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30 July 2020, 17:37

Belarus increases social pensions

Belarus increases social pensions

The minimum subsistence budget will equal Br256.1 from 1 August to 31 October 2020.

The new minimum subsistence budget is up by 3.8% from the previous one which was in force from 1 May (Br246.78).

The new minimum subsistence budget of the main social and age groups will be as follows:

able-boded citizens – Br285.04

pensioners – Br193.92

students - Br246.72

children under 3 – Br160.79

children aged 3-6 – Br224.7

children aged 6-18 - Br274.48

The increase in the minimum subsistence budget will also affect:

minimum retirement and social pensions

supplementary pension benefits for people aged 75 and older

carer's allowances for caring for a person with group I disabilities or for a person over 80

some types of government benefits for families with children

other social benefits calculated on the basis of the minimum subsistence budget.

Source: Labor and Social Security Ministry's Resolution No. 67 of 22 July 2020

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