Government changing system of state benefits

The government is planning to effect changes to the system of state benefits so as to target state aid better and make it more effective. As of next year people asking for state support will have to reveal the size of their savings, property and other assets, such as the number of cars they own, Labour and Social Affairs Minister Marian Jurečka told reporters. The planned reform will merge the housing allowance and supplementary housing allowance, child benefits and subsistence allowance into a single benefit that could be received by up to 850, 000 people.