{"id":148799,"date":"2025-07-29T20:36:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T17:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/148799\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"belarus-to-raise-subsistence-minimum-budget-on-august-1-2","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/148799\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus to raise subsistence minimum budget on August 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>July 29, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> The Ministry of Labor and Social Security plans to raise the subsistence minimum budget (SMB) on August 1 and until October 31 by 5.4 percent to 487.72 rubels per capita, its press office reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(However, when converted to US dollars, it will remain almost unchanged at about $150).<\/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 523.92 rubels; for pensioners, 357.93 rubels; for children under three years, 301.5 rubels; children between three and six years, 406.1 rubels; children between six and 18 years, 476,97 rubels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Society<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Society<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Belarus to raise childcare benefit<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">July 24, Pozirk. The parents of children younger than three will see their childcare benefit grow by 8.3 percent on August 1. Belarus will raise the benefit to 931.91 rubels (about $284) for the first child, 1,065.04 rubels for the &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/148098\">\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>July 29, Pozirk. The Ministry of Labor and Social Security plans to raise the subsistence minimum budget (SMB) on August 1 and until October 31 by 5.4 percent to 487.72 rubels per capita, its press office reports. (However, when converted to US dollars, it will remain almost unchanged at about $150). 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