A sickness benefit (ligos išmoka) was provided and extended to allow people to take time off from work to care for children due to the closure of ECEC settings or schools or the children's self-isolation
Country
LithuaniaPolicy Area
Parental leaveMeasure
Paid parental leaveEligibility
Between 16/03/2020 and 16/06/2020: Employed or self-employed individuals who could not work remotely and who had children aged under 12 or disabled children aged under 21
From 20/09/2020 onwards: Employd or unemployed individuals who had to care for their children in under grade 4 due to the children's compulsory self-isolation or school closuresType
Cash (social insurance)Start / Announced Date
16/03/2020End Date
N/AAmount
Between 16/03/2020 and 16/06/2020: 65.94% of employed or self-employed individuals' wages for up to 60 calendar days
From 20/09/2020 onwards: 65.94% of employed or self-employed individuals' wages for up to 14 calendar daysTotal Cost
N/ARecipients
ParentsRoute to the child
IndirectSources
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Eurofound (2020) Compensation for employees looking after children or disabled persons while in quarantine, case LT-2020-9/299 (measures in Lithuania), COVID-19 EU PolicyWatch, Dublin. Available at: http://eurofound.link/covid19eupolicywatch
OECD (2020) The OECD tax-benefit model for Lithuania. Available at: https://www.oecd.org/els/soc/TaxBEN-Lithuania-2020.pdf
Navickė, J., Lazutka, R., and Žalimien, L. (2021) ESPN thematic report: social protection and inclusion policy responses to the COVID-19 crisis - Lithuania. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?pager.offset=15&advSearchKey= ESPN_covid2021&mode=advancedSubmit&catId=22&policyArea=0&policyAreaSub=0&country=0&year=0Access the full dataset here
