1 November, Minsk /Elena Prus - BELTA/. In Belarus, the amounts of state benefits for families raising children have increased by 4.3% since November of the current year. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by the Department of Population, Gender and Family Policy of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection. In accordance with the legislation, the amounts of child benefits are reviewed quarterly due to changes in the subsistence minimum budget per capita (SMB). By a government resolution, the SMB has been approved for the period from 1 November 2012 to 31 January 2013 at Br880 thousand. 30 - 4.3% higher than the standard that was in effect from 1 August to 31 October of the current year. According to specialists, from November of this year, the monthly child care allowance for a child under three years of age is Br880 thousand. 30, with a 75% supplement - Br1 million 540 thousand. 50, with a 40% supplement - Br1 million 232 thousand. 40. The monthly child care allowance for a child over three years of age is Br440 thousand. 20, with a 40% supplement - Br616 thousand. 20. The one-time benefit for the birth of the first child will reach Br8 million 800 thousand. 300 from November, and for the birth of the second and subsequent children, Belarusian families will receive Br12 million 320 thousand. 420. The one-time benefit for a woman who registered with a state healthcare organisation before the 12th week of pregnancy is Br880 thousand. 30 from November of the current year. In Belarus, the state benefits system covers over 447 thousand children (25.8% of their total number). 96% of children under three years of age receive benefits. As BELTA has already reported, in Belarus in January-September 2012, compared to the corresponding period in 2011, the average monthly benefit for children under three years of age increased 2.1 times, and for children over three years of age - 3.6 times. Thus, the average monthly benefit for children under three years of age in January-September of the current year was Br734.7 thousand, including Br843.9 thousand in September, and the average monthly benefit for children over three years of age reached Br367.3 thousand, including Br421.9 thousand in September. -0-

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