Social support for low-income families (part of heating and hot water costs compensated)

Social support for low-income families (part of heating and hot water costs compensated)

Duration

Permanent. Renewed every year: families have to reapply every 12 months

Recipients

Vulnerable families under certain income/wealth threshold

Managing body

Distributed via municipalities. Specialised system: www.spis.lt

Volume of funding

Not applicable. In January 2021, in total 73,200 families in Lithuania received this type of monetary support. Total monthly state expenditures (Jan 2021): €2.46 million. For comparison: same figures in January 2020, 76,100 families and €2.08 million

Details

“Socialinės paramos šeimai informacinė sistema SPIS” (Welfare for families’ informational system) is created to collect information and distribute energy subsidies. Heat and hot water subsidies are provided according to a strict and complex set of criteria (more here, in English: bit.ly/2EPZsrJ)

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