Belarus to Increase Subsistence Minimum Budget From November 1

Belarus will increase its subsistence minimum budget rates from November 1. The new rates will remain in effect until January 31, 2027, the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection reported.

The average subsistence minimum budget per capita will be 535.70 rubles.

The following payments linked to the subsistence minimum budget will also increase:

• state benefits for families raising children;
• pension supplements;
• benefits for caring for a person with a Group I disability or someone aged 80 or older;
• social pensions.

The subsistence minimum budget will be 574.47 rubles for the working-age population, 381.27 rubles for pensioners, 332.62 rubles for children under three, 444.34 rubles for children aged three to six, and 525.44 rubles for children aged six to 18.

The childbirth allowance will be:

• 5,357 rubles for the birth of a first child;
• 7,499.80 rubles for the birth of a second or subsequent child;
• 535.70 rubles for the pregnancy allowance;
• 267.85 rubles for families raising children aged three to 18 while caring for a child under three.

The allowance for caring for a child with a disability will be 535.70 rubles for a child under 18 with Grade I or II loss of health, and for a child under three with Grade III or IV loss of health. For a child aged three or older with Grade III or IV loss of health, the allowance will be 642.84 rubles.

The allowance for children under 18 living with HIV will be 374.99 rubles.