For young families

Social support to young families

Social support

The unified social support system in the Republic of Lithuania aims to help meet the basic needs of people whose income is insufficient and whose ability to take care of themselves is limited.

All information about the services available to you is published in the electronic social support for families information system (SPIS). The purpose of SPIS is to uniformly register and collect information about social support provided by municipalities (social benefits and compensation, social support for students, social services, activities in the field of child rights protection, etc.).

The address of the electronic social support for families information system is spis.lt

One-time payment for pregnant women – according to the laws of the Republic of Lithuania, “A woman who, according to the Law on Sickness and Maternity Social Insurance, is not entitled to maternity benefits, shall be granted a one-time payment to pregnant women in the amount of 6.43 times the basic social benefit (BSI) 70 calendar days before the expected date of delivery.” In 2025, 1 BSI is equal to EUR 70, so the amount of the one-time payment to pregnant women is EUR 450.10.

One-time payment for a child – Each child born is granted a one-time payment for a child equal to 11 times the basic social benefit. In 2025, the amount of the benefit is EUR 770.

Benefit for the care of a child of a person in education or studying – One of the parents (or guardians) who is raising a child and is studying may be eligible for a benefit if the child was born, adopted, or placed in care before the start of their studies, during their studies, or within 12 months after the end of their studies. This benefit amounts to €420 per month from January 1, 2025.

The benefit can be obtained if the parent (or guardian) is studying in a general education, vocational training, or higher education full-time program, or is a doctoral student or resident. The allowance is paid until the child reaches the age of 2.

Allowance for the birth of more than one child at the same time – when two or more children are born at the same time, one of the child’s parents (or the only parent) is granted an allowance for the birth of more than one child at the same time. A benefit equal to 4 times the basic social benefit (from January 1, 2025 – €280) is paid per month. When more than two children are born at the same time, the amount of the benefit is increased accordingly by 4 times the basic social benefit (from January 1, 2025 – €280).

This benefit is paid from the birth of the children until they reach the age of two.

Allowance for a child of a soldier performing compulsory initial military service – each child of a soldier performing compulsory initial military service is granted an allowance equal to 1.5 times the basic social allowance (from January 1, 2025 – €105) per month for the duration of their father’s or mother’s service. – €105) per month. If both the child’s father and mother are performing compulsory initial military service at the same time, the number of benefits for the child is not increased.

More information can be found here: Benefits for children (benefits for pregnant women and parents raising children) – Ministry of Social Security and Labor of the Republic of Lithuania

Child benefits

Did you know that the state can help you financially support your child?

One-time payments are given to:

Women who aren’t eligible for maternity benefits.
Every child born.

Monthly payments are given to:

Kids from birth until they finish school.
Parents who adopt a child.
Parents who are studying.
Parents who have more than one child at the same time.
Children of soldiers in compulsory military service.

More information about the amounts of benefits and the necessary documents can be found on the website of the Ministry of Social Security and Labor of the Republic of Lithuania.

Support for first home

It is normal to encounter various financial difficulties when purchasing your first home.

According to draft legislation prepared by the Ministry of Social Security and Labor, young families in which both spouses or a single parent raising a child are under 35 years of age would be eligible for state support for part of their home loan.

Financial support is available to young families who purchase their first home in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania, except for:

Municipalities with more than 150,000 permanent residents in Lithuania, e.g. Kaunas City Municipality;
municipalities bordering other municipalities with more than 60,000 permanent residents. In such bordering municipalities, apartment prices in multi-family buildings are higher than those set by the Real Estate Register based on average market values on January 1, e.g. Vilnius District Municipality borders Vilnius City Municipality, which has more than 60,000 residents.
resort area.

The following subsidies are offered to young families:

those without children or with one child – 10%;
those raising two children – 12.5%;
those raising three or more children – 15%.

I want to receive financial support (subsidy) – what should I do?

A young family in the region finds a home to buy, build, or a plot of land;
They declare their assets and fill out an application at spis.lt or at the municipality;
Within 10 days, the municipality issues a certificate for receiving support, if there are funds available and the family meets the criteria. If the municipality no longer has funds, the young family is placed on a waiting list;
Once the certificate has been issued, the young family applies to a credit institution within 15 calendar days;
The credit institution decides within 4 months whether to grant the loan. If successful, the credit institution signs a contract with the young family;
The Social Services Supervision Department of the Ministry of Social Security and Labor transfers the subsidy for the young family to the credit institution within 4 months if the home is purchased. In the case of housing construction, the subsidy is paid no later than within 4 months from the date of submission of documents confirming the completion of housing construction to the lender.

Domestic violence

You have the right to live in a family without experiencing violence that causes pain or health problems; you cannot be beaten, pushed, or kicked. Others cannot insult you, mock you, threaten you, or hurt you in any other way.

If this right is violated, the following organizations can help you:

Child Helpline

Email: info@pagalbavaikams.lt

Toll-free number: 116 111

http://www.pagalbavaikams.lt/

Child Rights and Protection Departments (service)