Monthly salaries coverage will be covered at the amount of EUR 170 per employee for the period of April-May 2020. The total amount of this measure is EUR 41 million. Monthly salaries coverage of EUR 130 will be awarded for the first two months to any new hired employee during the COVID-19…

Workers laid off can claim income-linked benefits, provided they are a
member of an unemployment fund through their trade union or
independently.

Persons ending unemployed and previous not benefiting from rent subsidy, can now benefit from the rent subsidy. In case of individuals already benefiting from rent subsidy this will be increased (to an amount not specified). This measure is applicable also if only one dependent has his job…

A transfer of Euro 1,500 will be provided to the self-employed and other
SMEs as part of the solidarity fund

Employees who ended up unemployed as from 9th March, will benefit from a special unemployment benefit of €800 per month.
Disable individuals who due to their medical condition were unable to continue working will also be entitled to a €800 per month for a period to be specified

People placed in isolation will benefit from “sick leave and daily benefits” of
up to 20 days without “waiting period”.

Individuals employed with entities which suffered a downturn in operations of at least 25% but continued operating, will benefit from a 1 day per week benefit, based on a salary cap of €800 per month covered by government. This benefit is applicable also in the case of self- employed and is…

state payments to workers temporarily laid off by their employers because of the crisis

€350 grant payment per employee under quarantine, to all employers to compensate for 14 days mandatory quarantine leave

deferring social security charges due in March

For a period of three months, the government will provide a monthly 200,000
MNT in financial support to employees of companies that are keeping their
workforce and have had their operations disrupted by National Emergency
Management Agency mandates.

To promote the use of electronic payment tools the Western Africa Central
Bank (BCEAO) is providing more flexible measures to open a mobile money
and making transfers between people backed by electronic money free. The measures are effective for 30 days, renewable.

SMEs with a layoff rate lower than 5.5% (estimated unemployment rate) can apply for a refund 50% of previous year’s unemployment contribution. The threshold is 20% for enterprises with less than 30 employees. Some cities refunds up to 80%

All medical certificates determining the degree of lost working capacity (the
validity of these documents for people below standard retirement age is
between 1 and 3 years; working capacity of people above standard retirement
age doesn’t need to be reassessed) which expire…

Unemployed workers who don’t meet the conditions for unemployment social insurance can apply for an unemployment social assistance (lower than unemployment insurance).

All application deadlines are automatically extended until the end of the State of Emergency. Additional offices are being opened and all documents can be submitted electronically.

Halves contribution for health insurances for up to five months.

The Bulgarian state will give 1000 leva (about 500 euro) extra a month to every medical professional on the frontline against Covid-19 coronavirus

Increases the inter-provincial allocation reserve of the basic old-age pension fund from 3.5% to 4% to better support low-income regions.

Expanding the coverage and scope of the home visiting services provided to
elderly people and other vulnerable groups (people with disabilities), including
the delivery of food and medicines.

Enterprises with operational crisis can apply to delay contribution payment for up to six months

The measures include increasing the capital of state-owned Bulgarian Development Bank (BDB) to help businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic

Immediate Food Assistance to 22,500 families (around 90,000 people), whose
income is below the minimum wage or without any source of income

Support for workers in micro and small enterprises and self-employed in the
informal sector, including sellers of informal commerce and municipal
markets. These workers are guaranteed a value of 10,000 escudos (US$100)
for one month. 30,000 workers are expected to benefit.…

Expansion of CTs under the existing SP project to 8,000 families (from
original 5,000).