Published: 22.01.2021.
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Indemnity for the loss of working ability shall be paid to a socially insured person to whom the State Medical Commission for the Assessment of Health Condition and Working Ability (SMCAHCWA) has determined the volume of the lost working ability starting with 25 % due to accident at work or the diagnosed occupational disease. • The amount of indemnity is determined taking into account the average salary subject to insurance contributions calculated for the insured person (income obtained at work) and the degree of loss of working ability determined by SMCAHCWA. If the insured person has died due to an accident at work or occupational disease, his or her family members who are incapable of work and whom he or she completely or partially provided for, the compensation for the breadwinner shall be paid. • The amount of indemnity is determined taking into account the average salary of the deceased breadwinner and the number of dependents for which the remuneration is paid.

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Process description

  1. Service requests
    Reimbursement must be claimed within 6 months of the date of determining the degree of invalidity and loss of capacity or the date of death of the insured person. When requesting reimbursement at a later date, it shall be granted only for the previous 6 months before the date of the request for reimbursement.

    In order to claim the remuneration, 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.

    In requesting insurance compensation due to an occupational disease determined, an opinion regarding an occupational disease, which has been issued in conformity with the regulatory enactments regarding the procedures for the investigation and registration of occupational diseases, shall be submitted.

    If the compensation in the event of the death of the insured person is requested by a member of his or her family, the following
    • a statement by a medical treatment institution regarding the association of the cause of death with a work accident or occupational disease;
    • a judgment of the court concerning the presence of dependants if it is not possible, on the basis of the documents, to establish the fact of full or partial dependability.

  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.

A person is entitled to receive compensation for loss of work capacity if the State Medical Commission for the Assessment of Health Condition and Working Ability has determined a loss of capacity of at least 25% due to a workplace accident or an occupational disease.

A workplace accident is confirmed by an official report registered with the State Labour Inspectorate.

If the accident involves:

  • officials with special service ranks of institutions under the Ministry of the Interior,
  • military personnel of structural units subordinate to the Ministry of Defence, or
  • employees and officials of state security institutions,

the accident is confirmed by an official report issued by the relevant institution.

An occupational disease is confirmed by an opinion issued by the Medical Commission on Occupational Diseases at the Occupational and Radiation Medicine Centre of Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital.

In case of occupational disease, insurance compensation may be granted only if the person has been insured against accidents at work and occupational diseases for at least three years.

If the loss of work capacity is determined to be between 10% and 24%, the person is not entitled to compensation, but has the right to claim reimbursement of additional expenses related to treatment and rehabilitation, incurred as a result of a workplace accident or occupational disease.

 

 

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When determining the amount of insurance compensation, the following is taken into account:

  • the applicant’s calculated average insurance contribution wage;
  • the degree of loss of work capacity as determined by the State Medical Commission for the Assessment of Health Condition and Working Ability expressed as a percentage.

The average monthly insurance contribution wage is calculated for a 36-month period within the last five years prior to the date of the insured event, during which the person had the highest total wages:

  • within the five-year period before the date of the workplace accident, as confirmed by the official accident report;
  • within the five-year period before the date of the opinion confirming an occupational disease.

The average monthly wage is calculated according to the formula:

Vm = (A₁ + A₂ + … + A₃₆) ÷ B

Where:

  • Vm – average monthly insurance contribution wage;
  • A₁ to A₃₆ – total amount of insurance contribution wages for the 36 months;
  • B – number of months during which the person had a registered contribution wage, including months where the average wage is set at 40%.

In calculating the average wage, the number of months (B) does not include months in which the person was not working and did not earn income due to the following reasons:

  • temporary incapacity for work;
  • maternity leave, paternity leave, parental leave, or unpaid leave granted for child care;
  • receipt of downtime allowance, downtime support benefit, continued parental benefit, sickness assistance benefit, or other forms of compensation for idle employees, self-employed persons, or patent payers

If, during the 36-month period, a person was not employed in any given month or was on unpaid leave, that month shall still be included in the total number of months (B) and the wage for that month shall be calculated as 40% of the nationally determined average insurance contribution wage.

The calculated average monthly insurance contribution wage (Vm) may not be lower than 40% of the national average insurance contribution wage.

The amount of compensation for loss of work capacity is calculated using the

following formula:

A = (Vm × Iz) / 100

Where:

  • A – compensation for loss of work capacity;
  • Vm – the person’s average monthly insurance contribution wage;
  • Iz – the degree of work capacity loss (in percentage terms).

 

The value of Iz (loss of work capacity in %) to be used in the formula is determined in accordance with a predefined reference table.

Degree of Work Capacity Loss (%)

Compensation for Loss of Work Capacity (%)

100

80

90–99

75

80–89

70

70–79

65

60–69

60

50–59

55

40–49

50

30–39

45

25–29

35

 

The granted compensation for loss of work capacity may not be lower than the minimum amount of disability pension established by the Law On State Pensions for the corresponding disability group.

 

From 1 January 2025, the minimum monthly compensation amounts are:

Disability Status

Minimum Monthly Amount (EUR)

Group III disability

€189.00

Group III disability from childhood

€226.00

Group II disability

€264.60

Group II disability from childhood

€316.40

Group I disability

€302.40

Group I disability from childhood

€361.60

From 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024, the minimum monthly compensation amounts were:

Disability Status

Minimum Monthly Amount (EUR)

Group III disability

€171.00

Group III disability from childhood

€206.00

Group II disability

€239.40

Group II disability from childhood

€288.40

Group I disability

€273.60

Group I disability from childhood

€329.60

The maximum compensation payable per month may not exceed 25 times the amount of the State Social Security Benefit established for persons who have reached the statutory retirement age.

  • From 1 January 2025, the maximum monthly compensation shall not exceed €4,150.00 (25 × €166.00).
  • From 1 January 2024, the maximum monthly compensation was €3,425.00 (25 × €137.00).

The amount of compensation is reviewed and indexed annually on 1 October.

 

 

 

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If the Recipient of Compensation Is Granted an Old-Age or Service Pension

Compensation for loss of work capacity is paid until the person reaches the statutory retirement age, as defined by the Law on State Pensions.

After the granting of an old-age or service pension, the compensation is paid as follows:

  • If the amount of the granted pension is less than the compensation, the person receives the difference between the two;
  • If the pension is equal to or exceeds the compensation, the payment of the compensation is terminated.

When calculating the monthly amount of compensation payable, the monthly amount of a lifetime pension, derived from a life insurance contract under the state funded pension scheme, is not included alongside the old-age pension amount.
 

This applies to persons granted an old-age pension after 1 January 2023.

If the old-age pension is granted early and is being paid at 50% of the granted amount, then the compensation is paid by comparing the actual paid pension amount with the compensation.

If the granted early old-age pension or service pension is not being paid because the person continues to work, the compensation is paid in full, without reduction or suspension, even if the pension amount is higher than the compensation.

A person cannot simultaneously receive both compensation for loss of work capacity and a disability pension.

If the person qualifies for both, only one benefit is paid, based on the individual's choice – either the pension or the compensation.

Compensation for loss of work capacity can be received:

  • by transfer to a bank account with a credit institution or Postal Settlement System (PNS) in the Republic of Latvia;
  • by home delivery to the recipient’s residence.

If the person moves abroad for permanent residence, they must submit the same documents as required for the continuation of pension payments.

Payment of compensation is suspended during the period the person is receiving unemployment benefit.

 

 

 

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