ArmInfo.This September the basic pension will be raised 17% in Armenia, with a 7% average pension rise.
Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Narek Mkrtchyan said that the basic pension will be raised from AMD 18,000 to 21,000, military pensions, AMD 18,000 to 20,000, minimum pensions, AMD 26,600 to 30,500.
Servicemen's disability pensions will be raised from MD 43,000 up 45,000 (for first disability group), AMD 33,000 to 35,000 (for second disability group) and AMD 30,000 to 32,000 (for third disability group).
The war pension for killed servicemen's families and for families bereaved of the breadwinner will be raised from AMD 30,000 to AMD 32,000.
"The average long service pension will be raised up to AMD 43,600, with military pensions to be raised up to AMD 82,750. So pensions will be raised 7% on average," the minister said.
Old age, disability and survivor's benefits will be raised from AMD 28,600 to 30,500, and benefits for children with disability, from AMD 37,000 to AMD 39,000.
