Price
Free
Execution deadline in working days
22
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Recipient
Individual person
Receiving restrictions
-

Childcare benefit shall be paid to one of the child’s parents, guardian, or another person who, in accordance with the decision of an Orphan's and Custody Court, actually cares for and raises the child to the age of two years.

If the benefit is paid for twins or more children born in the same birth, additional payment shall be granted in addition to the childcare benefit for each following child.

Process description

  1. Service requests
    The allowance must be claimed within 6 months of the date of the entitlement. When applying for the benefit at a later date, it shall only be granted for the previous 6 months before the date of application for the benefit.

    In order to claim the benefit, a specific form of application addressed to the SAA must be completed.
    May submit a submission:
    • on the www.latvija.lv portal;
    • on-site (if requested for service, a personal identification document (passport or ID card) must be produced);
    • electronically (the application must be signed with a secure electronic signature containing the time stamp);
    • by post;
    • through the competent foreign authority.
    An application may be submitted in person to any VSAA customer service centre or to the unified customer service centres of the State and local governments.

    The submission shall indicate the preferred method of receiving the decision.

  2. Receipt of services
    A decision regarding the granting of a benefit may be received in person, by post, in the official electronic address or in the portal www.latvija.lv, in accordance with the type of receipt of the decision indicated in the application.

    The service shall be transferred to the account of the Latvian credit institution or postal settlement system (PNS) at the choice of the recipient.