More than 280 thousand people aged 65 years and older are registered with social protection bodies in Minsk region

In the central region of the country, 283.3 thousand elderly citizens aged 65 years and older are registered with social protection bodies, including 113 centenarians who have reached the age of 100 years. This was reported by sb.by in the press service of the Ministry of Regional Executive Committee on the occasion of the Day of Older Persons celebrated in the country on October 1.

The Oblast Executive Committee informed:

The oldest resident of the region 108 years old is a woman, and she lives in the Borisov district.

The number of working pensioners in the region compared to the beginning of 2022 increased by 15.9 thousand people and reached 101.8 thousand, the press service noted.

In order to meet the needs in the provision of social services, 23 territorial social service centers and 17 social boarding houses operate in Minsk region. Social and home-based care services continue to be the most sought-after. More than 25,000 people receive such services in the region.

- The number of volunteers of silver age is also increasing every year - there are more than a thousand of them in the Minsk region, the regional executive committee said. Today, they are implementing about 200 different initiatives: they help single and disabled people with limited mobility in everyday life, develop social tourism, create creative workshops and even model schools, are guardians of Belarusian traditions and guides them for the younger generation. The average age of volunteers is 75 years old, the oldest is 96 years old, and he lives in the Vilei district. Belarus plans to cover at least a quarter of citizens over 75 and disabled by 2030