Ministry of Family and Social Services' 2027 budget announced

Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş announced the Ministry's 2027 budget proposal at the TBMM Plan and Budget Committee. Stating that the budget is 677 billion 303 million 514 thousand TL, Göktaş reported that 51.9 percent of the budget has been allocated to women and that a special incentive package will be put into effect for the first time in the history of the Republic to expand nurseries.

Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş shared the Ministry's 2027 budget proposal during her presentation at the TBMM Plan and Budget Committee. While it was noted that the total budget proposal announced at the committee is 677 billion 303 million 514 thousand TL, it was stated that 51.9 percent of this resource was directly allocated to women.

Sharing the details of the resources allocated to woman-focused social support programs, Minister Göktaş stated that the direct budget for the empowerment of women has been increased by 73 percent to 11 billion TL. She emphasized that the total resource allocated for women, including home care, SED, foster family, birth assistance, supports for women whose spouses have passed away, disabled and over 65 years of age, and General Health Insurance (GSI) premiums, is 351 billion 570 million liras.

The technical sub-items of the 2027 budget proposal were also shared in the committee. Accordingly, personnel expenses in the budget were determined as 107 billion 980 million TL, social security premium expenses as 17 billion 62 million TL, goods and services purchase expenses as 36 billion 924 million TL, current transfers as 505 billion 270 million TL, capital expenses as 10 billion 65 million TL, and capital transfers as 1 million TL.

An important step regarding pre-school childcare services was announced during the presentation. Minister Göktaş announced that a special incentive package will be implemented for the first time in the history of the Republic in 2027 in order to expand nurseries through public and private sector cooperation.