A child benefit was granted in accordance with recent income which might have seen sudden drops, instead of the previous year's income
History
Country
Portugal
Policy Area
Additional income support for families with children
Measure
Easing of eligibility conditions
Eligibility
Families who were in receipt of child benefits
Type
Cash (social assistance)
Start / Announced Date
26/03/2020
End Date
N/A
Amount
N/A
Total Cost
N/A
Recipients
Parents
Route to the child
Indirect
Sources
Eurofound (2020) Extraordinary extension of unemployment benefit and social benefit, case PT-2020-11/397 (measures in Portugal), COVID-19 EU PolicyWatch, Dublin. Available at: http://eurofound.link/covid19eupolicywatch