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Latvia - Social assistance and services - Law, Act

Law of 22 November 2017 "To Amend the law "On State Social Insurance"". -

Adoption: 2017-11-22 | Date of entry into force: 2018-01-01 | LVA-2017-L-107065

Makes wording changes in Article 1 (Concepts used in this law), Article 5 (Socially insured persons) also supplementing it with new paragraph 33. Introduces new paragraphs into Article 6 (Mandatory socially insured persons according to their employment, age, health status and types of social insurance), also into Article 14 (Obligatory deposit object), Article 21 (Payment arrangements and deadlines), Article 23 (Report on compulsory contributions). Makes wording changes in Article 19 (Compulsory contributions from the state general budget and special budgets), Article 21, Article 27 (Complaining and appealing administrative acts issued by the Agency, extension of the term of issue). Also makes changes and adds new paragraphs in Transitional provisions.

Latvia - Social assistance and services - Law, Act

Amendments to the Law on State social insurance. -

Adoption: 2008-06-06 | Date of entry into force: 2008-06-23 | LVA-2008-L-81866

Amends the 1997 Act by providing, inter alia, for temporary removal of the limitation on the maximum amount of taxable income conditioned to social security payments and changes in the social security payment deductions. Regulates issues related to percentage of non-taxable contributions to pension funds and accrual life insurance schemes.

Latvia - Social assistance and services - Law, Act

Amendments to the Law on State Social Allowances.

Adoption: 2005-10-27 | LVA-2005-L-74382

Amendments concern benefits for caring for a disabled child and administration of social benefits.

Latvia - Social assistance and services - Law, Act

Amendments to the Law on State Social Insurance

Adoption: 2005-10-27 | LVA-2005-L-74650

Amendments concern child support payments and foreign companies as well as social payment debt relief in special circumstances.

Latvia - Social assistance and services - Law, Act

Amendments to the Law on state social benefits

Adoption: 2005-10-27 | LVA-2005-L-74651

The amendments concern disabled children's benefits.

Latvia - Social assistance and services - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 373 on the procedure for receiving social services and social assistance

Adoption: 2005-05-31 | LVA-2005-R-72449

Comprehensive new regulations describe the procedure for application and receiving of various kinds of social assistance administered by local governments.

Latvia - Social assistance and services - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 1067 on the procedure to receive social rehabilitation services and requirements for institutions rendering such services.

Adoption: 2004-12-28 | Date of entry into force: 2005-01-01 | LVA-2004-R-72348

Describe in detail the procedure for receiving social rehabilitation services sponsored by the state, and specify requirements that institutions offering such services must comply with.

Latvia - Social assistance and services - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 733/2003 on the State social insurance agency.

Adoption: 2003-12-16 | Date of entry into force: 2004-01-01 | LVA-2003-R-69152

The regulations describe the purpose, functions, responsibilities and management of the State social insurance agency.

Latvia - Social assistance and services - Law, Act

Law on social services and social assistance. -

Adoption: 2002-10-31 | LVA-2002-L-63233

Determines principles for social work, care, assistance and rehabilitation (including vocational rehabilitation) services and persons eligible for such services as well as principles of financing social assistance.

Latvia - Social assistance and services - Law, Act

Law providing for amendmends to the Law on social aid.

Adoption: 1998-10-14 | Date of entry into force: 1998-11-17 | LVA-1998-L-56384

Amendments to provide children entitlement to social aid in cases where child support cannot be levied through the court. Amendments enumerate the role of municipal governments in granting and distributing social aid.

Latvia - Social assistance and services - Law, Act

Law on Social Assistance.

Adoption: 1997-12-05 | Date of entry into force: 1998-01-01 | LVA-1997-L-66768

Provides for types of state social benefits and social assistance, persons entitled to receive social benefits and assistance, as well as responsibilities of state and local authorities in the provision of social assistance. Divided into 5 parts. Part 1 (s. 1-7) contains general provisions. Part 2 (s. 8-14) regulates procedure for provision of social assistance services. Part 3 (s. 16-31) provides for state social benefits. Part 4 (s. 32-41) deals with local authority providing social benefits. Part 5 (s. 46-49) regulates procedure for financing of social assistance, and also provides for Social Assistance Fund.