A parent benefit (beneficcju ta genitur) was newly introduced for parents to care for their children during school closures
Country
MaltaPolicy Area
Parental leaveMeasure
Paid parental leaveEligibility
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 closuresType
Cash (social insurance)Start / Announced Date
09/03/2020End Date
30/06/2020Amount
For tull-time wokers: €166.15 per week
For part-time workers: €103.85 per weekTotal Cost
N/ARecipients
ParentsRoute to the child
IndirectSources
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/covid19eupolicywatchAccess the full dataset here
