Social security
The goal of the Social security area is to protect citizens against social risks and to support a decent standard of living and inclusion in society.
More about the area
Expenditure is administered by seven chapters, of which 97.5% falls to the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MPSV).
- State budget expenditure 2027
- CZK 1,020.7 bn draft state budget
- Share of state budget
- 39.5%
- Year-on-year change
- +2.4%
State budget expenditure 2027 (draft): CZK 1,020.7 bn.
Topics and performance indicators
- Pension insurance: CZK 762.8 bn
Goal: Ensure the constitutional right to adequate material security under Article 30 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.
- Ratio of average old-age pension to average wage (%)
- Average duration of receiving a standard old-age pension (years)
- Progressivity index (%)
- Social care and services: CZK 88.3 bn
Goal: Ensure the availability and quality of social services and care in the natural home environment.
- Share of care allowance recipients in residential social care in all care allowance recipients (%)
- Places in children’s groups as a share of all pre-school children older than six months (%)
- Social benefits: CZK 79.7 bn
Goal: Ensure timely and efficient payment of social benefits to eligible persons.
- Share of social benefit applications processed online (%)
- Average processing time of social benefit applications (90th percentile) (days)
- Share of men receiving parental allowance in the total number of recipients (%)
- Sickness insurance: CZK 54.4 bn
Goal: Ensure income replacement during temporary incapacity for work and maternity.
- Ratio of average daily sickness benefit to average wage (%)
- Average incapacity for work rate (%)
- Average duration of temporary incapacity for work (days)
- Research and development: CZK 0.1 bn
No goals or performance indicators are set for the cross-cutting category.
- Administration: CZK 7.5 bn
No goals or performance indicators are set for the cross-cutting category.
- Other: CZK 27.9 bn
No goals or performance indicators are set for the cross-cutting category.
State budget areas
- Social security
- Education
- Healthcare
- Defence
- Transport
- Security and public order
- Industry
- Agriculture and forestry
- Legal protection
- Employment policy
- Culture, sport, churches and leisure activities
- Local development
- Environment
- Basic and applied research
- Other public services
- Special chapters and elections
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