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Widow's / orphan's pension
Sodra widow’s or orphan’s pension after an insured person dies: for a spouse or child when the deceased had ≥60 months of pension insurance.
Почати заяву →The widow’s / orphan’s pension is a periodic survivor benefit paid by Sodra after the death of a spouse, parent or adoptive parent. It helps replace family income: the widow’s route is for you as a surviving spouse, while the orphan’s route is for a child who still qualifies because of age, studies or disability. You apply to Sodra; official guidance for a death in the family is on <a href="https://www.sodra.lt/lt/situacijos/informacija-gyventojams/mirties-atveju">Sodra’s information page</a>.
Право на отримання
You may qualify if:
- The deceased was covered by Lithuanian pension social insurance and had at least 60 months (5 years) of pension insurance before death, or was already receiving a Sodra pension
- Widow’s route: you were the deceased person’s spouse, the marriage was valid on the date of death and you have not remarried
- Widow’s route: you have reached Lithuanian old-age pension age or have a disability / reduced work-capacity decision
- Orphan’s route: the child is under 18, is studying, or has a disability decision; for study-based claims, be ready to show school or university proof
- There is no income test: wages or other income do not by themselves remove entitlement, but you must declare other Sodra or foreign pensions
- Provide the death record and the marriage or birth/adoption documents; study or disability proof is needed only for the orphan route