Care allowance The need to provide care for children or sick members of the immediate family entitles the employee to receive sickness benefits. The monthly amount of the sickness benefit is 80% of the base amount.
The care allowance may apply to the employee’s children, children of their spouse, adopted children, children adopted for upbringing and care or a member of the immediate family (spouse, parents, parent of a child, stepfather, stepmother, in-laws, grandparents, grandchildren, siblings). It is granted when there are no other family members to provide care (does not apply to children under 2).
The benefit is due:
- For a healthy child up to age 8, in the following situations:
- sudden closure of the facility the child attends (nursery, kindergarten, school),
- childbirth or illness of the employee’s spouse or of the other parent of the employee’s child who continuously cares for the child, if the childbirth or illness makes it impossible to care for the child,
- hospital stay of the employee’s spouse or the other parent of the employee’s child who continuously cares for that child,
- illness of the child’s caregiver (provided that an appropriate agreement has been made with the caregiver),
- The need to isolate the child due to a suspected infectious disease:
- for a disabled child under 18 years of age (if the content of the disability certificate includes the relevant indications) in the following situations:
- childbirth, illness, or hospitalisation of the employee’s spouse or the other parent of the employee’s child who continuously cares for that child,
- For a sick, disabled child under 18 years of age,
- For a sick child under 14 years of age,
- Per sick child over the age of 14 or other sick member of the immediate family
It amounts to a maximum of 60 days per calendar year and is due for the care of a sick child under 14. It amounts to no more than 60 days, regardless of the number of children.
If care is to be provided for a child over 14 years of age, or for another immediate family member (spouse, parents, parent of a child, stepfather, stepmother, in-laws, grandparents, grandchildren, siblings) if they remain in a joint household with the employee during the care. It amounts to a maximum of 14 days per year, but their use reduces the 60 days of child allowance, which means that an employee can receive care allowance for a maximum of 60 days per year, regardless of which family member the employee is caring for.
Additional information can be obtained from the Social Insurance Institution website.
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