ARMENIAN FAMILIES RECEIVING POVERTY BENEFIT, ONE-TIME MONETARY SUPPORT NUMBER 140,745 IN FIRST HALF OF 2007
ARKA News Agency
Aug 31 2007
Armenia
YEREVAN, August 31. /ARKA/. Armenian families receiving poverty
benefit and one-time monetary support numbered 140,745 in the first
half of 2007.
The National Statistical Service of Armenia reported that as per
the data provided by the Ministry of Labour and Social Issues,
these families make up 506,528 people, including 293,744 women and
212,784 men.
According to the report, 124,556 families (471,532 people) receive
poverty benefit and 16,189 families (34,996 people) receive on-time
monetary support.
As of July 1 2007, AMD26.4bln was allocated by the Government for
paying poverty benefits and one-time monetary support, with AMD
12.7bln of them paid actually. ($1 = AMD336.49).