Social enterprises will now be able to provide employment services for people with disabilities without being subject to the licensing requirements set out in the Law on Support for the Unemployed…
To expand the availability of community-based social services for individuals with severe mental and multiple disabilities, new social service infrastructure will be established in Riga and Liepāja…
Every year in Latvia, many people become victims of violence – seniors, individuals with visual, hearing, or mobility impairments, and others affected by violence often remain unnoticed and without…
To strengthen the quality of out-of-family care in children's care institutions and ensure an emotionally safe environment for children, training for staff of children's care institutions will be…
According to the Law on State Pensions, pension indexation will take place again this year on October 1. The pension index consists of two components - the actual consumer price index (i.e.,…
Since July 1, 2019 the new type of allowance shall be implemented – allowance for child adoption. Procedure of new support for adopters after the decision of court on the adoption approval coming…
The Ministry of Welfare forecasts a further decrease in unemployment with the unemployment rate reaching 5.9% in 2019. A more significant reduction in registered unemployment is expected in the…
