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The central Government is responsible for:

• Provision of the general directions on the development of social security, established together with local governments;
• The State Social Insurance Council and the State Social Insurance Board are responsible for pension, sickness, and maternity insurance, labour accident insurance schemes and the collection of social insurance contributions;
• Active and passive measures against unemployment are carried out by the National Labour Exchange and its local offices.

Local authorities are responsible for:

• Planning and provision of social services, founding and maintaining of social service establishments as well as cooperating with non-governmental organisations;Providing social allowances and compensations;
• Providing conditions for social integration of the disabled residing within the territory of the municipality;
• Providing financial aid for housing acquisition or rental;
• Establishment and maintenance of the municipal social housing stock, setting social housing rent;
• Providing social care to individuals with severe disabilities.

Responsible ministries/bodies

Ministry of Social Security and Labour

Sources

Law on Local Self-Government

Ministry of Social Security and Labour

The Social and Employment situation in Lithuania. European Parliament. 2013