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Act to amend the Social Welfare Act and other Acts

avaldatud riigiteatajasEstonia· Riigikogu· ET

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25 September 2025

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The bill establishes a sign language remote interpretation service and a written translation service as a national service, which has been financed from the funds of the European Social Fund. It also specifies the co-payment of assistive devices and the obligations of care service providers in providing assistive devices in order to increase legal clarity. The changes in the regulation of subsistence allowance make applying for allowance easier and fairer. Changes to subsistence allowance also cover families and employment support and fairer and more transparent organization of compensation for housing costs. In addition, the right to establish the rate of support for a pensioner living alone is given to the minister responsible for the field. In order to calculate the multi-pillar pension, the data components to be transmitted to the social protection information system are specified. Amendments to the Social Tax Act harmonize the rules for the distribution of social tax, ensuring equal treatment for employees with partial or no work capacity in the formation of pension rights. Amendments to the assistive device service, sign language remote translation service and written translation service, support for a pensioner living alone, and the Social Tax Act are planned to enter into force on January 1, 2026. The changes to the subsistence allowance are scheduled to enter into force on April 1, 2027. In general, it is planned to make the pension calculator and subsistence allowance more transparent in the reimbursement of housing costs and bank account statements. changes related to submission. The bill is related to the 2026 state budget law.

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