{"id":123878,"date":"2025-01-28T13:47:06","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T10:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/123878\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"belarus-to-raise-subsistence-minimum-budget-on-february-1","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/123878\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus to raise subsistence minimum budget on February 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"961\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Many_Bel_Archive_POZ_1440-1171.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Many_Bel_Archive_POZ_1440-1171.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Many_Bel_Archive_POZ_1440-1171-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Many_Bel_Archive_POZ_1440-1171-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Many_Bel_Archive_POZ_1440-1171-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Pozirk)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>January 28, <em>Pozirk<\/em>. <\/strong>The Ministry of Labor and Social Security plans to raise the subsistence minimum budget (SMB) on February 1 and until April 30 by 2.2 percent to 448 rubels per capita or $131, its press office reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The SMB is used for calculations of social benefits, including allowances, benefits for families with children, social pensions, allowances paid in addition to pensions, and benefits for people who take care of people with disabilities or seniors over 80.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The SMB for the able-bodied population will amount to 477 rubels; for pensioners, 326 rubels; for children under three years, 281 rubels; children between three and six years, 366 rubels; children between six and 18 years, 443 rubels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bel_rub_POZ_2x1-300x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bel_rub_POZ_2x1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bel_rub_POZ_2x1-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bel_rub_POZ_2x1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bel_rub_POZ_2x1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Economy<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Economy<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Nominal average pay up 15.5 percent in December 2024<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">January 24, Pozirk. Belarusians\u2019 nominal average pay before taxes amounted to 2,694 rubels (about $789) in December 2024, surging by 15.5 percent from the November level, according to Pozirk\u2018s analysis of the National Statistics Committee\u2019s (Bie\u0142stat) data. The figure exceeded &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/123180\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 28, Pozirk. The Ministry of Labor and Social Security plans to raise the subsistence minimum budget (SMB) on February 1 and until April 30 by 2.2 percent to 448 rubels per capita or $131, its press office reports. The SMB is used for calculations of social benefits, including allowances, benefits for families with children, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":59075,"template":"","rubric":[21],"class_list":["post-123878","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-economy"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Belarus to raise subsistence minimum budget on February 1 | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"January 28, Pozirk. The Ministry of Labor and Social Security plans to raise the subsistence minimum budget (SMB) on February 1 and until April 30 by 2.2\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/123878\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Belarus to raise subsistence minimum budget on February 1 | Pozirk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"January 28, Pozirk. The Ministry of Labor and Social Security plans to raise the subsistence minimum budget (SMB) on February 1 and until April 30 by 2.2\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/123878\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pozirk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pozirkonline\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-10T12:05:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Many_Bel_Archive_POZ_1440-1171.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1440\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"961\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Pozirk_online\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/123878\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/123878\/\"},\"headline\":\"Belarus to raise subsistence minimum budget on February 1\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-01-28T10:47:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-10T12:05:06+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/123878\/\"},\"wordCount\":111,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/123878\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Many_Bel_Archive_POZ_1440-1171.jpg\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/123878\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/123878\/\",\"name\":\"Belarus to raise subsistence minimum budget on February 1 | Pozirk\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/123878\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/123878\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Many_Bel_Archive_POZ_1440-1171.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-01-28T10:47:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-10T12:05:06+00:00\",\"description\":\"January 28, Pozirk. The Ministry of Labor and Social Security plans to raise the subsistence minimum budget (SMB) on February 1 and until April 30 by 2.2\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/123878\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/123878\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/123878\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Many_Bel_Archive_POZ_1440-1171.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Many_Bel_Archive_POZ_1440-1171.jpg\",\"width\":1440,\"height\":961},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/123878\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Belarus to raise subsistence minimum budget on February 1\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Pozirk\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Pozirk\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cropped-Logo_color_512.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cropped-Logo_color_512.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"Pozirk\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pozirkonline\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/Pozirk_online\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Belarus to raise subsistence minimum budget on February 1 | Pozirk","description":"January 28, Pozirk. The Ministry of Labor and Social Security plans to raise the subsistence minimum budget (SMB) on February 1 and until April 30 by 2.2","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/123878\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Belarus to raise subsistence minimum budget on February 1 | Pozirk","og_description":"January 28, Pozirk. The Ministry of Labor and Social Security plans to raise the subsistence minimum budget (SMB) on February 1 and until April 30 by 2.2","og_url":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/123878\/","og_site_name":"Pozirk","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pozirkonline\/","article_modified_time":"2026-03-10T12:05:06+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1440,"height":961,"url":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Many_Bel_Archive_POZ_1440-1171.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@Pozirk_online","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/123878\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/123878\/"},"headline":"Belarus to raise subsistence minimum budget on February 1","datePublished":"2025-01-28T10:47:06+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/123878\/"},"wordCount":111,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/123878\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Many_Bel_Archive_POZ_1440-1171.jpg","inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/123878\/","url":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/123878\/","name":"Belarus to raise subsistence minimum budget on February 1 | Pozirk","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/123878\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/123878\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Many_Bel_Archive_POZ_1440-1171.jpg","datePublished":"2025-01-28T10:47:06+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06+00:00","description":"January 28, Pozirk. The Ministry of Labor and Social Security plans to raise the subsistence minimum budget (SMB) on February 1 and until April 30 by 2.2","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/123878\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/123878\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/123878\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Many_Bel_Archive_POZ_1440-1171.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Many_Bel_Archive_POZ_1440-1171.jpg","width":1440,"height":961},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/123878\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Belarus to raise subsistence minimum budget on February 1"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/","name":"Pozirk","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#organization","name":"Pozirk","url":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cropped-Logo_color_512.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cropped-Logo_color_512.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"Pozirk"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pozirkonline\/","https:\/\/x.com\/Pozirk_online"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles\/123878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/articles"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"rubric","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rubric?post=123878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}