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