In the first two months of this year, municipalities paid a total of 784,291 euros in benefits to residents of Latvia to cover medical expenses, according to aggregated data from the Central Statistical Bureau, reports LETA.
In January, a total of 417,625 euros was paid out, and in February, 366,666 euros.
In January, 6,692 people received benefits to cover medical expenses, and in February, 6,693 people.
The healthcare benefit is one type of additional social assistance paid by municipalities from their budgets.
Such benefits are most often granted by municipalities to elderly people and individuals with disabilities who have been assigned the status of low-income or low-revenue households.
At the same time, the Ministry of Welfare reports that there are municipalities that establish benefits for the purchase of glasses, most often for children from low-income and low-revenue families.
Additionally, several municipalities have provided benefits for dental services, dental prosthetics, medical services, and examinations for individuals from low-income and low-revenue families and other categories of the population.
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