Policy Document

Law on Benefits for Families and Children

Benefits & Requirements

Coverage: Requirements for its application

The children of soldiers

Coverage: Eligible groups or beneficiaries

The children of soldiers

Criteria for coverage

A benefit to the child of a serviceman in mandatory service shall be paid to the mother of the child. If the mother raising the child is not a permanent resident of the Republic of Lithuania, the benefit shall be paid to the father of the child.

Target group

Children

Types of benefits guaranteed by this document

Cash-Benefits

Conditions for accessing the benefit stipulated by this document

Each child of a serviceman in mandatory service during the father’s period of service.

Amount of the subsidy or contribution granted

1.5 base social benefits per month 11 base social benefits (BSB). Note: BSB - 38€, 01.01.2015

Read the Law

Full Text Source in English

Republic of Lithuania Law on Benefits for Children. 03.11.1994 – No I-621. (As last amended on 08.05.2014 – No XII-865).

Original full text source in native language

Lietuvos Respublikos Išmokų vaikams Įstatymas. 03.11.1994 – No I-621 (paskutinis pakeitimas 08.05.2014 – No XII-865).

Full text web source in English

http://www.socmin.lt/en/family-and-children/social-assistance-to-z2xz/

Original full text web source in native language

http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter2/dokpaieska.showdoc_l
http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter3/oldsearch.preps2=

Comments & Clarifications

Benefits for children of soldiers

Secondary Literature & Sources

Links to databases and sources for the analysis or evaluation of this policy field

http://www.socmin.lt/en/family-and-children/social-assistance-to-z2xz/
http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter2/dokpaieska.showdoc_l
http://www.socmin.lt/en/home.html

Author

Vlada Stankūnienė
Vytautas Magnus University, Demographic Research Centre

Data collected in the framework of the Population Europe Research Finder and Archive (PERFAR)

Cite as

SPLASH-db.eu (2015): Policy: "Law on Benefits for Families and Children" (Information provided by Vlada Stankūnienė). Available at: https://splash-db.eu [Date of access].