Social assistance receive more than 600 thousand. Minskers, BelTA learned from the press service of the Minsk City Executive Committee.
Every third resident of the capital regularly addresses the various types of assistance: one-time, monthly and compensation payments, allowances, subsidies, gets advice, social service at home. Urban supplements to pensions, child allowances, subsidies for housing, utilities and communication services, free travel on public transport, subsidized medicines and spa treatment as well as receive other benefits more than 600 thousand. Minskers.
In the capital, there are 19 public institutions of social services. In boarding schools of the capital live 2.3 thousand. People. The average age of residents is 60.2 years.
In the coming years, completed work on the improvement, repair, equipped with modern furniture and equipment of all urban homes for the elderly and people with disabilities. Only in 2014 for these purposes about Br180 billion, which is three times more than in 2011.
Registered in regional centers of the city consist of more than 170 thousand. Man. One of the major focus of the center is a comprehensive service at home pensioners and disabled people, which maximizes stay of elderly people living alone in a familiar environment and support their social, psychological and physical status. In recent years, home-based social services has become an alternative to stationary. The most in demand among residents of Minsk, was held at the social assistance at home, services such as the purchase and delivery of food, drugs and medicines, cleaning, assistance in the preparation of food, housing and utilities and other services, assistance in obtaining an appointment with coupons doctor, visiting clinics, shops, markets.
Has become common these new forms of social services, such as rent, paid short-term and followed by accommodation, social respite, social patronage, service nurses and nannies. Illustrative examples are social projects such as "dispensary at home", "home resort". For senior citizens and persons with disabilities - is the ability to regularly receive skilled home care and medical care.
Metropolitan center is a place where you can not only get the necessary help, but find their circle of friends, acquire new knowledge and skills. Thus, the project "University of the Third Age" open faculty "Information and computer technology", "Foreign Language", "Social Work", "Journalism". Education in this university have already been about 1.2 thousand. Elderly people. In the new academic year, 714 people have applied, including 12 - over 80 years, 204 - between the ages of 70 to 80 years. The oldest student of 88 years.
Day of Social Protection is celebrated in Belarus on January 5th 1998.
