LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

of December 28, 2013 No. ZR-154

About public welfare payments

Accepted by National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia on December 12, 2013

Chapter 1. General provisions

Article 1. Subject of regulation of the Law

1. This Law governs the relations connected with provision in the Republic of Armenia of public welfare payments, establishes concept, types and procedure for provision of public welfare payment.

Article 2. Right to public welfare payment

1. In the presence of the bases established by the law the citizens of the Republic of Armenia who are living and having the right to residence (the status of stay) in the Republic of Armenia foreign citizens, stateless persons, and also persons having the status of the refugee in the Republic of Armenia have the right to public welfare payment (further – the citizen).

2. The citizen of the Republic of Armenia with double citizenship has the right to public welfare payment on an equal basis with the citizen of the Republic of Armenia if the international treaty of the Republic of Armenia or this Law do not provide other.

Article 3. Concept and purpose of provision of public welfare payments

1. Public welfare payment is monetary assistance, periodically or one-timely provided from means of the government budget.

2. The purpose of provision of public welfare payments is:

1) assistance to increase in living standards of unsecured families or suppression of its deterioration;

2) partial compensation of certain expenses of family or citizen;

3) improvement of demographic situation;

4) realization of right to social insurance.

Article 4. Legislation of the Republic of Armenia on public welfare payments

1. The relations connected with provision of public welfare payments are regulated by this Law, other legal acts, and also international treaties of the Republic of Armenia.

Article 5. Types of public welfare payments

1. This Law establishes the following types of public welfare payments:

1) benefit on neediness;

2) social benefit;

3) emergency help;

4) lump-sum allowance in case of the child's birth;

5) child care allowance up to two years;

6) temporary disability benefit;

6. 1) benefit on motherhood;

7) old-age benefit;

8) disability benefit;

9) benefit on the occasion of loss of the supporter;

10) benefit for burial;

11) tutorial benefit.

2. Ceased to be valid according to the Law of the Republic of Armenia of 11.11.2024 No. ZR-407

Article 5.1. Single social service

1. The single social service (in the cases established by the legislation, also through the divisions) grants or recalculates the allowances established by this law in the cases established by the legislation stops the right to their obtaining, provides payment of the specified benefits or rejects statements for purpose of benefits, recalculation of the granted allowances.

Article 6. Provision of public welfare payment

1. For receipt of public welfare payment the citizen addresses for Single social service in the territorial center established by the legislation (further - the territorial center).

2. The applicant declares data necessary for public welfare payment of this type, and submits required documents.

3. Voided according to the Law of the Republic of Armenia of 11.11.2024 No. ZR-426

4. The sizes of public welfare payments, procedure for their appointment and payment affirm the Government of the Republic of Armenia.

5. The state body in the sphere of social support authorized by the Government of the Republic of Armenia, according to the procedure, established together with the body performing methodical management and control of activities of bodies of civil registration receives from bodies of civil registration of the data on state registration of the act of civil status in the Republic of Armenia, necessary for purpose of public welfare payment (social assessment of family).

Article 7. The refusal bases in purpose of public welfare payment

1. In purpose of public welfare payment refuses in cases:

1) lack of the basis (bases) established (established) by the legislation for purpose of this type of public welfare payment;

2) non-presentations by the applicant of all necessary documents in time, established by the law for purpose of this type of public welfare payment;

3) submissions of false data by the applicant for receipt of public welfare payment.

Article 8. Organization of payment of public welfare payments

1. Payment of public welfare payments is performed by means of the organizations which concluded with the authorized Government of the Republic of Armenia state body in the sphere of social assistance the service provision agreement on payment of public welfare payments, and (or) other representatives by the Government of the Republic of Armenia of the organizations (further – the paying organizations).

2. The approximate form of the service provision agreement on payment of public welfare payments is established by the Government of the Republic of Armenia.

3. Ceased to be valid according to the Law of the Republic of Armenia of 21.12.2022 No. ZR-503-N

4. The maternal benefit of unemployed person and lump-sum allowance on the child's birth established by this Law are paid by transfer into the account of lump money payments opened according to the procedure, established by the Civil code of the Republic of Armenia, addressed to person who was granted allowance. If within 12 months, beginning from month of transfer to databank, lump money payments, necessary for opening of the account, person does not represent the requirement established by part 3 of Article 928.8 of the Civil code of the Republic of Armenia, then the benefit amount credited into the account of lump money payments, according to the procedure and the terms established part - 4 Articles 928.8 of the Civil code of the Republic of Armenia, return to the government budget of the Republic of Armenia.

5. Benefit on neediness and the urgent help are paid by non-cash method, except as specified, specified by part 7 of this Article.

6. Benefit on neediness and the urgent help, according to part 5 of this Article, are paid by non-cash method to the single full age family member or the full age family member from written consent of all other full age family members (if in family composition there are more than one full age member).

7. Benefit on neediness  and the urgent help based on the statement are paid by non-cash or cash method if the amount is paid to the full age family member (to the single full age family member or the full age family member receiving the amount from written consent of all other full age family members) who is person with restriction of deep or heavy degree of functionality, or to it 75 years were performed.

8. Allowance payment on neediness and emergency aid of cash means payment of the amount of benefit for neediness or emergency aid to the full age family member.

9. Allowance payment on neediness of non-cash method is transfer of the amount to the account of social security opened according to the procedure, established by the Civil code of the Republic of Armenia, addressed to the single full age family member or the full age family member (the account holder of the social security) specified in written consent of full age family members in the form specified in part 6 of this Article.

10. Payment of the urgent help by non-cash method is transfer of the amount to the account of lump money payments opened according to the procedure, established by the Civil code of the Republic of Armenia, addressed to the single full age family member or the full age family member specified in written consent of full age family members in the form specified in part 6 of this Article.

Chapter 2.

Voided according to the Law of the Republic of Armenia of 20.12.2017 No. ZR-230

Chapter 3. Benefit on neediness

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