{"id":135732,"date":"2025-04-25T13:48:14","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T10:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/135732\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"belarus-to-raise-subsistence-minimum-budget-on-may-1-2","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/135732\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus to raise subsistence minimum budget on May 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>April 25, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> The Ministry of Labor and Social Security plans to raise the subsistence minimum budget (SMB) on May 1 and until July 31 by 3.3 percent to 463 rubels per capita or $151, 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 498 rubels; for pensioners, 334 rubels; for children under three years, 289 rubels; children between three and six years, 387 rubels; children between six and 18 years, 452 rubels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bel_rub_POZ_744x496-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bel_rub_POZ_744x496-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bel_rub_POZ_744x496.jpg 744w\" 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 7.2 percent in March<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">April 24, Pozirk. Belarusians\u2019 nominal average pay before taxes amounted to 2,602 rubels (about $853) in March, rising by 7.2 percent from the February level, according to Pozirk\u2018s analysis of the National Statistics Committee\u2019s (Bie\u0142stat) data. Minsk is traditionally leading &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/135561\">\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>April 25, Pozirk. The Ministry of Labor and Social Security plans to raise the subsistence minimum budget (SMB) on May 1 and until July 31 by 3.3 percent to 463 rubels per capita or $151, its press office reports. 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