Price
Free
Execution deadline in working days
22
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Recipient
Individual person
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Receiving restrictions
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The benefit shall be paid to a person who is older than 18 years and who requires special care due to severe functional disorders causing disability. Opinion on the necessity of special care is issued by the State Medical Commission for the Assessment of Health Condition and Working Ability.

Process description

  1. Service requests
    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.
    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

    If the official electronic address account (hereinafter the e-address) is activated, the decision will be sent by the SSIA to the e-address regardless of how the application is submitted.

    If the e-address is not enabled and:

    completed for e-submission on portal Latvija.gov.lv, the decision will be available for viewing on portal Latvija.gov.lv in the “SSIA information and services” e-service under the “logged-in services” section;

    the application has been submitted to the SSIA in person, electronically (signed with a secure electronic signature) or sent by post - the decision may be received according to the type of receipt of the decision indicated in the application: on the portal, Latvija.gov.lv, face-to-face, or by post

    At the choice of the recipient, the SSIA shall transfer the service to the account of the Latvian credit institution or postal payment system.

  • permanently resides in Latvia (including Latvian citizens, non-citizens, foreigners, and stateless persons);
  • has been assigned a personal identification number and the status in the Population Register is active;
  • is over 18 years of age and has been certified as disabled by the State Medical Commission of Health and Work Capacity Expert Physicians, which has issued an opinion on the need for special care.

A benefit for an adult youth may also be received (pabalsta_pieprasisana_un_izmaks.pdf) by a person who was the legal representative of that youth until they reached adulthood (one of the parents, guardian, or foster parent), if a court decision has been made to initiate proceedings on restricting the youth’s legal capacity and establishing guardianship due to mental or other health disorders.

A benefit is not granted to persons who have received a temporary residence permit in Latvia, except for:

  • persons granted alternative status in Latvia and their family members within the meaning of the Asylum Law, provided their permanent residence during the validity of the temporary residence permit is in Latvia;
  • holders of the European Union Blue Card and their family members, provided their permanent residence during the validity of the temporary residence permit is in Latvia.

Amount of the Benefit:

  • For a person with a disability who requires care – 213.43 per month;
  • For a person with a disability who requires care and whose disability is caused by an illness from childhood – 413.43 per month.

Benefit for a Person with a Disability Requiring Care:

  • the benefit is granted from the day the opinion on the need for special care is issued;
  • payment of the benefit is terminated when the period for which the disability and the need for special care have been determined expires;
  • the benefit is paid once a month for the current month (e.g., payment in May for May).

 

Payment of the benefit is suspended:

  • while the beneficiary is in full state care (in a state-funded long-term social care and social rehabilitation institution or in a place of detention);
  • if the beneficiary leaves the Republic of Latvia for permanent residence abroad.

The benefit can be received:

  • by transfer to the beneficiary’s account in a credit institution or postal settlement system account in the Republic of Latvia;
  • by delivery to the beneficiary’s place of residence. The delivery fee is 2.39.

 

 

Translation prepared with a machine translation tool