Kontakt 2008, 10(Supl 1):14-18

Development of disability in the Czech republic depending on the age with focusing on the generation 50 plusProblematika generace 50 plus

Rostislav Čevela^*, Libuše Čeledová

MPSV Praha, Odbor posudkové služby

The number of pensioners increased between 2000 and 2006, which holds for old age pensioners as well as for disability pensioners. The increase in the number of old age pensioners was of about 98 thousands in 2006 compared to 2000. The increase of full disability pensioners was about 8 thousands in this period and in partial disability pensioners it was of about 43.5 thousands. Hypothetically, it is possible to believe that there is a certain parallel trend between increasing age of retirement and increasing number of disability pensioners. For a proportion of citizens, the disability retirement is a solution of their health and social problems. Particularly in the generation 50 plus, the development of disability in the Czech Republic is adverse, because of its stepwise growth occurring over several recent years. The number of partial disability pensioners is particularly increasing. The prepared retirement reform includes a proposal for introducing three degrees of disability. The changes should bring a contribution to refinement of the medical advisory process and thus, they should affect a further development of disability.

Keywords: Demographic aging; old age pensioners; disability pensioners

Received: November 5, 2007; Accepted: January 23, 2008; Published: February 18, 2008  Show citation