A temporary parental allowance for the self-employed (allocation parentale temporaire pour les travailleurs indépendants) was provided
History
Country
Belgium
Policy Area
Additional income support for families with children
Measure
Cash for care
Eligibility
Self-employed parents who did not benefit from the temporary bridge right crisis measure, and who had therefore resumed or continued their activities, but who saw a reduction in their activity due to care responsibilities for a child aged under 12 or a disabled child
Type
Cash (social insurance)
Start / Announced Date
16/05/2020
End Date
06/06/2020
Amount
€532.24 per month (or €875 per month for single parents) for the months of May and/or June
Total Cost
N/A
Recipients
Parents
Route to the child
Indirect
Sources
UNDP COVID-19 Global Gender Response Tracker: https://data.undp.org/gendertracker/
Service Public Fédéral - Sécurité Sociale (2020) Allocation parentale temporaire pour les travailleurs indépendants. Available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20230130111119/https://socialsecurity.belgium.be/fr/news/allocation-parentale-temporaire-pour-les-travailleurs-independants-20-05-2020