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<h1>Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Europe, 2010</h1>
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<h1>Lithuania</h1>
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<div class="exchangeRate">Exchange rate: <abbr class="spell">US</abbr>$1.00 equals 2.40 litas.</div>
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<h2>Old Age, Disability, and Survivors</h2>
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<h3>Regulatory Framework</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">First law:</span> 1922.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Current laws:</span> 1994 (social insurance); 1994 (social assistance); 1999 (pension funds), implemented in 2004; 2002 (pension system); and 2003 (individual account), implemented in 2004.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Social insurance and social assistance system.</p>
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<h3>Coverage</h3>
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<p>Private- and public-sector employees, self-employed persons, military personnel, conscripts, the clergy, parents and guardians of children younger than age 3, and persons providing care at home for persons with disabilities.</p>
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<p>Voluntary coverage is possible.</p>
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<h3>Source of Funds</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Insured person:</span> 3% of earnings.</p>
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<p>Voluntarily insured persons contribute 50% of the basic pension amount for the basic pension plus 15% of declared earnings for the supplementary pension.</p>
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<p>The basic pension is 360 litas.</p>
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<p>The minimum earnings used to calculate contributions are the monthly minimum wage (800 litas).</p>
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<p>Employed persons may divert a portion of their social insurance contributions to a voluntary individual account that supplements the social insurance <span class="nobr">old-age</span> pension program. The decision to contribute to an individual account cannot be reversed.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Self-employed person:</span> 50% of the basic pension amount for the basic pension plus 15% of declared earnings for the supplementary pension.</p>
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<p>The basic pension is 360 litas.</p>
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<p>The minimum declared earnings used to calculate contributions are the monthly minimum wage (800 litas).</p>
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<p>There are no maximum earnings used to calculate contributions.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Employer:</span> 23.3% of payroll.</p>
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<p>The minimum earnings used to calculate contributions are the monthly minimum wage (800 litas).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Government:</span> Any deficit; contributes as an employer.</p>
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<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
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<p><span class="h4"><span class="nobr">Old-age</span> pension (social insurance):</span> Age 62 and 6 months (men) or age 60 (women) with at least 30 years of contributions.</p>
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<p>Partial pension: A reduced pension is paid at the normal pensionable age with at least 15 years of contributions.</p>
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<p>Pension supplement: The insured is of pensionable age and has more than 30 years of contributions.</p>
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<p>Early pension: The insured is up to 5 years younger than the normal pensionable age with at least 30 years of contributions or registered as unemployed for the last 12 months and not receiving other benefits.</p>
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<p>Deferred pension: If the insured has at least 30 years of contributions at the normal pensionable age, the pension may be deferred from 1 to 5 years.</p>
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<p><span class="nobr">Old-age</span> pensions are payable abroad under reciprocal agreement; in the absence of a reciprocal agreement, benefits are payable abroad to insured persons with at least 15 years of contributions.</p>
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<p><span class="h4"><span class="nobr">Old-age</span> pension (social assistance):</span> Age 62 and 6 months (men) or age 60 (women) and not be eligible for the social insurance <span class="nobr">old-age</span> pension.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Disability pension (social insurance):</span> Paid for an assessed loss in working capacity of at least a 45%. The required coverage period increases with age, up to 15 years of contributions. If younger than age 22, the insured must have at least 2 months of contributions; thereafter, the required coverage period increases by 2 months per year up to age 37; by 6 months per year from age 38.</p>
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<p>Pension supplement: The insured has more than 30 years of contributions.</p>
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<p>The Disability and Capacity for Work Establishment Office assesses the loss of working capacity.</p>
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<p>The disability pension ceases at the normal pensionable age and is replaced by the <span class="nobr">old-age</span> pension.</p>
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<p>Disability pensions are payable abroad under reciprocal agreement; in the absence of a reciprocal agreement, benefits are payable abroad to insured persons with at least 15 years of contributions.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Survivor pension (social insurance):</span> Paid if the deceased received an <span class="nobr">old-age</span> or disability pension and had at least 15 years of contributions.</p>
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<p>Eligible survivors are a <span class="nobr">widow(er)</span> of pensionable age or assessed with a disability before, or within 5 years after, the spouse's death or before reaching the normal pensionable age; a <span class="nobr">widow(er)</span> without children who was married to the deceased for at least 5 years; in the absence of a surviving spouse, a partner who had children with the deceased or provides care at home for the deceased's children.</p>
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<p>The survivor pension ceases on remarriage.</p>
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<p>Survivor pensions are payable abroad under reciprocal agreement; in the absence of a reciprocal agreement, benefits are payable abroad to insured persons with at least 15 years of contributions.</p>
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<h3><span class="nobr">Old-Age</span> Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4"><span class="nobr">Old-age</span> pension (social insurance):</span> The monthly pension is 120% of the basic pension plus the supplementary pension.</p>
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<p>The basic pension is 360 litas a month.</p>
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<p>The monthly supplementary pension is 0.005 times the number of years of contributions multiplied by the insured's coefficient multiplied by the insured income level.</p>
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<p>The insured's coefficient is calculated using annual earnings for the 5 best consecutive years between January 1, 1984 and December 31, 1993, and annual earnings for each year from January 1, 1994.</p>
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<p>The insured income level is 1,170 litas.</p>
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<p>Partial pension: The basic part of the pension is reduced in proportion to the number of years of contributions less than 30 years.</p>
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<p>Pension supplement: 3% of the pension for each year of contributions exceeding 30 years is paid.</p>
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<p>Early pension: The pension is reduced by 0.4% for each month the pension is awarded before the normal pensionable age.</p>
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<p>Deferred pension: The pension is increased by 8% for each year the pension is deferred after the normal pensionable age.</p>
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<p>Benefit adjustment: Benefits are adjusted according to changes in the value of the basic pension and the insured income level.</p>
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<p><span class="h4"><span class="nobr">Old-age</span> pension (social assistance):</span> The monthly benefit is 0.9 times the basic pension.</p>
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<p>The basic pension is 360 litas a month.</p>
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<h3>Permanent Disability Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Disability pension (social insurance):</span> For an assessed loss of working capacity of 75% to 100%, the monthly pension is 150% of the basic pension plus the supplementary pension; for an assessed loss of working capacity of 55 to 74%, 120% of the basic pension plus the supplementary pension.</p>
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<p>The basic pension is 360 litas a month.</p>
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<p>The supplementary pension is 0.005 times the number of years of contributions multiplied by the insured's coefficient multiplied by the insured income.</p>
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<p>The insured's coefficient is calculated using annual earnings for the 5 best consecutive years between January 1, 1984 and December 31, 1993, and annual earnings for each year from January 1, 1994.</p>
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<p>The insured income level is 1,170 litas.</p>
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<p>Pension supplement: 3% of the pension for each year of contributions exceeding 30 years.</p>
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<p>Partial disability: If the loss of working capacity is from 45% to 54%, the pension is 50% of the basic pension plus the supplementary pension.</p>
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<p>There is no minimum or maximum disability pension.</p>
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<p>Benefit adjustment: Benefits are adjusted according to changes in the value of the basic pension and the insured income level.</p>
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<h3>Survivor Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Survivor pension (social insurance):</span> The pension is equal to the survivor basic pension approved by government.</p>
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<p>The survivor basic pension is 70 litas a month.</p>
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<p>Benefit adjustment: Survivor benefits are adjusted according to changes in the value of the survivor basic pension.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Orphan's pension (social insurance):</span> Each orphan receives 50% of the deceased's <span class="nobr">old-age</span> or disability pension; 100% for full orphans.</p>
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<p>All orphans' benefits must not exceed 100% of the deceased's pension.</p>
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<p>Benefit adjustment: Orphans' benefits are adjusted according to changes in the value of the basic pension and the insured income level.</p>
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
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<p>Ministry of Social Security and Labor (<a href="https://socmin.lrv.lt/">http://www.socmin.lt</a>) supervises the program.</p>
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<p>State Social Insurance Fund Board (<a href="https://www.sodra.lt/">http://www.sodra.lt</a>) administers the program, collects contributions, and pays benefits.</p>
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<h2>Sickness and Maternity</h2>
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<h3>Regulatory Framework</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">First law:</span> 1925</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Current laws:</span> 1991 (social insurance); and 2000 (sickness and maternity).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Social insurance system.</p>
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<h3>Coverage</h3>
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<p>Private-sector employees and certain public-sector employees.</p>
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<p>Exclusions: Public-sector employees covered by a state employees' program.</p>
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<p>Voluntary coverage for self-employed persons and for all other persons older than age 16, including citizens of any member state of the European Union residing permanently in Lithuania.</p>
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<h3>Source of Funds</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Insured person:</span> None for cash benefits and 6% of earnings for medical benefits.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Self-employed person:</span> 2.2% of earnings for cash benefits and 9% of earnings for medical benefits.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Employer:</span> 3.4% of payroll for cash benefits and 3% of payroll for medical benefits.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Government:</span> Any deficit.</p>
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<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Sickness benefits:</span> The insured must have at least 3 months of contributions in the last 12 months or at least 6 months of contributions in the last 24 months.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Occupational rehabilitation benefits:</span> The insured must participate in an occupational rehabilitation program and have at least 3 months of contributions in the last 12 months or at least 6 months of contributions in the last 24 months before participating in the program.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Maternity benefits:</span> The insured must have at least 3 months of contributions in the last 12 months or at least 6 months of contributions in the last 24 months before the first day of maternity leave.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Paternity benefits:</span> The paternity leave period must be taken before the child reaches the age of 1 month. The insured must have at least 7 months of contributions before the first day of the paternity leave.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Child care benefits:</span> Paid to one of the parents (including adoptive parents) or a guardian providing care for a child younger than age 1. The insured must have at least 7 months of contributions in the last 24 months before the first day of child care.</p>
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<h3>Sickness and Maternity Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Sickness benefit:</span> The sickness benefit is 85% of the insured's average earnings in the last 3 months before the incapacity began.</p>
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<p>The employer pays 80% to 100% of the insured's average earnings for the first 2 days of incapacity.</p>
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<p>The minimum benefit is 25% of the insured income level.</p>
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<p>The maximum benefit is 5 times the insured income level.</p>
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<p>The insured income level is 1,170 litas a month.</p>
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<p>Benefit adjustment: The insured income level is set annually by the government.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Occupational rehabilitation benefit:</span> The benefit is 85% of the insured's average earnings and is paid for up to 180 days.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Maternity benefit:</span> The benefit is 100% of the insured's average earnings and is paid for 126 days.</p>
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<p>The minimum benefit is 25% of the insured income level.</p>
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<p>The maximum benefit is 5 times the insured income level.</p>
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<p>The insured income level is 1,170 litas a month.</p>
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<p>Benefit adjustment: The insured income level is set annually by the government.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Paternity benefit:</span> The benefit is 100% of the insured's average earnings.</p>
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<p>The minimum benefit is 25% of the insured income level.</p>
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<p>The maximum benefit is 5 times the insured income level.</p>
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<p>The insured income level is 1,170 litas a month.</p>
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<p>Benefit adjustment: The insured income level is set annually by the government.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Child care benefit:</span> The benefit is 100% of the insured's average earnings if the child is younger than 6 months or 85% if the child is aged 6 months to 1 year.</p>
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<p>The minimum benefit is 25% of the insured income level.</p>
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<p>The maximum benefit is 5 times the insured income level.</p>
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<p>The insured income level is 1,170 litas a month.</p>
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<p>Benefit adjustment: The insured income level is set annually by the government.</p>
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<h3>Workers' Medical Benefits</h3>
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<p>Medical benefits include the provision of health care services and reimbursement of the cost of medicine.</p>
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<h3>Dependents' Medical Benefits</h3>
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<p>Medical benefits include the provision of health care services and reimbursement of the cost of medicine.</p>
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
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<p>Ministry of Social Security and Labor (<a href="https://socmin.lrv.lt/">http://www.socmin.lt</a>) supervises the program.</p>
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<p>State Social Insurance Fund Board (<a href="https://www.sodra.lt/">http://www.sodra.lt</a>) administers the program, collects contributions, and pays benefits.</p>
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<h2>Work Injury</h2>
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<h3>Regulatory Framework</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">First law:</span> 1936 (accident insurance).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Current law:</span> 1999 (work injury).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Social insurance system.</p>
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<h3>Coverage</h3>
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<p>Private-sector employees and certain public-sector employees; students in vocational schools, colleges, and universities; persons sent for vocational training or retraining by the Lithuanian Labor Exchange; and prisoners.</p>
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<p>Exclusions: Public-sector employees covered by a state employees' program and self-employed persons.</p>
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<h3>Source of Funds</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Insured person:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Self-employed person:</span> Not applicable.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Employer:</span> 0.18% to 0.9% of earnings, according to three employment categories.</p>
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<p>The minimum earnings used to calculate contributions are the monthly minimum wage (800 litas).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Government:</span> None.</p>
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<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Work injury benefits:</span> There is no minimum qualifying period for work injuries or recognized occupational diseases. Accidents that occur while commuting to and from work are covered.</p>
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<h3>Temporary Disability Benefits</h3>
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<p>The benefit is 100% of the insured's average earnings and is paid from the first day of disability until the date of rehabilitation or certification of permanent disability.</p>
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<p>The Disability and Capacity for Work Establishment Office assesses the loss of working capacity.</p>
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<p>The minimum benefit is 25% of the insured income level.</p>
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<p>The maximum benefit is 5 times the insured income level.</p>
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<p>The insured income level is 1,170 litas a month.</p>
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<p>Benefit adjustment: The insured income level is set annually by the government.</p>
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<h3>Permanent Disability Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Permanent disability pension:</span> With a loss of working capacity of at least 30%, the benefit is 50% of the percentage of loss in working capacity multiplied by the compensation coefficient multiplied by the insured income level of the current year.</p>
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<p>The compensation coefficient is calculated based on average insured annual earnings and must not be lower than 0.25 or higher than 3.</p>
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<p>The insured income level is 1,170 litas a month.</p>
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<p>The Disability and Capacity for Work Establishment Office assesses the loss of working capacity.</p>
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<p>Benefit adjustment: The insured income level is set annually by the government.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Permanent disability grant:</span> With a loss of working capacity of 5% to 19%, a lump sum of 10% of the insured's average earnings in the last 24 months is paid.</p>
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<p>With a loss of working capacity from 20% to 29%, a lump sum of 20% of the insured's average earnings in the last 24 months is paid.</p>
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<p>The minimum benefit is 25% of the insured income level.</p>
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<p>The maximum benefit is 3.5 times the insured income level.</p>
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<p>The insured income level is 1,170 litas a month.</p>
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<p>The Disability and Capacity for Work Establishment Office assesses the loss of working capacity.</p>
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<p>Benefit adjustment: The insured income level is set annually by the government.</p>
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<h3>Survivor Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Survivor pension:</span> The monthly pension is equal to the permanent disability pension that would have been paid to the deceased with a 100% loss in working capacity.</p>
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<p>Eligible survivors are a <span class="nobr">widow(er)</span> of retirement age or assessed with a disability, orphans younger than age 18 (age 24 if a student), and other dependent persons.</p>
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<p>Benefit adjustment: Benefits are adjusted according to changes in the insured income level, set annually by the government.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Survivor allowance:</span> A lump sum of 100 times the insured income is paid to the deceased's family. The insured income is 1,170 litas a month.</p>
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<p>The insured income level is set annually by the government.</p>
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<p>Benefit adjustment: The insured income level is set annually by the government.</p>
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
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<p>Ministry of Social Security and Labor (<a href="https://socmin.lrv.lt/">http://www.socmin.lt</a>) supervises the program.</p>
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<p>State Social Insurance Fund Board (<a href="https://www.sodra.lt/">http://www.sodra.lt</a>) administers the program, collects contributions, and pays benefits.</p>
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<h2>Unemployment</h2>
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<h3>Regulatory Framework</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">First law:</span> 1919.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Current laws:</span> 1991 (social insurance), implemented in 2005; 2003 (unemployment), implemented in 2005; and 2006 (employment support).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Social insurance system.</p>
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<h3>Coverage</h3>
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<p>Private- and public-sector employees, certain public officials, and military personnel.</p>
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<p>Exclusions: Self-employed persons.</p>
|
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<h3>Source of Funds</h3>
|
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<p><span class="h4">Insured person:</span> None.</p>
|
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<p><span class="h4">Self-employed person:</span> Not applicable.</p>
|
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<p><span class="h4">Employer:</span> 1.1% of payroll.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Government:</span> Any deficit; contributes as an employer.</p>
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<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Unemployment benefit:</span> The insured must be registered at the local Labor Exchange as unemployed and have paid at least 18 months of contributions in the last 36 months; no contribution requirement if the insured is involuntarily unemployed or has just completed compulsory basic military service or state defense service.</p>
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<h3>Unemployment Benefits</h3>
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<p>The monthly benefit is equal to the state-supported income of 350 litas plus a variable amount based on the insured's income in the last 36 months, the state-supported income, and the insured income level.</p>
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<p>The insured income level is 1,170 litas a month.</p>
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<p>The maximum variable amount of the unemployment benefit is the difference between 70% of the insured income level and the state-supported income (350 litas a month).</p>
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<p>The benefit is paid from the eighth day after registration for up to 6 months if the insured has less than 25 years of contributions, for up to 7 months with 25 to 29 years of contributions, for up to 8 months with 30 to 34 years of contributions, or for up to 9 months with at least 35 years of contributions.</p>
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<p>Benefit is suspended for 3 months if unemployment is voluntary. The insured income level is set annually by the government.</p>
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<p>Benefit adjustment: The insured income level is set annually by the government.</p>
|
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
|
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<p>Ministry of Social Security and Labor (<a href="https://socmin.lrv.lt/">http://www.socmin.lt</a>) supervises the program.</p>
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<p>Lithuanian Labor Exchange of the Ministry of Social Security and Labor (<a href="https://socmin.lrv.lt/">http://www.socmin.lt</a>), with 46 local offices, administers the program and pays benefits.</p>
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<p>State Social Insurance Fund Board (<a href="https://www.sodra.lt/">http://www.sodra.lt</a>) collects contributions and disburses contributions each month to the Lithuanian Labor Exchange of the Ministry of Social Security and Labor.</p>
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<h2>Family Allowances</h2>
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<h3>Regulatory Framework</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">First law:</span> 1990.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Current laws:</span> 1994 (social income); 1994 (family allowances), implemented in 1995; 1994 (social assistance); and 2003 (social assistance), implemented in 2004.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Universal system.</p>
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<h3>Coverage</h3>
|
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<p>All permanent residents of Lithuania.</p>
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<h3>Source of Funds</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Insured person:</span> None.</p>
|
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<p><span class="h4">Self-employed person:</span> None.</p>
|
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<p><span class="h4">Employer:</span> None.</p>
|
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<p><span class="h4">Government:</span> The total cost.</p>
|
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<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
|
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<p><span class="h4">Social assistance pension (means-tested):</span> Paid for children younger than age 18 (age 24 if a student) under guardianship or with an assessed need for special care; for persons assessed with disabilities before age 24; for parents, guardians, or caregivers of retirement age or with assessed disabilities who have provided care and constant attendance to a person with a disability for at least 15 years; for mothers of retirement age or with disabilities who have given birth to five or more children and reared them up to age 8; and for persons of retirement age or who are assessed with disabilities.</p>
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<p>If the child also receives a survivor pension or any other periodic benefit, the benefit is reduced.</p>
|
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<p>Means test: The means test is based on family income and property.</p>
|
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<p>The Disability and Capacity for Work Establishment Office assesses the loss of working capacity.</p>
|
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<p><span class="h4"><span class="nobr">Long-term</span> care allowance:</span> The allowance is paid to children with disabilities.</p>
|
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<h3>Family Allowance Benefits</h3>
|
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<p><span class="h4">Social assistance pension (means-tested):</span> The benefit ranges from 1 to 2 times the basic pension, according to the caregiver or dependent's assessed loss of working capacity or need.</p>
|
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<p>The basic pension is 360 litas a month.</p>
|
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<p>The value of benefits for children depends on the number and age of children in a family; special benefits are allocated to children of soldiers in military service.</p>
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<p><span class="nobr">Lump-sum</span> grants for housing, heating, water, and drainage expenses are also provided.</p>
|
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<p><span class="h4"><span class="nobr">Long-term</span> care allowance:</span> The allowance is 100% of the basic pension for a severe degree of disability; 50% for a medium degree of disability.</p>
|
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<p>The basic pension is 360 litas a month.</p>
|
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
|
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<p>Municipalities administer social assistance family benefits.</p>
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