Monthly Assistance for Families with Children Studyig Remotely

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

A monthly assistance for families with children studying remotely (Месечна помощ за семейства с деца до 14 г., които учат дистанционно) was provided in the event that one or both parents could not work remotely from home and were not able to use paid leave

History

Country

Bulgaria

Policy Area

Parental leave

Measure

Paid parental leave

Eligibility

Working parents with children aged under 14

Type

Cash (social insurance)

Start / Announced Date

Aug-20

End Date

N/A

Amount

For families with one child aged under 14: minimum wage of BGN 610 per month For families with two or more children: 150% of the minimum wage (BGN: 915) per month

Total Cost

BGN 73 million

Recipients

Parents

Route to the child

Indirect

Sources

Bogdanov, G. and Zahariev, B. (2021) Social protection and inclusion polciy responses to the COVID-19 ciris: Bulgaria. 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 UNDP COVID-19 Global Gender Response Tracker: https://data.undp.org/gendertracker/