1. COMENIUS PROJECT

2. Health insurance -medicines -dental work -vaccinations -prosthesis -transport -fertility treatments Medical costs… Belgium - Orthodontic under the age of 18 - Plastic surgery in case of accident - Wheelchair (in special cases) - Refund on glasses Hungary

3. Sick pay Belgium : Agreement with employer? (contract)  Right for governmental support while you are sick  Maximum 2 years ~ contract is valid  Compensation payment, no loan ~ contract not valid  Paid by national health insurance  Follow certain rules ~ e.g. get back to work as soon as possible

4. Sick pay Hungary: Paid by National Health Insurance  Profession plays an important role  Payment is calculated from the tax paid by the person  In case of having a full time job for at least 2 years it’s 60%, under 2 years of previous employment, it is 50% of the average monthly salary  It is paid in the first 30 days of the illness  90% salary is paid in case of accidents at work

5. Unemployment benefits Belgium:  receive governmental support because:  Can’t work  Retired  Unemployed  Extra costs:  Children  Doctors, medication  You don’t have a job, but you are actively looking for one

6. Unemployment benefits Hungary:  It is provided if you are not eligible for sick pay or insurance  There are 3 types:  People currently in search of a job, after having finished their 180 day unemployment benefit  Who are not eligible for unemployment benefits, but have worked at least 200 days  Those who are maximum 5 years away from pension  Below the age of 50 it is 90 days, over 50 it is 180 days  60% of the average daily payment

7. Maternity leave Belgium  16 weeks minimum  Choice when maternity leave starts  Baby born before maternity leave: then still 16 weeks before + after birth Hungary  Up to 3 years  In case of twins, until they reach school going age  In case of disabled children, they get more  In case of twins it is the double of the average (2006 data)

8. Childcare benefits Belgium  The person who raises the child receives the childcare benefits  If there are 2 parents: mother gets priority  Money you get monthly:  first child: 86,77 euros  Second child: 160,55 euros  Third child: 239,72 euros

9. Childcare benefits Hungary:  Families where there are any children can get this, they can be adopted.  The monthly amount changes according to the number of children:  1 child/family: 12 200 Ft (40-50 euros)  1child/single parent: 13700 Ft(45-55 euros)  2 children/family: 26 600 Ft (100 euros)  2 children/single parent: 29600 Ft(110-120 euros)  3 or more children/family: 14800 Ft /child (50-55 euros)  3 or more children/single parent 17000 Ft /child (65 euros)  permanently disabled or sick children: 23300 Ft/child (90 euros)  permanently disabled or sick children: 25900 Ft /child (100 euros)  It is paid until the child turns 16

10. State financial help for education Belgium  Some students get scholarship if they go to university  Certain conditions  Always follow the lessons  Student have to study regularly  Always pass your year or go to a lower level of education if you don’t pass  Parents may not have a very high income

11. State financial help for education Hungary  If someone acquires enough points at the graduation exams (and in the specific subjects), that person can get state funded university education  Because of the economical problems, the state will cut down on these places (mostly because a lot of people leave Hungary after receiving their diploma)  If someone studies hard and gets good grades, the Ministry of Education gives scholarship

12. University dormitory possibilities Belgium:  ‘Kot’  Peda Hungary:  Rooms housing 3-8 students  Monthly fee (30-75 Euros)

13. Accident At Work Belgium  The Belgian Social Security pays the medical costs back Hungary  The company gives 90% of salary, if that person is unable to earn money because of an accident at work

14. Retirement Belgium  Men: 65 years  Women: 60 65 years  If you have a hard physical job 58 years  Women: career of 30 years or more  Men: career of 35 years Early retirement Less money

15. Retirement Hungary  Men: 65 years (If born before 1952 it is 62 years)  Women: 65 years (If born before 1952 it is 62 years)  Depending on previous earnings, it is between 200- 1000 euros

16. The End  Annelore Vandewalle  Leonie Callens  Mehdi Ben Ali  David Frisch