2.5.13. Social benefits (2000–)(1/2)

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Benefit 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Average monthly number of recipients
Regular social assistancea 47 154 94 780 125 894 138 128 144 853 158 565 159 887 194 779 213 436 71 816 35 894
Regular social benefit for people with health impairment or engaged in full-time parentingb – – – – – – – – – – –
Employment substitution supportc – – – – – – – – – 167 287 174 539
Nursing allowanced 26 866 29 379 31 369 33 903 36 057 39 843 47 468 52 096 53 347 55 200 56 853
Child home care allowancee – – – – – – – – – – –
Old-age allowance 8 115 7 748 7 034 6 679 6 610 6 449 6 462 6 328 6 149 6 035 5 802
Total amount, thousand HUF
Regular social assistancea 6 256 168 14 807 292 22 131 423 24 879 675 27 575 137 32 329 450 40 055 717 60 080 744 70 041 597 23 111 000 11 537 455
Regular social benefit for people with health impairment or engaged in full-time parentingb – – – – – – – – – – –
Employment substitution supportc – – – – – – – – – 46 406 530 57 752 601
Nursing allowanced 4 368 770 5 292 304 6 387 439 7 876 021 9 127 908 10 993 937 13 882 342 16 136 992 17 432 205 18 176 986 19 489 808
Child home care allowancee – – – – – – – – – – –
Old-age allowance 1 422 222 1 516 617 1 533 063 1 536 041 1 611 407 1 655 308 1 867 240 1 946 863 1 983 316 1 932 034 1 909 280
Average monthly amount per capita, HUF
Regular social assistancea 11 056 13 019 14 650 15 010 15 864 16 991 20 877 25 705 27 347 26 817 26 786
Regular social benefit for people with health impairment or engaged in full-time parentingb – – – – – – – – – – –
Employment substitution supportc – – – – – – – – – 23 117 27 574
Nursing allowanced 13 551 15 012 16 969 19 359 21 096 22 994 24 371 25 813 27 231 27 441 28 567
Child home care allowancee – – – – – – – – – – –
Old-age allowance 14 604 16 312 18 163 19 165 20 315 21 390 24 081 25 638 26 876 26 677 27 421
aThe eligibility criteria of the regular social assistance changed from 1 July 2006. Because of the introduction of the active age benefit there were another changes in the regular social assistance from 1 January 2009. Regular social assistance ceased to exist since 1 March 2015. 2015 data refer to the period between January and February. The data comparability is limited over time.  bRegular social benefit for people with health impairment or engaged in full-time parenting was introduced on 1 March 2015. 2015 data refer to the period between March and December.  cAvailability support was introduced in 2009. It was replaced by wage replacement allowance on 1 January 2011, which was renamed employment substitution support on 1 September 2011. Significant changes in regulation regarding active age benefit were introduced on 1 March 2015, because of which data comparability over time is limited.  dNursing allowance provided under the principle of equity was ceased from 1 March 2015.The data for 2015 refer only to nursing allowance provided on universal basis. From 1. January 2019 a part of recipients became entitled for child home care allowance.  eThe allowance was introduced on 1 January 2019. It can be provided to parents caring for their child unable for self-care due to serious disability or to chronic illness. 

© Hungarian Central Statistical Office, 2011