The Ministry of Welfare (MoW) proposes reforming and significantly improving the parental benefit provided to parents during the early stages of a child’s life. The aim of the reform is to make the…
At the Cabinet meeting on 25 August, the government decided to allocate €3.1 million from the state contingency fund to the Ministry of Welfare. The funding will ensure the fulfilment of the state's…
Amendments have been adopted to the regulations governing the implementation of the European Union Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) investment “Promoting the Availability of Assistive…
On 1 July, 2026, changes will come into force regarding how the State Commission of Health and Work Capacity Experts (the Commission) informs persons about the approaching expiration of their…
The Ministry of Welfare has prepared a draft informative report “Improvement of the Disability Assessment System for Adults”, which proposes a comprehensive reform of the disability assessment…
Further clarifications will be introduced to the procedure under which the Children’s Hospital Foundation determines the provision of maintenance psychosocial rehabilitation therapy. This will…
According to international studies, around 15% of the global population regularly engages in volunteering. In Latvia, this figure is significantly lower – approximately 6–7%. At the same time, data…
From 27 April, municipalities and private providers of social services (such as associations and foundations) can submit project proposals to provide community-based social rehabilitation and short…
On 1 April, Latvia marks eight years since the Social Enterprise Law entered into force – a milestone that has helped drive the development of social entrepreneurship in the country. Symbolically,…
Funding allocated to expand the availability of community-based social services has been increased by €538,000. As a result, a total of €16 million is available for the fourth round of this measure,…
