Tuesday, 3 October 2023
Persons with disabilities of the first and second groups or in the age group over 75 will receive 100,000 AMD one-time support through Haypost
The Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Narek Mkrtchyan and the Press Secretary of the Prime Minister Nazeli Baghdasaryan presented from the "Humanitarian Center" of the Government the support programs implemented by the Government to the people forcibly displaced from Nagorno Karabakh.
According to the data presented by Nazel Baghdasaryan, the number of people forcibly displaced from Nagorno Karabakh is 100,625, the number of vehicles that crossed the Hakari bridge is 21,195. These numbers have not changed since the previous release. And the number of registered persons has changed and is now 94,724. Almost 95 percent are registered.
Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Narek Mkrtchyan presented that the Ministry together with the partners of the Unified Social Service has already started the comprehensive needs assessment process. More than 50,000 basic needs registration applications have been filed on the e-soc.am platform. According to the latest data, the 114 hotline handled more than 25,000 calls. More than 250 elderly or disabled elderly in need of care are in various care facilities. Among them there are people who have health problems and receive medical care in different medical institutions. For example, there are more than 30 elderly people with health problems in Metsamor Hospital. Once the health issues are resolved, they will be moved to care centers. About 20 children who were left without parental care were also referred to care institutions.
According to Narek Mkrtchyan, in addition to the vacancies posted on the website www.workforall.am, the ministry has started active discussions with representatives of private companies in order to increase the range of job offers. The minister happily noted that there are already people who have applied for employment and there are already people referred for specific jobs. There are also people who are already hired.
The minister also presented information related to the mapping of social support. Accordingly, according to the latest data, 250 organizations submitted applications.
The Prime Minister's press secretary reminded that the Ministry of Finance has opened a treasury account for donations in any currency by those living in Armenia and abroad. The treasury account number is 900005002762.
Referring once again to the sequence of steps to receive the one-time support of 100,000 AMD, Nazeli Baghdasaryan noted that those who have bank cards will receive this amount in the next few days, and those who do not have bank cards should approach any nearby bank and open an account, after which they will receive the money. Opening a bank card account and issuing the card will be free of charge. After opening a bank card account, there is no need to submit it to the Unified Social Service, it is enough just to approach the bank and open a card account. For minor children, the money will be allocated as follows: the child's mother must attach the child's data to the platform to be launched on the website of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, so that the transfer is made to her account. The people who have the first and second group of disabilities or are in the age group above 75, the sum will be available through Haypost.
