as required by law, as well as the periods during which the insured person received sickness benefit (including the benefits payable by the employer during the first two days of sickness), vocational rehabilitation, maternity, paternity and childcare benefits, sickness due to accidents at work or occupational disease benefits, unemployment social benefits and partial work benefits. However, pregnant women, employees who are on maternity, paternity or child care leave may not be dismissed on this legal basis. If the insured person who has been or is on childcare leave in the first year of the child's growing years has income and the amount these income is less than the childcare benefit, the said person shall be paid the difference between this benefit and the income received by the person in the appropriate month. proof of guardianship and letter of appointment as guardian; family, social family, private child care home, state or local authority children's home centre registration document; a court decision on the awarding of child maintenance, where maintenance was awarded; a statement from a company, institution or organisation that maintenance is deducted from wages or salary; a statement from the administration of the Children's Support Fund when a child receives benefit from the Fund; money orders when child benefit is received by post; certificate of schooling when a child (person) is accommodated in secondary school or vocational training establishment boarding house; a school certificate where a person aged 18 or over is in education; other documents presented according to the circumstances. During the paternity leave the father, in receipt of a paternity benefit, shall not be paid childcare benefit. Phone (+370 5) 2664201, fax (+370 5) 2664209, e-mail post@socmin.lt Code 188603515. If the insured person who is on a childcare leave is employed in another place of employment and he is granted childcare leave in this place of employment, the childcare benefit shall not be granted anew. This payment is not payable to those admitted more than twice to the same educational establishment or to the same category. Income is not evaluated and childcare benefit is not decreased if the insured person gets the benefit during the second year of child care (until the child turns two years old). <>/Metadata 325 0 R/ViewerPreferences 326 0 R>> \S��$�zm�V���f��D��^K�[������yP;9�f��l�yo�Nβl6X�zL>�7N>�l���t5���jr�x�aӿ���v:�����>= ��i��Г������vqz��w���������y�{��NO�=�%Iy endstream endobj startxref 1 0 obj For this reason, the person claiming a benefit must be employed in Lithuania. Parental leaves; leave to care for sick children and other employment-related measures to support working parents; and early childhood education and care policy.