Child Birth Benefit

The following persons are entitled to receive the child birth benefit: citizens, non-citizens of Latvia, foreigners, and stateless persons living in Latvia who have received a personal identification code.

The benefit is not granted to persons who have received a temporary residence permit.

The benefit is granted in accordance with Section 8 of the Law on State Social Allowances and the Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 1546 “Regulations Regarding the Procedures for Granting and Payment of the Child Birth Benefit” as of 22.12.2009.

It is an extraordinary benefit. It is granted to:

• one of the parents for each child who has reached the age of 8 days and who has received the personal identification code;
• guardian if the child has been taken under guardianship until the age of one year.

What is the amount of the benefit? The child birth benefit is LVL 296 for each child.

When applying for the child care benefit an application for granting of the benefit must be submitted. The application for granting of the benefit can be sent also by post or in electronic form in accordance with the regulatory enactments regarding drawing up of electronic documents. When applying for the benefit by post or e-mail application form in the webpage of the State Social Insurance Agency www.vsaa.lv can be used or a free text application can be submitted stating the following information:

1. benefit applicant’s:

• name, surname;
• personal identification code;
• address of the declared place of residence;
• telephone number or e-mail address;
• account number of credit institution or postal account system (21 symbols);
• type of the benefit applied for (child birth benefit);

2. child’s:

• name, surname;
• personal identification code;

If the child was born abroad, together with the application a copy of the document on registration of the birth fact of the child issued by a competent institution of the foreign country must be submitted and the original thereof must be presented (when applying for the benefit by post a notarized copy of this document must be annexed to the application). A translation must be annexed to the document issued by the competent institution of the foreign country, and it must be legalized. If the document has been issued in a country of the European Union, the European Economic Area, or the Swiss Confederation legalization is not necessary.

The benefit applicant attests with a signature that the information provided in the application is true.

If the benefit applicant is a guardian then information about establishing of guardianship will be submitted to the SSIA by the orphan’s court that made the decision on establishment of guardianship.

When submitting the application at the department of SIAA it is not necessary to present a personal identification document. However, in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Law, when providing to the person information related to the specific person SSIA has the rights and the person has the duty to present a document that allows to identify this person.

An authorized person can also apply for the benefit if he or she has formalized the representation rights in accordance with Paragraph one, Section 38 of the Administrative Procedure Law (i.e. has a notarized letter of attorney or an authorization drawn up in the institution (SSIA)).

The benefit can be applied for in any department of the State Social Insurance Agency (SSIA).

In what period of time the benefit application must be submitted?

The benefit can be applied for within one year after birth of the child or the day of establishment of guardianship if the child has been taken under guardianship until the age of one year. If this term is exceeded unfortunately the benefit is not paid.

Where can the benefit be received?

The benefit is transferred to the account of a credit institution or postal account system stated by you.