Federal Public Service - Social Security (05.05.2020) Self-employed workers who fall ill during the coronavirus crisis can receive sickness benefits from the first day they actually fell ill; the date mentioned on the sickness certificate is no longer taken into account. Due to the specific measures which apply to a consultation with a doctor (general practitioner), it may indeed take a long time before a sick person can actually consult his doctor (general practitioner). Consequently, this specific crisis measure applies from the period from March 1 to the end of September 2020.
Self-employed workers who fall ill during the coronavirus crisis can receive sickness benefits from the first day they actually fell ill. This specific crisis measure applies from the period from March 1 to the end of September 2020.
Incapacity for work paid from the first day of illness
Self-employed workers who fall ill during the coronavirus crisis can receive sickness benefits from the first day they actually fell ill; the date mentioned on the sickness certificate is no longer taken into account. Due to the specific measures which apply to a consultation with a doctor (general practitioner), it may indeed take a long time before a sick person can actually consult his doctor (general practitioner). Consequently, this specific crisis measure applies from the period from March 1 to the end of September 2020.