BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 20. Beginning subsequent
12 months, the eligibility standards for social help in Azerbaijan
will enhance from 270 to 285 manat ($158.8-$167.6), Azerbaijani MP
Vugar Bayramov shared in a put up on his Fb web page, Pattern stories.
This adjustment is critical as it is going to elevate the month-to-month
quantity of focused social help and broaden entry to the
program, he identified.
Bayramov famous that the rise within the eligibility threshold
would result in larger social help funds for residents below
the focused social help program within the coming 12 months.
“On the identical time, extra households will be capable to apply for
focused social help because the eligibility standards increase.
For readability: In a household of 5, with an official month-to-month
revenue of 900 manat ($529.4), the eligibility threshold for this
12 months is calculated at 1,350 manat ($794.1) [5 people x 270 manat
($158.8)]. This implies their whole bills are 1,350 manat
($794.1), whereas the household’s revenue is 900 manat ($529.4), leaving
a shortfall of 450 manat ($264.7). If the household qualifies for
focused social help, they will obtain 450 manat ($264.7) per
month below this system. Nonetheless, beginning subsequent 12 months, this quantity
will enhance. The eligibility threshold for this household will rise
to 1,425 manat ($838.2) [5 people x 285 manat ($167.6)], and as a
end result, the household will obtain 525 manat ($308.8) per thirty days [1,425
manat ($838.2) – 900 manat ($529.4)].
However, beginning 2025, it might be extra sensible to
abolish the need-based standards and undertake the minimal subsistence
degree as the only normal for social help. At the moment,
utilizing the minimal subsistence degree because the criterion for the
focused social help program could be extra applicable,” the
publication reads.