Bridging Right in Case of a Compulsory Quarantine or the Closure of Care and Educational Settings

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posted on 2023-11-06, 21:19 authored by Mary DalyMary Daly, Sunwoo RyuSunwoo Ryu, Ertugrul PolatErtugrul Polat

A special new bridging right (overbruggingsrecht) was made available in case of forced interruption of activities due to quarantine or care for children

History

Country

Belgium

Policy Area

Additional income support for families with children

Measure

Cash for care

Eligibility

Self-employed workers who had interruptions in their activity for at least 7 successive days due to a compulsory quarantine or due to closures of schools, nurseries or care centres

Type

Cash (social insurance)

Start / Announced Date

01/09/2020

End Date

N/A

Amount

Different flat-rate benefits depending on the duration of the interruption and the family situation

Total Cost

N/A

Recipients

Parents

Route to the child

Indirect

Sources

UNDP COVID-19 Global Gender Response Tracker: https://data.undp.org/gendertracker/ Van Lancker, A. and Cantillon, B. (2021) Social protection and inclusion polciy responses to the COVID-19 ciris: Belgium. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?pager.offset=0&advSearchKey= ESPN_covid2021&mode=advancedSubmit&catId=22&policyArea=0&policyAreaSub=0&country=0&year=0