The childcare benefit (bērna kopšanas pabalsts) for children aged 1.5 to 2 years was increased
Country
LatviaPolicy Area
Additional income support for families with childrenMeasure
Cash transferEligibility
All families with a child aged between 1.5 and 2Type
Cash (social assistance)Start / Announced Date
14/05/2020End Date
09/06/2020Amount
€171 (prevoiusly €42.69) per month per child during the state of emergency period (i.e. between 12/03/2020 and 09/06/2020)Total Cost
N/ARecipients
ParentsRoute to the child
IndirectSources
OECD (2020) The OECD tax-benefit model for Latvia. Available at: https://www.oecd.org/els/soc/TaxBEN-Latvia-2020.pdfAccess the full dataset here
