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Over 151,000 family capital deposits opened in Belarus

As of 1 January 2025, a total of 151,242 large families have opened deposit accounts in Belarus under the family capital program, including 82,600 deposit accounts to the total amount of $826 million and 68,600 deposit accounts totaling Br1.83 billion, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Labor and Social Security Ministry.

As of 1 January 2026, a total of 101,650 families applied for permission to use family capital ahead of schedule. Of them, 81,495 applied to use the money to improve housing conditions, 11,083 to pay for healthcare services, 9,065 to pay for education and seven to buy health products for disabled people.

The ministry granted permission to use family capital earlier to 98,649 applicants. The regional breakdown is the following: Brest Oblast (20,859 families), Vitebsk Oblast (9,581), Gomel Oblast (15,807), Grodno Oblast (11,791), Minsk Oblast (16,921), Mogilev Oblast (9,953) and the city of Minsk (13,737).

The Labor and Social Security Ministry noted that the family capital program applies to families raising three and more children.

The new amount of family capital, effective from 1 January 2026, will be published on the official website of the ministry by 31 January 2026. In 2025, it amounted to Br33,275.

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