This section provides relevant information on social security benefits for a various accidents at work and occupational diseases in Lithuania.

In what situation can I claim?

Social insurance contributions for employees to cover accidents at work and occupational diseases are made by employers. The self-employed can insure themselves against accidents at work and occupational diseases on a voluntary basis in private companies. Students at Career School, on work experience or during the military service and those serving terms are insured by the State. Social insurance contributions are calculated on the basis of the minimum monthly salary approved by the Government.

Decisions on entitlement to benefit are made by the local State Social Insurance Fund Board (SoDra) offices in the region where the person lives.

What conditions do I need to meet?

Sickness benefit because of an accident at work, while on the way to or from work or because of an occupational disease is payable:

• for those who have temporarily lost their capacity for work as a result of an occupational injury, an accident on the way to/from work, or an occupational disease, which are recognised as insured events
• if the entitlement to it has arisen during the insurance period.

Lump-sum incapacity benefit (vienkartinė netekto darbingumo kompensacija) is payable to those insured who lose less than 30% of their capacity to work.

Periodic incapacity benefit (periodinė netekto darbingumo kompensacija) is payable to those insured who lose 30% or more of their capacity to work.

Lump-sum insurance payment on the death of an insured person (vienkartinė draudimo išmoka apdraustajam mirus) is made to the family of an insured person who has died either through an accident at work, on the way to or from work, or from an acute occupational disease, up to 46.55 times the national monthly wage.

Periodic insurance payments on the death of an insured person (periodinė draudimo išmoka apdraustajam mirus) through an accident at work, while on the way to or from work, or from an acute occupational disease, are made to the family members of the insured and calculated according to an established formula.

What am I entitled to and how can I claim?

Benefits that may be allocated in the event of an accident at work are as follows:

• sickness benefit because of an accident at work, while on the way to or from work or because of an occupational disease;
• lump-sum incapacity benefit;
• periodic incapacity benefit;
• where someone insured has died as a result of an accident at work, while on the way to or from work or from an acute recognised occupational disease, family members are paid a lump-sum benefit;
• where someone insured person has died as a result of an accident at work, while on the way to or from work or from a severe recognised occupational illness, family members or dependents receive periodic payments of benefit calculated according to a formula.

Sickness benefit amounts to 77.58% of earnings and is paid for the total duration of a person's illness.

Payments for accidents at work and occupational diseases that are made from the State Social Insurance Fund (SoDra) budget should be applied for through the local SoDra office.

Jargon busters

• Insured income - all personal income based on which social security contributions are calculated plus the sickness, occupational rehabilitation, maternity, paternity, childcare benefits, work-related accidents or occupational diseases benefits and unemployment benefits.
• SoDra - the State Social Insurance Fund Board under the Ministry of Social Security and Labour, the principal body that organises social security.

Forms you may need to fill in

Forms are in the SoDra’s information system.

Additional documents must be attached, if necessary, such as forms N-1 or N-2, job contracts and other documents, which contain data on the cause of an accident at work, an occupational disease or death due to an accident at work or an acute occupational disease.

Applications for payment submitted for each type of benefit:

• through the SoDra information system;
• upon arrival in local SoDra office;
• by post (post office).

Know your rights

These links will help you find out what your rights are. These are not European Commission websites and may not necessarily reflect the views of the Commission:

• SoDra: sickness benefit for accident at work, while travelling to or from work or occupational illness;
• SoDra: Lump-sum insurance payment on the death of an insured person from an accident at work, travelling to or from work or from an acute occupational disease;
• SoDra: periodic insurance payments on the death of an insured person from an accident at work, travelling to or from work or from an acute occupational disease.

European Commission publications and websites:

• Social security coverage: your rights as an EU citizen abroad

Who do you need to contact?

By telephoning the SoDra information centre on 1883 or on +370 52500883 you can find out all about benefits.