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Existenční minimum

minimum for survival

What does “Existenční minimum” mean in Czechia?

Existenční minimum — the lowest income level that the state recognizes as the minimum for survival. It is lower than životní minimum (standard of living minimum).

Amount

  • 3,130 CZK

Where this is felt in practice

Most noticeably — in the humanitární dávka (humanitarian benefit): from the 6th month, a working adult receives not 4,860 CZK (ŽM), but 3,130 CZKthis is the existenční minimum.

Who is not affected by the drop

Vulnerable individuals — children under 18, pregnant women, people 65+, people with disabilities — remain at 4,860 CZK. Having just one of these conditions is enough.

Important. The drop from 4,860 to 3,130 CZK in the 6th month of humanitarian benefit is not an office mistake, but the law. Plan your budget in advance. The rates are set by government regulation and they change — check the current ones.

Examples of use

SK
From the sixth month, the benefit will decrease to the subsistence minimum of 3,130 CZK.
From the sixth month, the benefit will fall to the existential minimum — 3,130 CZK.
SK
The subsistence minimum is lower than the minimum cost of living.
The subsistence minimum is lower than the minimum for living.

Frequently asked questions

What is the subsistence minimum?
3,130 CZK.
Who is not affected by the fall to the subsistence minimum?
Vulnerable: children under 18, pregnant women, people 65+, people with disabilities — they remain at 4,860 CZK.

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