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The policy of increasing poverty (video)

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In the last three years 98 894 pension payments were stopped. "The leading cause is that the person did not appear at the Bank in the fixed time-frame. In 2017, 23 466 people were not paid their pension on that basis. Another cause is that the deadline for paying pensions with a power of attorney has expired. This refers to the people who are not in the country," Nikol Pashinyan, Head of the Yelk (Way Out) faction stated in the NA Committee on Health and Social Affairs. "For paying pensions it is important the pensioner to be in the country. When you receive it from the bank, you give the card to your daughter, and she receives the money. Very well, appear in the bank once a year, sign the paper, proving that you are in the RA. A year later, the man does not appear, does not sign or the power of attorney is expired, for the most objective reasons, including the "he has forgotten". It's not a problem, after 12 months, as soon as we receive the application, we'll pay back all that unpaid pension," answered Anahit Galstyan, Head of Pension Security Department. The commission discussed the program in the social sphere, which is in the project "On the state budget of 2018", presented by Arayik Petrosyan, the first deputy of the parliament on the issues of labor and social issues. The social expenses of 2018 will be AMD 460 billion, making 28% of the whole budget. 7500 people, born in 1932, will receive their contributions. "Do we have any statistics on how many beneficiaries die? Besides, it is not paid immediately, there is a list. There can be a person whose turn to get the money will be on the last day," mentioned Nikol Pashinyan. "People, born in 1931, are already 86, it happens that they die. We do not pay the money to those who were in the list but die before their turn came. We pay only if they entered the payment list. Nobody can predict the death," mentioned Arayik Petrosyan, Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Affairs. In 2018, 86 expense programs will be conducted within AMD 352 billion. The average amount of 445 595 people's pension will not be changed. "The amount of the family benefits, pensions has remained the same, the amount of the beneficiaries, in fact, has also remained the same, on the other hand we have inflation. Does it not mean that we pursue the policy of increasing poverty?" asked Nikol Pashinyan. "This is everybody's problem. About 30% of the citizens are in poverty. Overcoming poverty is not only the problem of our sphere," answered Arayik Petrosyan. The NA Standing Committee on Health Care and Social Issues took into consideration the information submitted by the Deputy Minister, and the members of the commission can submit suggestions on the state budget until November 6, 2018.