40+10 assistance programme for forcibly displaced people to be extended until end 2024
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ArmInfo. Payments under the social assistance program in the amount of 40+10 thousand drams to pay for housing and utilities for internally displaced persons from Artsakh will continue until the end of this year. The decision to extend the program was made at a Cabinet meeting on March 28.
Since October 2023, a 6-month program has been launched in Armenia, within the framework of which 40 thousand drams (about $100) per month per person are allocated to cover the housing costs of each family forcedly displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh, and another 10 thousand drams per person payment of utilities. The program covered all displaced citizens, regardless of age, with the exception of those in special centers and those who are not on the territory of Armenia. At the same time, property owners in Armenia receive 10 thousand drams to pay utility bills. The total costs of the program, as stated, should amount to 27 billion drams.
As Minister of Labor and Social Expenses Narek Mkrtchyan explained at a government meeting, the program will be extended for 9 months - from April to December, inclusive. The terms of the program will be preserved.
In addition, it is proposed to expand the program to include Artsakh residents who were forced to leave their homes after 2020. Beneficiaries of the program will also include newborn children and children under the age of 18, if the beneficiary of the measure is a parent or guardian or trustee who has applied for financial support. Housing program beneficiaries who have a housing certificate will not be able to take advantage of the program.
If the project is adopted, it is predicted that in the RA state budget for 2024, expenses will increase by approximately 47.7 billion drams.
Since October 2023, a 6-month program has been launched in Armenia, within the framework of which 40 thousand drams (about $100) per month per person are allocated to cover the housing costs of each family forcedly displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh, and another 10 thousand drams per person payment of utilities. The program covered all displaced citizens, regardless of age, with the exception of those in special centers and those who are not on the territory of Armenia. At the same time, property owners in Armenia receive 10 thousand drams to pay utility bills. The total costs of the program, as stated, should amount to 27 billion drams.
As Minister of Labor and Social Expenses Narek Mkrtchyan explained at a government meeting, the program will be extended for 9 months - from April to December, inclusive. The terms of the program will be preserved.
In addition, it is proposed to expand the program to include Artsakh residents who were forced to leave their homes after 2020. Beneficiaries of the program will also include newborn children and children under the age of 18, if the beneficiary of the measure is a parent or guardian or trustee who has applied for financial support. Housing program beneficiaries who have a housing certificate will not be able to take advantage of the program.
If the project is adopted, it is predicted that in the RA state budget for 2024, expenses will increase by approximately 47.7 billion drams.