Suspension of payments

The office of Labour, social affairs and family suspends the payment of the allowance if:

• it has reason to investigate whether the beneficiary continues to qualify for the allowance;
• the beneficiary has not complied with statutory obligations (he or she has not reported facts relevant to the entitlement to, or to the amount and payment of, the allowance); or
• another Member State is responsible for providing this allowance or a similar family benefit.

The office of Labour, social affairs and family:

• suspends payment of the allowance as of the calendar month following the calendar month for which the allowance has already been paid;
• issues a decision to resume payment of the allowance from the calendar month following the calendar month in which the beneficiary has proved that the reasons for which the payment was suspended no longer exist;
• issues a decision to pay the balance of the allowance for the period during which payment was suspended, provided that the conditions of eligibility for the allowance were met during this period.

If there is a change of beneficiary during a month, provided that the conditions of eligibility are met, the allowance for that month will be paid to the beneficiary qualifying for the allowance at the end of the calendar month in question. The person who qualifies for the allowance must claim the allowance by submitting a new application at the end of the relevant month.

If there is a change in the beneficiary’s permanent or (only if a non-national) temporary residence during a month, the earliest the new office of Labour, social affairs and family will pay the allowance is in the calendar month following the calendar month in which the change of permanent or temporary residence was reported to that office of Labour, social affairs and family.

If the beneficiary dies after claiming the allowance and the conditions of eligibility for the allowance were met on the day he or she died, the allowance will be paid to another beneficiary or to the municipality in which the dependent child permanently or temporarily (only if a nonnational) resides.

If the beneficiary does not qualify for the allowance or fails to prove facts relevant to the assessment of the claim, the office of Labour, social affairs and family refuses the application.