A temporary extension of Parental Allowances (rodičovský príspevok) was made
History
Country
Slovakia
Policy Area
Parental leave
Measure
Paid parental leave
Eligibility
Parents whose receipt of parental allowances ended in March 2020, who had no income from employment, business or self-employment, and who did not receive social benefits or pensions
Type
Cash (social insurance)
Start / Announced Date
28/04/2020
End Date
N/A
Amount
For people who received maternity benefiets: €370 per month
For people who did not receive maternity benefits: €270 per month
Total Cost
N/A
Recipients
Parents
Route to the child
Indirect
Sources
Dančíková, Z. (2020) ‘Slovak Republic country note’, in Blum, S., Koslowski, A., Kaufman, G. and Moss, P. (eds.) International Review of Leave Policies and Research 2020. Available at: http://www.leavenetwork.org/lp_and_r_reports/
Guio, A-C., Frazer, H. and Marlier, E. (eds.) (2021) Study on the economic implementing framework of a possible EU Child Guarantee scheme including its financial foundation: final report. Brussels: European Commission.