A home for the elderly in the southwest Hungarian village of Kőkút has received a solar energy system thanks to a 22 million forint (EUR 72,000) state subsidy. Minister of State for Social and Family Affairs Miklós Soltész said at the inauguration that Government grants had made possible the renovation of several homes for the elderly in Somogy County. He said these investments contribute to offering a quality life for elderly people in need of support. The home received 88 solar panels.

Mr. Soltész also said that in the nearby village of Kadarkút the local home for the elderly had been renovated at a cost of 180 million forints (EUR 584,000) and a psychiatric home in neighbouring Berzence has been renovated at a cost of one billion forints (EUR 3.25 million).

(Ministry of Human Resources)