State social benefits, allowances and pensions 1991 - 2023

Metadata Number of old-age, disability, survivor’s and service pensions depicts the number of pension recipients (thousand people) at the end of the year, and the average size of pension shows the average amount to be paid. Starting from 2008 pensions under special regulations are included into disability pensions and survivor's pensions.

Indicator

Service pension

Starting from 2011, incl. service pensions in public authorities paid from the State budget.

Child care benefit and parental benefit, total

Parent's allowance is paid since 2008.

..child care benefit and parental benefit for a child aged under 1 year

From 1 October 2014 data are not available due to changes in the regulation for issuance of allowances.

..child care benefit for a child aged under 1.5 year

Until 2005 recipients of benefit for child aged under 1.5 years.
From 2005 to 30 September 2014 - number of allowance recipients for a child under 1 year of age.
From 1 October 2014 - socially insured parents are at the same time granted both parent allowance and allowance for child care for one and the same child.

..child care benefit for a child aged 1.5 - 2 years

Before 2005 number of allowance recipients for a child from 1.5 to 3 years of age.
From 2005 to 30 September 2014 - number of allowance recipients for a child from 1 to 2 years of age.

Parental benefit

From 2008 to 30 September 2014 - number of allowance recipients for a child under 1 year of age.
From 1 October 2014 parent allowance recipients were offered an option to choose the period for receiving allowance:
1) up to 1 year of age
2) up to 1.5 years of age

Funeral benefit

Statistics for funeral allowance recipients and average size is based on the funeral allowance paid from the state social insurance special budget and State budget.

Sickness benefit

The number of benefits shows the number of cases when a benefit was paid during the year and the average size shows the average amount of benefit paid per case (in euros). The benefit is paid from the social security budget.

Maternity benefit

The number of benefits shows the number of cases when a benefit was paid during the year and the average size shows the average amount of benefit paid per case (in euros). The benefit is paid from the social security budget.

Paternity benefit

The number of benefits shows the number of cases when a benefit was paid during the year and the average size shows the average amount of benefit paid per case (in euros). The benefit is paid from the social security budget.
Including cases when benefit was recalculated based on the 2023 amendments to the Cabinet Regulation No 753 of 16 November 2021 on State social insurance benefits, which established a new formula for calculating the size of paternity benefit and the procedure for granting, recalculating and paying the benefit for children born on 1 August 2022 or later.

Time period

2007

The data on 2007 meets the Q3 2007 data on the following benefits and allowances:
Child care benefit and parental benefit, total
..child care benefit and parental benefit for a child aged under 1 year
..child care benefit for a child aged under 1.5 year
..child care benefit for a child aged 1.5 - 2 years
Childcare Benefit for twins or more children born during one delivery
State family benefit
Supplement to the state family benefit for the parenting of two and more children (2019-2021)
Supplement to the state family benefit for a child with disabilities
Disabled child care benefit

2010

The amount of average old-age pension paid in 2010 does not include the sum withheld due to the Law 'On payment of state pensions and state allowances during time period from 2009 to 2012' adopted on June 16, 2009, which was paid to the old-age pension recipients in the 2nd quarter of 2010.

2011

Statistical indicators of 2011 on average size of pensions paid and expenditure on pensions have increased due to the discontinuation of the bank JSC Latvijas Krājbanka activities and change of the institution paying the pensions.

Unit: Average size, EUR , Indicator: Survivor's pension

The total amount of pensions paid to the family members of the deceased breadwinner.

Unit: Average size, EUR , Indicator: State family benefit

Payable for one child (per month).

Unit: Number, thousand , Indicator: Survivor's pension

The total number of family members who are not able to work and have lost the breadwinner.