A parent benefit (beneficcju ta genitur) was newly introduced for parents to care for their children during school closures
History
Country
Malta
Policy Area
Parental leave
Measure
Paid parental leave
Eligibility
Parents of children aged 15 and below who both worked in the private sector, could not go to work or work from home and had to take additional unpaid leave to care for children during school closures
Type
Cash (social insurance)
Start / Announced Date
09/03/2020
End Date
30/06/2020
Amount
For tull-time wokers: €166.15 per week
For part-time workers: €103.85 per week
Total Cost
N/A
Recipients
Parents
Route to the child
Indirect
Sources
Eurofound (2020) New parental benefit to care for children during school closures, case MT-2020-11/273 (measures in Malta), COVID-19 EU PolicyWatch, Dublin. Available at: http://eurofound.link/covid19eupolicywatch