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The main residence is the place where a family or a single person usually lives. A family may consist of related persons (family members) and/or unrelated persons (e.g. friends, life partner, etc.).

If you have worked and paid health insurance contributions in another EU country, your period of employment and contributions already paid may be taken into account upon assessment of your entitlement to benefits.

Female workers, unemployed people and self-employed people are entitled to maternity leave when pregnant. However, the conditions, duration of the leave and amounts of the benefits are different for each category.

Workers who become a father or co-parent are entitled to 10 days of paternity or childbirth leave. Self-employed people who become a father or co-parent are also entitled to paternity or childbirth leave.

In case it has been officially established that you cannot work for more than one year, you become incapacitated for work. The period of incapacity for work therefore starts from the second year of your incapacity for work.

In Belgium, disabled or elderly people who need specific support or long-term care can claim benefits provided for this purpose.