Armenian authorities to reduce financial support for persons forcibly  displaced from Artsakh in 2025

ArmInfo. The Armenian government has decided to decrease the amount of financial assistance provided to forcibly displaced residents of Artsakh in 2025. However,  it also plans to enhance the precision and focus of the financial  assistance distribution. The corresponding decision was made during a  meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on November 21.

The project was presented by Narek Mkrtchyan, the Minister of Labor  and Social Affairs, who mentioned that a support program in the  amount of 50,000 drams (40 + 10) has been launched for compatriots  forcibly displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh since October 2023 to cover  living expenses and utility costs (per citizen). The program is   planned  to be extended until December of the current year.

stated  Mkrtchyan. According to the new program, from January to March 2025,  the support will amount to 50,000 drams, while maintaining the  current circle of beneficiaries. Starting in April through June, the  support will be reduced to 40,000 drams and will be focused on the  most vulnerable groups, including children under 18; individuals  studying in state or vocational educational institutions; individuals  aged 63 and older; individuals with disabilities ( I or II groups of  disability) and recipients of benefits in the event of the loss of a  breadwinner. From July to December, the support for the same groups  will continue to be 30,000 drams.

Over the past 13 months, the minister noted that the total financial  assistance provided to compatriots from Artsakh has exceeded 75,3  billion. In 2025, about 30.5 billion drams will be allocated from the  state budget for the implementation of the proposed program: 14.5  billion drams for January-March, 6.4 billion drams for April-June,  and 9.6 billion drams for July-December.  According to Armenian Prime  Minister Nikol Pashinyan, these changes are aimed at stimulating  able- bodied Artsakh residents to find work. he stated, emphasizing the importance of  considering this issue within the framework of the upcoming changes  in the poverty assessment system in the republic.