Published: 22.01.2021.
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A disability pension shall be granted to socially insured persons residing in Latvia, a Member State of the European Union or a country with which Latvia has a contract in the field of social security with an insurance (service) period not less than three years and for whom a disability has been determined in Latvia. The exception is for persons whose disability is caused by an accident at work or occupational disease. The disability pension shall be granted for the entire period of disability specified by the State medical Commission for the Expert-examination of Health and Working ability, but not longer than until reaching the age of the old-age pension.

Starting from January 1, 2025, the personal income tax rate is 25.5% and the pensioner's non-taxable minimum is EUR 1000 per month.

For non-working pensioners, the non-taxable minimum of EUR 1000 is automatically applied.

For a working pensioner, the pensioner's non-taxable minimum shall be applied taking into account the place of submission of the payroll tax book indicated in the electronic Declaration system (EDS) of the State Revenue Service (SRS). If the payroll tax book has been submitted:

  • SSIA, then EUR 1000 is applied to pension,
  • for the employer, then EUR 500 is applied to the pension and EUR 500 to the wage.

The pension recipient has the option to choose how to apply the 1000 euro non-taxable minimum by changing the place of submission of the payroll tax book to the SRS EDS.

If the payroll tax book has been submitted by the 15 th day of the month, the SSIA shall apply another amount of the non-taxable minimum to the pension from the first day of the following month, if after the 15 th day, it shall apply from the first day of the following month.

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Process description

  1. Service requests
    The pension must be requested from the date of identification of the disability. If the application has been submitted later, the pension rights shall be not earlier than 6 months prior to the date of submission of the application.

    In order to claim a pension, a specific form of application addressed to the SSIA must be completed.
    May submit a submission:
    • on the Latvija.gov.lv portal;
    • on-site (if requested for service, a personal identification document (passport or ID card) must be produced);
    • electronically (the application must be signed with a secure electronic signature containing the time stamp);
    • through the competent foreign authority.
    The application may be submitted to any VSAA customer service centre.

    Remote, personalized consultation with a VSAA specialist is available in the unified customer service centers of the state and municipalities of Olaine, Ilūkste, Višķu, Viļaka, Viesite, Rubene, Pededze, Drustu, Gaujiena, Variņa, Ērgeme, Stopiņu, Alūksne, Rundāle and Vecumnieku.

    An application for the conversion of a pension in connection with the accumulated capital may also be submitted to the unified customer service centres of the State and local governments.

    Together with a request for the granting of a pension or an application for the conversion of a pension in the context of the extended length of insurance up to 31 December 1995, the evidence of the length of insurance must be produced:
    • workbook,
    • Colhozner's workbook,
    • the contract of employment and the documents relating to its performance, indicating the completion of the working period concerned,
    • a cardiologist,
    • a training certificate (certificate, attestation, diploma, statement of the educational institution), documents of the State Archives of Latvia or other State Archives, etc., which prove the length of insurance until 31 December 1995.

    The submission shall indicate the preferred method of receiving the decision.

  2. Receipt of services
    A decision regarding the granting of a pension may be received in person, by post, in the official electronic address or in the portal Latvija.gov.lv, in accordance with the type of receipt of the decision indicated in the application.

    The service shall, at the choice of the recipient, be transferred by the VSAA to the account of the Latvian credit institution or postal settlement system (PNS) or delivered at the place of residence of the recipient of the service or paid through the competent authority of the contracting country.

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