2.5.13. Social benefits (2000–)(2/2)

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Benefit 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Average monthly number of recipients
Regular social assistancea 50 647 38 031 36 900 37 598 37 068 – – – –
Regular social benefit for people with health impairment or engaged in full-time parentingb – – – – 14 018 18 126 19 615 19 943 19 707
Employment substitution supportc 209 918 236 609 212 699 160 858 158 141 115 568 99 783 86 109 79 344
Nursing allowanced 57 970 57 972 58 179 62 972 55 357 53 969 53 273 52 258 33 437
Child home care allowancee – – – – – – – – 20 651
Old-age allowance 5 907 6 081 6 175 6 598 6 784 6 958 6 596 6 757 6 825
Total amount, thousand HUF
Regular social assistancea 15 819 883 11 548 293 11 215 339 11 406 289 1 946 490 – – – –
Regular social benefit for people with health impairment or engaged in full-time parentingb – – – – 3 997 437 5 690 900 6 330 039 6 704 569 6 672 703
Employment substitution supportc 63 325 363 62 302 260 58 145 555 44 011 131 43 241 979 31 721 362 27 382 626 23 805 975 21 945 480
Nursing allowanced 20 461 887 20 681 444 21 493 885 25 851 457 24 883 607 24 565 528 25 816 766 26 916 917 20 174 321
Child home care allowancee – – – – – – – – 23 654 953
Old-age allowance 1 913 459 1 946 729 2 035 266 2 130 930 2 227 524 2 243 682 2 268 734 2 371 914 2 471 140
Average monthly amount per capita, HUF
Regular social assistancea 26 030 25 305 25 328 25 281 26 256 – – – –
Regular social benefit for people with health impairment or engaged in full-time parentingb – – – – 28 517 26 164 26 893 28 016 28 217
Employment substitution supportc 25 139 21 943 22 781 22 800 22 787 22 874 22 868 23 039 23 049
Nursing allowanced 29 415 29 729 30 787 34 210 37 459 37 931 40 385 42 923 50 279
Child home care allowancee – – – – – – – – 95 453
Old-age allowance 26 994 26 679 27 468 26 912 27 362 26 870 28 664 29 251 30 174
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