On the eve of the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the press service of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection told how veterans are supported in Belarus, BELTA reports.
The department emphasized that the state and society are joining efforts to express gratitude to the heroes and provide them with a decent life. As of April 1, 2025, there are 814 veterans of the Great Patriotic War left in Belarus, including 431 participants and disabled war veterans, as well as 6.4 thousand people who suffered from the consequences of the war (of which 5.7 thousand are former prisoners of fascism).
From May 2 to 8, one-time financial assistance will be paid in the country. Disabled people and participants of the Great Patriotic War, as well as persons who took part in military operations to defend the Fatherland before September 3, 1945, will be paid Br5 thousand.
Persons awarded orders or medals of the USSR for selfless work in the rear during the Great Patriotic War, as well as those who worked at air defense facilities, in the construction of defensive structures and other military facilities, will be paid Br2.5 thousand. This also applies to persons who worked at enterprises in the city of Leningrad during the blockade from September 8, 1941 to January 27, 1944 and were awarded the medal «For the Defense of Leningrad» or the badge «Resident of Blockaded Leningrad».
The payment is also due to family members of military personnel, partisans and underground fighters who died (passed away), went missing during the Great Patriotic War (spouses who did not remarry, children — disabled from childhood (including adopted children), other dependents who have been granted an increase in pension on the specified grounds in accordance with the law), former prisoners, including minors, of fascist concentration camps, prisons, ghettos, as well as former minor prisoners of other places of forced detention created by the fascists and their allies during the Second World War, who have been granted an increase in pension on the specified grounds in accordance with the law, as well as disabled from childhood due to injury, concussion, mutilation associated with military operations during the Great Patriotic War or with the consequences of military operations. They will be paid Br1.5 thousand.
In addition, all veterans and war victims who need care are covered by various forms of assistance. Thus, 145 people receive assistance in inpatient institutions (social boarding houses, hospitals), 1.4 thousand people are provided with social services at home, and 339 people are under family care with the payment of benefits (Br447.64 from February 1, 2025).
The Ministry of Labor also reported that by March 25, inspections of the living conditions of all WWII veterans and war victims were fully completed. Repairs to residential premises (elimination of leaks, replacement of windows, repair of floors), inspection and repair of stove/gas equipment (ensuring safety), as well as installation of autonomous fire alarms were carried out.
Written by belta.by
