Part payment for lost income (Nadomestilo za izgubljeni dohodek)

WHAT

Part payment for lost income is a monthly benefit that is offered to you when you have a child with severe mental or physical disability that needs constant care and assistance. When in order to take care of the child you need to leave work or start working short-time.
The level of the Part payment for lost income is the minimum wage (max minimum wage?). If you work part-time, you are entitled to a proportion of part payment for lost income.

WHO

You can apply for this financial aid when you have a disabled child that needs constant care. You are entitled to part payment for lost income if you:

  • left work or employment relationship
  • started short-time work – 4 hours/day (vec ne steje?);

are unemployed but not registered as unemployed with the Employment Service of Slovenia due to child’s full time care.

HOW

The parent who wants to take care of the disabled child may file an application at the local Centre for Social Work. You must enclose the medical documentation that is not older than 6 months.
A medical commission at the Centre of Social Work decides on eligibility and the amount of the support.

When

30 days before you terminate full-time work or latest 30 days after termination of work ali od izpisa iz registra nezaposlenih.

GOOD TO KNOW

You may exercise the right until the child reaches the age of 18 years.
When your child is in institutional care where he/she has free all-day-long care, or in foster care, you are not entitled to Career’s allowance.

WHERE

You file an application at the Centre of Social Work.