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In 2022, a total of CZK 168 billion was spent on social benefits (excluding pensions). State social support benefits and foster care benefits accounted for CZK 56 billion, sickness insurance benefits accounted for almost CZK 48 billion, the third highest expenditure was on care benefit, over CZK 36 billion. Expenditure on benefits of asistance in material need reached CZK 14 billion, of which CZK 8.7 billion went to the humanitarian benefit. Expenditure on unemployment benefits reached nearly CZK 10 billion, and benefits for people with disabilities almost CZK 3 billion.

 Sickness insurance scheme benefitsState social support benefits*Foster care benefitsBenefits of assistance in material need**Benefits for people with disabilitiesCare benefit
Czechia45,45154,0854,9295,8583,75937,175

Hlavní město Praha

9,1787,0013605572983,120

Středočeský kraj

4,6436,4605245264194,211

Jihočeský kraj

2,4072,9612692362422,359

Plzeňský kraj

2,4182,4622872172422,203

Karlovarský kraj

7741,373207234981,041

Ústecký kraj

2,7384,8225269383122,902

Liberecký kraj

1,5512,3432472632001,648

Královéhradecký kraj

2,1982,6482452452132,156

Pardubický kraj

2,0352,4462362081931,861

Kraj Vysočina

1,8522,2591801301961,995

Jihomoravský kraj

5,0826,1884395174444,386

Olomoucký kraj

2,3923,1032713882322,369

Zlínský kraj

2,6462,5872041752452,443

Moravskoslezský kraj

5,5367,4329331,2254254,479

* does not include expenses for a one-off child allowance
** does not include a humanitarian benefit
Source: Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs