Belarus plans to cover at least a quarter of citizens over 75 and disabled by 2030
In Belarus, by the end of the current five-year plan, at least 25 percent of citizens aged 75 years and older, as well as people with disabilities, will be covered by social insurance.
In Belarus, by the end of the current five-year plan, at least 25 percent of citizens aged 75 years and older, as well as people with disabilities, will be covered by social services. This is envisaged by the State Program “Society of Equal Opportunities” for 2026-2030. This sb.by reported in the press service of the Ministry of labor and social protection on the eve of the Day of the elderly.
The press service added:
- During the implementation of the state program, an annual increase in the number of recipients of social services by at least 3 percent will be ensured, as well as the coverage of elderly citizens by the programs of the University of the Third Age, the School of Active Longevity by at least 20 thousand people. The ministry also recalled that the number of centenarians is increasing in the country. The number of citizens over the age of 90 is currently more than 45 thousand people. The leaders are Minsk: 8.3 thousand people. The number of centenarians aged 100 years and older is about 660 people. Belarus expands the possibilities of stationary social services with the participation of private organizations
