INFORMATION ABOUT LEGAL GUARANTEES FOR FAMILIES RAISING DISABLED CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS OLD
For a disabled child under 3 years of age, child care benefits under 3 years of age are assigned and paid in the amount of 45 percent of the average monthly salary .
Benefits for children over 3 years of age are assigned without taking into account total income.
Allowances for children over 3 years of age from certain categories of families are assigned for each child in the amount of 50 percent of the highest budget of the subsistence minimum (hereinafter - BML), and for a disabled child under 18 years of age - in the amount of 70 percent of the BML, for a child aged up to 18 years of age, infected with the human immunodeficiency virus - in the amount of 70 percent of the BPM, regardless of receipt of other types of benefits.
A benefit for caring for a disabled child under 18 years of age is assigned regardless of the degree of health loss established for the child .
The right to a benefit for caring for a disabled child under 18 years of age is granted to a mother (stepmother) or father (stepfather) in a complete family, a parent in an incomplete family, an adoptive parent, a guardian (trustee) of a disabled child or another person, in fact caring for him, subject to the following conditions:
— Mother (stepmother) or father (stepfather) in a complete family, parent in a single-parent family, adoptive parent (adoptive parent), guardian (trustee) of a disabled child who is actually caring for him, benefits for caring for a disabled child under the age of 18 assigned and paid provided they are not employed or if they are employed under the following conditions:
- work part-time (no more than half the monthly working time) for one or more employers or perform work at home for one employer;
- are individual entrepreneurs, notaries, lawyers, persons engaged in craft activities, activities in the field of agroecotourism, and the corresponding activities have been suspended in the manner prescribed by law;
- are individual entrepreneurs and do not carry out entrepreneurial activities due to being in the process of terminating their activities;
- are on parental leave until the child reaches the age of 3 years (child care leave provided at the place of service) or academic leave;
- receive a pension or monthly insurance payment in accordance with the legislation on compulsory insurance against industrial accidents and occupational diseases.
— For other persons actually caring for a disabled child under 18 years of age, benefits for caring for a disabled child under 18 years of age are assigned and paid provided that they are not employed, and both parents (mother (stepmother), father (stepfather)) in a complete family, parent in a single-parent family, adoptive parent, guardian (trustee) of a disabled child are not entitled to benefits for caring for a disabled child under the age of 18, or cannot care for the child -disabled due to disability group I.
A benefit for caring for a disabled child under 18 years of age is assigned and paid to the labor, employment and social protection authorities at the place where the social pension for the disabled child is received.
Allowance for caring for a disabled child under 18 years of age is assigned to each disabled child under 18 years of age, regardless of receipt of other types of family benefits in the following amounts:
- for caring for a disabled child with I or II degree of health loss - 100 percent of the largest budget of the subsistence level;
- for caring for a disabled child with III or IV degree of loss of health, until he reaches the age of 3 years inclusive - 100 percent of the highest budget of the subsistence minimum, after the child reaches the age of 3 years - 120 percent of the highest budget of the subsistence minimum.
The allowance for caring for a disabled child under the age of 18 is paid monthly on the day of expiration of the period for recognizing the child as disabled, established by the medical rehabilitation expert commission, inclusive, but no later than the day preceding the day he reaches the age of 18.
Temporary disability benefits for caring for a sick disabled child under 18 years of age - assigned during outpatient treatment of a child for the period during which the child, according to the doctor’s conclusion, needs care, but not more than 14 calendar days;
for inpatient treatment of a disabled child under 18 years of age - for the entire period during which they need care (according to a medical report);
for the care of a disabled child under the age of 18 in the event of illness of the mother or another person actually caring for the child (appointed for the entire period during which these persons, according to a doctor’s conclusion, cannot care for the child);
for the care of a disabled child under the age of 18 in the case of his sanatorium-resort treatment, medical rehabilitation (assigned to one of the working parents (mother, stepmother, father, stepfather), guardian, trustee and paid for the entire period of sanatorium-resort treatment, medical rehabilitation (including travel time there and back).
Disabled children under the age of 18 have the right to free provision of medicines and medications according to doctor's prescriptions.
Disabled children under the age of 18 have the right of priority to free sanatorium and resort treatment (if there are medical indications and no medical contraindications) or health improvement (if there are no medical contraindications).
In accordance with Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated January 19, 2012 No. 41 “On state targeted social assistance,” state targeted social assistance is provided in the form of four social payments:
monthly social benefit - if the average per capita income of a family (citizen) for the 12 months preceding the month of application is, for objective reasons, below the subsistence level budget. The amount of the benefit is the positive difference between the criterion of need and the average per capita income of the family (citizen). Prescribed for a period of 1 to 6 months. Single-parent families raising a disabled child may be provided with monthly social benefits for a period of more than 6 months (but not more than 12 months).
one-time social benefit - provided to families (citizens) who, for objective reasons, find themselves in a difficult life situation that disrupts normal life activities, provided that their average per capita income is no more than 1.5 times the minimum subsistence budget.
social benefit to reimburse the cost of purchasing diapers - regardless of family income:
for disabled children with 4 degrees of health loss.
The amount of social benefits is set in an amount not exceeding 1.5 times the budget of the subsistence level. Provided four times during the calendar year, but not more than once per month.
providing food for children in the first two years of life - if the average per capita income for the 12 months preceding the month of treatment does not exceed the subsistence level budget. Provided for every 6 months until the child reaches the age of two years.
Families with the birth of twins or more children are provided with baby food products regardless of the average per capita income of the family.
Fees for meals for children in preschool institutions: not charged to parents (legal representatives) of disabled children.
Free meals are provided to students of general secondary education institutions from families of disabled children studying in primary schools, basic schools, secondary schools, gymnasiums, lyceums, educational and pedagogical complexes (two or three meals a day depending on the length of stay in the educational institution).
Free use of textbooks and teaching aids is established for disabled children under the age of 18, and those disabled since childhood.
In accordance with paragraphs. 1.2 and 1.3 of Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus No. 13, citizens whose families include disabled children, as well as people with disabilities from childhood of groups I and II , have the right to receive priority loans on preferential terms for the construction (reconstruction) or purchase of residential premises;
citizens whose families include disabled children, as well as people with disabilities from childhood of groups I and II, have the right to joint use of a preferential loan and a one-time subsidy for the construction (reconstruction) or purchase of residential premises;
Families that are registered as needing improved housing conditions and raising disabled children have the right to receive social housing
It is prohibited to terminate an employment contract at the initiative of the employer, except in cases of liquidation of the organization, termination of the activities of a branch, representative office or other separate division of the organization located in another locality, termination of the activities of an individual entrepreneur, as well as on the grounds provided for in paragraphs 4, 5, 7 - 9 of Article 42 and Article 47 of the Labor Code for single mothers with disabled children - up to 18 years of age.
Transition from an open-ended employment contract to a contract only with the consent of the employee for women with disabled children under eighteen years of age.
Women with disabled children under 18 years of age may be required to work overtime, work on public holidays and public holidays, weekends, and be sent on business trips with their written consent.
Women with disabled children under 18 years of age are required to work at night with their written consent.
Providing social leave: short-term leave without pay for up to 14 calendar days is provided to women who have two or more children under the age of fourteen years or a disabled child under the age of eighteen;
Parental leave until the child reaches the age of three is granted to the working mother, and instead of the mother - to the working father or other relatives or family members of the child who are actually caring for the child.
Parental leave is included in the total length of service, as well as in the work experience in the specialty, profession, position in accordance with the law.
The right to one day off from work per month is granted to the mother (stepmother) or father (stepfather), guardian (trustee) raising (raising) a disabled child under the age of 18, with payment in the amount of the average daily earnings from state social funds insurance.
The right to one additional day off from work per week with payment in the amount of the average daily earnings is granted to the mother (stepmother) or father (stepfather), guardian (trustee) raising (raising) a disabled child under the age of 18 or three or more children under the age of 16 years.
The preferential right to conclude an employment contract at home (an employment contract to perform work at home with personal labor using materials and using equipment, tools, mechanisms and devices allocated by the employer or purchased at the expense of this employer) is granted to women with children under the age of 16 years (disabled children under 18 years old).
Parents with a disabled child under the age of 18 are provided with a standard tax deduction in accordance with Art. 164 of the Tax Code of the Republic of Belarus in the amount of 52 rubles for each child or dependent per month.
For the most vulnerable categories of families, an hourly care service for young children (nanny service) is provided - providing assistance in care and (or) short-term (during the day) release of parents from child care for families raising a disabled child (disabled children).
According to Article 20 of the Law of the Republic of Belarus “On Pensions”, mothers who raised disabled children for at least 8 years during the period of their majority have the right to an old-age pension with a reduction in the generally established retirement age by 5 years with work experience of at least 20 years. The time spent caring for a disabled child is included in the length of service when assigning a pension.
Fathers who raised disabled children for at least 8 years during the period of their majority have the right to an old-age pension with a reduction in the generally established retirement age by 5 years and with a work experience of at least 25 years, if the mother of a disabled child did not use the right to a pension acquired by her by age and renounced this right in favor of her father or did not use this right in connection with her death. A person disabled since childhood has the right to a disability retirement pension if he has 1 year of work experience before turning 20 years of age, incl. work for at least 1 day.
Disabled children under the age of 18 and their accompanying person enjoy the right to free travel throughout the city in public urban and suburban passenger transport (bus, trolleybus). The right to free travel on public railway, water and road passenger transport of regular suburban services (except taxis) is enjoyed by disabled children under the age of 18 and a person accompanying a disabled child.
