Social benefits
Expenditure on State social benefits and Foster care benefits
Publication date: 18. 11. 2024
Year 2023
59.9 CZK billion
Expenditure on Sickness insurance scheme benefits
Publication date: 18. 11. 2024
Year 2023
45.5 CZK billion
Expenditure on Care benefit
Publication date: 18. 11. 2024
Year 2023
37.2 CZK billion
Expenditure on benefits of Assistance in material need
Publication date: 18. 11. 2024
Year 2023
12.8 CZK billion
Expenditure on Unemployment benefits
Publication date: 18. 11. 2024
Year 2023
10.4 CZK billion
Expenditure on benefits for people with disabilities
Publication date: 18. 11. 2024
Year 2023
3.8 CZK billion
Data and time series
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sickness insurance scheme benefits | 26,284 | 28,316 | 33,974 | 38,887 | 55,207 | 51,472 | 47,631 | 45,451 |
| State social support benefits | 34,973 | 34,316 | 35,356 | 33,976 | 47,739 | 44,732 | 52,291 | 54,975 |
| Foster care benefits | 2,833 | 2,950 | 3,802 | 3,924 | 3,981 | 4,092 | 4,174 | 4,932 |
| Unemployment benefits | 8,220 | 7,819 | 7,511 | 8,114 | 10,525 | 9,969 | 9,857 | 10,449 |
| Benefits of assistance in material need | 9,255 | 7,364 | 5,353 | 4,409 | 4,788 | 5,233 | 14,379 | 12,814 |
| Benefits for people with disabilities | 1,994 | 1,956 | 2,625 | 2,654 | 2,628 | 2,561 | 2,668 | 3,759 |
| Care benefit | 23,046 | 25,120 | 26,013 | 29,768 | 33,094 | 32,726 | 36,376 | 37,175 |
| Advance of maintenance payment1) | : | : | : | : | : | 36 | 159 | 223 |
1) the benefit was introduced from July 1, 2021
Source: Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sickness benefit | 16,985 | 18,290 | 22,677 | 26,670 | 32,766 | 34,037 | 32,754 | 31,681 |
| Attendance allowance | 1,180 | 1,402 | 1,632 | 1,726 | 11,442 | 5,664 | 2,831 | 2,460 |
| Maternity benefit | 8,110 | 8,616 | 9,403 | 10,098 | 10,585 | 11,316 | 11,229 | 10,502 |
| Pregnancy and maternity compensation benefit | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| Paternity benefit1) | : | : | 221 | 273 | 269 | 291 | 601 | 580 |
| Long-term attendance allowance2) | : | : | 32 | 110 | 138 | 157 | 207 | 220 |
1) the benefit was introduced from February 1, 2018
2) the benefit was introduced from June 1, 2018
Source: Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child allowance | 2,817 | 2,479 | 2,520 | 2,279 | 2,138 | 2,565 | 3,871 | 5,514 |
| Housing allowance | 9,261 | 8,622 | 7,689 | 7,082 | 6,952 | 6,617 | 8,516 | 17,866 |
| Parental allowance | 22,625 | 22,984 | 24,959 | 24,470 | 38,531 | 35,440 | 33,056 | 31,172 |
| Birth grant | 256 | 218 | 175 | 133 | 105 | 97 | 88 | 87 |
| Funeral grant | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Source: Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State social support benefits* | 889 | 831 | 738 | 689 | 697 | 680 | 742 | 866 |
| Care benefit | 346 | 353 | 361 | 364 | 367 | 358 | 363 | 370 |
| Benefits for people with disabilities | 244 | 252 | 258 | 262 | 264 | 255 | 256 | 264 |
| Benefits of assistance in material need** | 194 | 158 | 122 | 99 | 97 | 104 | 105 | 93 |
| Foster care benefits | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 37 |
* excluding expenditure on a one-off child allowance
** excluding Humanitarian benefit
Source: Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
In 2023, a total of CZK 170 billion was spent on social benefits (excluding pensions). State social support benefits and foster care benefits accounted for CZK 60 billion, sickness insurance benefits accounted for almost CZK 45 billion, the third highest expenditure was on care benefit, over CZK 37 billion. Expenditure on benefits of asistance in material need reached CZK 13 billion, of which CZK 7 billion went to the humanitarian benefit. Expenditure on unemployment benefits reached CZK 10 billion, and benefits for people with disabilities almost CZK 4 billion.