Armenian government extended social support for Artsakh residents for 2 months

YEREVAN, April 30. /ARKA/. At a meeting held on Wednesday, the Armenian government announced an extension of social support for individuals forcibly displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh, adding two more months to their assistance.

The decision reflects the need to provide support to displaced individuals who were not originally included in the selected groups. This extension will last for two months, during which the implementation of a separate social support program for people in need will also be postponed.

Starting April 1, 2025, the designated beneficiaries will include those displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh who have a disability classified as group I or II, individuals with a profound or severe functional limitation, seniors aged 63 and older, recipients of benefits or pensions due to the loss of a breadwinner, students in general education, primary vocational, or secondary vocational institutions who are 18 years or older, and children under the age of 18.

On April 10 of this year, the Armenian Government greenlit a new initiative aimed at offering urgent financial aid to families who have been forcibly displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh. This program is set to cost 1.8 billion drams on a monthly basis.

Under this initiative, qualifying families will receive monthly cash assistance from April 2025 through December 2025.

To be eligible, families must have a monthly income of less than 55 thousand drams per family member. The monthly assistance will be structured as follows: 40 thousand drams for the first family member who was displaced, and 10 thousand drams for each additional member thereafter.-0-