As of 1st July 1 2026 social security support will be granted to parents who make social insurance contributions in Latvia and raise their children in Latvia, aligning national regulations with the approach used in many European countries. This is stipulated by the amendments to the Law “On Maternity and Sickness Insurance” approved by the government, which specify that parental benefits will be granted only for children who have been assigned a personal identification number and who reside in…
As of 1st July 1 2026 social security support will be granted to parents who make social insurance contributions in Latvia and raise their children in Latvia, aligning national regulations with the approach used in many European countries. This is stipulated by the amendments to the Law “On Maternity and Sickness Insurance” approved by the government, which specify that parental benefits will be granted only for children who have been assigned a personal identification number and who reside in Latvia. The amendments still need to be reviewed and voted on by the Parliament (Saeima). In recent years, with the growing recruitment of labor from third countries, there has been a sharp increase in cases where parental benefits were claimed by…
