Over 6,400 Artsakh refugee families have received housing certificates in Armenia – Deputy Prime Minister
16.06.2026,
14:03
As of May 31, 2026, 6,444 families, or 26,432 people displaced from Karabakh, have received housing certificates under the state support program, announced Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan.
YEREVAN, June 16. /ARKA/. As of May 31, 2026, 6,444 families, or 26,432 people displaced from Karabakh, have received housing certificates under the state support program, announced Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan.
"Of these families, more than 2,970, or 13,400 people, have already purchased houses or apartments under the program. The total cost of the acquired housing is approximately 48 billion drams," Khachatryan said in parliament during a discussion of the annual report on the execution of the 2025 state budget.
According to the Deputy Prime Minister, 45.7 billion drams were actually allocated from the state budget to support compatriots displaced from Karabakh in 2025, and approximately 146 billion drams starting in 2023.
He also reported that at the end of 2025, the government approved a measure to partially compensate rent for certain groups of persons displaced from Karabakh and continued financial assistance programs.
"Overall, approximately 38 billion drams have been allocated for the aforementioned support programs in 2025, and the draft state budget for 2026 allocates 55 billion drams for the same program areas," Khachatryan stated.
He noted that as of December 31, 2025, more than 31,300 citizens displaced from Karabakh are permanently employed or self-employed in Armenia.
Armenian authorities plan to increase the housing certificate for displaced persons from Karabakh living in communities adjacent to Yerevan from 3 million to 4 million drams.
On Azerbaijan's ethnic cleansing in Artsakh
On September 19-20, 2023, Azerbaijan launched a large-scale aggression against Artsakh using artillery, UAVs, and combat aircraft. On September 28, following negotiations with the Azerbaijani side, Artsakh President Samvel Shahramanyan issued a decree dissolving all state institutions in the republic and declaring the Republic of Artsakh to cease to exist as of January 1, 2024.
Residents of Artsakh were forced to move to Armenia. According to the Armenian government, more than 115,000 Artsakh residents have been registered, and assistance programs are in place.
"Of these families, more than 2,970, or 13,400 people, have already purchased houses or apartments under the program. The total cost of the acquired housing is approximately 48 billion drams," Khachatryan said in parliament during a discussion of the annual report on the execution of the 2025 state budget.
According to the Deputy Prime Minister, 45.7 billion drams were actually allocated from the state budget to support compatriots displaced from Karabakh in 2025, and approximately 146 billion drams starting in 2023.
He also reported that at the end of 2025, the government approved a measure to partially compensate rent for certain groups of persons displaced from Karabakh and continued financial assistance programs.
"Overall, approximately 38 billion drams have been allocated for the aforementioned support programs in 2025, and the draft state budget for 2026 allocates 55 billion drams for the same program areas," Khachatryan stated.
He noted that as of December 31, 2025, more than 31,300 citizens displaced from Karabakh are permanently employed or self-employed in Armenia.
Armenian authorities plan to increase the housing certificate for displaced persons from Karabakh living in communities adjacent to Yerevan from 3 million to 4 million drams.
On Azerbaijan's ethnic cleansing in Artsakh
On September 19-20, 2023, Azerbaijan launched a large-scale aggression against Artsakh using artillery, UAVs, and combat aircraft. On September 28, following negotiations with the Azerbaijani side, Artsakh President Samvel Shahramanyan issued a decree dissolving all state institutions in the republic and declaring the Republic of Artsakh to cease to exist as of January 1, 2024.
Residents of Artsakh were forced to move to Armenia. According to the Armenian government, more than 115,000 Artsakh residents have been registered, and assistance programs are in place.
