The government aimed to eliminate extreme poverty by 2023

The government aimed to eliminate extreme poverty by 2023. This is stated in the government program.

The section dedicated to poverty alleviation of the project states: “The policy of the Government to improve the standard of living and the social condition of citizens, to implement social rights fully and effectively, will be based on the principle of equal opportunities and encouraging work. The primary tool for overcoming poverty is work, creating real opportunities for work.

The government aimed to eliminate extreme poverty by 2023, to significantly reduce poverty. Encouraging education and work among the poor, as well as implementing programs that promote business, will be of key importance for the realization of this goal.

The implementation of the integrated social services system will increase the efficiency of the management of the social protection system, as well as the quality of social services, which will be ensured in accordance with the social needs of the family (person), by providing a multi-faceted and complete package of social services and by strengthening the professional abilities of the staff. Encouraging the entry of private organizations in the field of social services, a competitive environment will be created, alternative financing models will be introduced, and the diversity of social services will be promoted.

Measures will be taken to ensure the availability and accessibility of social services by expanding the range of services provided online. The service delivery procedures will be improved, and the range of information (data) automatically obtained and used from other information systems will be expanded.

State pensions will be regularly increased, ensuring progressive growth of the average pension in relation to inflation. The cumulative component will also be reformed, encouraging the investment of cumulative funds in the Republic of Armenia.

The focus of the government’s attention will be the expansion of women’s economic opportunities, as well as the creation of favorable conditions for the realization of equal rights and equal opportunities for women and men.

Increasing the addressability of state employment regulation programs, introducing new programs aimed at increasing the competitiveness of young people, persons with disabilities, and women in the labor market, promoting “education-labour market” interactions, filling vacancies available at employers, and as a result, reducing the unemployment rate.

In order to implement the right to decent work, the mechanisms for regulating labor relations will be continuously simplified, they will comply with the requirements set by international agreements, and also, taking into account the macro-economic indicators of the country, a continuous increase of the minimum monthly salary will be carried out. The government is determined to significantly reduce unemployment by 2023.

In the context of further reforms of the institutional, operational and legal foundations of the inspection system for the protection of workers’ rights, the introduction of a complete and effective state control system over the fulfillment of the requirements of the labor legislation will be ensured, and the role of trade unions will be increased.

Reaffirming consistent efforts to protect the rights of persons with disabilities, the Government will continue to take all necessary measures to exclude discrimination based on disability in all spheres of life.

The government will be consistent in preventing children from entering orphanages, returning them to their families, as well as smoothly organizing the process of organizing the independent life of young people leaving the orphanage.

In order to mitigate the negative trends of the demographic situation recorded in the previous period, new programs for encouraging birth and supporting young families with children will be developed and implemented, within the framework of which, as necessary, existing programs will also be reviewed. Targeted programs will also be developed for repatriated families, giving priority to young families with children.

One of the most important goals of the government’s activity will be to inventory the housing problems of the families living in shacks until now as a result of the catastrophic earthquake of 1988, with the aim of providing apartments to families in need of housing as a result of the earthquake in the shortest possible time.