Commentary to Presidential Decree No 143 of 24 April 2020 "On Supporting the Economy" regarding the payment of temporary disability allowance
Under article 15 of Presidential Decree No. 143 of 24 April 2020 on economic support, temporary disability benefits are paid to persons actually caring for a child under 10 years of age or attending a preschool or general secondary school if the child is a first- or second-level contact in the presence of one or more respiratory symptoms.

This benefit will be awarded according to the procedure established by the Council of Ministers for the award of a temporary disability benefit in the case of care of a sick child under 14 years of age (or a disabled child under 18 years of age).

Thus, persons who are covered by the State social insurance and for them, as well as themselves, in cases provided for by the State social insurance legislation, pay compulsory insurance contributions to the budget of the State non-budgetary social security fund for social insurance, who care for a child under 10 years of age, or who attend a preschool or general secondary education institution if the child is a first or second level contact if there is one or more contacts.

The period of stay on the incapacity for work certificate in the given case is up to 14 calendar days, the amount of payment is 100 per cent of average daily earnings from the first day of stay on the incapacity for work certificate.

Previously, a person caring for a child under the age of 10 who is attending a pre-school or general secondary education institution and belongs to the category of persons specified in paragraphs 2 and 3 of subparagraph 3.2 of paragraph 3 of the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of 8 April 2020 No. 208 "On the introduction of a restrictive measure", established a temporary disability in connection with the care of this child, for the period of the child's stay in self-isolation, established by law, and issued a certificate of temporary disability, which served as a document for the period of the child's stay on the list of temporary inability to work.

The Decree came into force on April 26, 2020. The validity of paragraph 15 of the Decree is determined until a special decision of the President of the Republic of Belarus is taken.