It has become known that social security for some categories of citizens will be increased in Belarus.
In particular, this concerns veterans and those who have suffered from wars.
The corresponding law (“On Amending Laws on Veterans’ Issues”) was signed by Alexander Lukashenko on November 11.
Categories
As reported by the press service of the head of state, the document provides for strengthening social guarantees for the following categories of citizens:
- WWII veterans;
- former prisoners of fascism;
- veterans of military operations in other countries;
- widows of deceased military personnel who have not remarried;
- Belarusian volunteers sent to work in Afghanistan.
WWII veterans
For WWII veterans awarded orders or medals of the USSR for impeccable military service in the rear (equal to participants in the Great Patriotic War), the following is provided:
– increasing the amount of the monthly pension increase from 50% to 250% of the minimum old-age pension;
– increasing the amount of annual aid for Victory Day;
– financial assistance for health improvement if it is impossible to undergo it in a sanatorium.
For WWII veterans who were awarded orders or medals of the USSR for selfless work in the rear, the following is provided:
– increasing the monthly pension increase from 50% to 100% of the minimum old-age pension;
– priority service in healthcare organizations and hospitalization;
– priority reception in government agencies and other organizations.
Former prisoners of fascism, veterans of military operations in other countries
Free services are provided to former prisoners of fascism:
– medicines and technical means of social rehabilitation;
– spa treatment and health improvement;
– production and repair of dental prostheses.
For veterans of military operations in other countries there will be:
– reduction of the retirement age by 5 years (applies to those who received disabled status in peacetime);
– free provision of medicines and technical means of social rehabilitation;
– free spa treatment and health improvement;
– free production and repair of dentures.
Other categories
Widows of deceased military personnel who have not remarried will be provided with medical benefits (on par with parents of military personnel).
In particular, they will receive free medications, as well as free spa treatment and health improvement.
And for Belarusians who were sent to work in Afghanistan between 1979 and 1989, they will be provided with a pension increase in the amount of 100% of the minimum old-age pension.
