One-time benefits

Eligibility:

Granted when an official decision is submitted confirming the person’s disability resulting from a radiation accident, or when the disability of children under 18 affected by the Chernobyl NPP accident is confirmed according to Article 3.1 of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.”

Amount:

300 AZN

• One-time benefit for childbirth

Eligibility:

Upon presentation of a certificate issued by the registration departments of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Azerbaijan or the Ministry of Justice of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.

Amount:

500 AZN

• One-time funeral benefit

Eligibility:

Granted when any of the following benefit recipients or an individual receiving unemployment insurance under the Law “On Unemployment Insurance” passes away:

Recipients of lifetime social benefit for civil servants

Recipients of monthly social benefit due to age

Recipients of monthly social benefit due to disability

Recipients of monthly social benefit for loss of family head

Amount:

If the deceased was a labor pensioner: 3 times the minimum labor pension as of the date of death.

In other cases: 500 AZN

• One-time benefit for released prisoners in need of medical and social assistance

Eligibility:

Granted upon submission of a certificate from a penitentiary institution confirming release from temporary or life imprisonment under applicable legal grounds.

Amount:

4 times the minimum monthly wage

• One-time benefit for specialists working in the liberated territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Eligibility:

With a labor contract for at least one year to work in the liberated territories, in accordance with Article 21-1 of the Labor Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Amount:

600 AZN

• One-time benefit for orphans and children deprived of parental care when employed for the first time

Eligibility:

Granted upon first-time employment.

Amount:

6000 AZN

• One-time benefit for purchasing seasonal clothing for children placed in foster families

Eligibility:

When a foster care contract is signed between foster parents and the designated authority for the placement of a child.

Amount:

200 AZN

Benefits are paid in full and exclusively in non-cash form.

Benefits for persons residing in social service institutions are paid in full.

Benefits for convicted individuals held in penal institutions are paid in full unless otherwise ordered by a court.

Unclaimed benefits for past periods are paid regardless of the time elapsed.

In case of the beneficiary's death, the funeral benefit is paid to the person who bore the funeral expenses.

Any benefit not received due to the beneficiary’s death is paid in accordance with the Civil Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

In the event of circumstances that terminate eligibility for social benefits (except those for children in foster care, including children with disabilities), the beneficiary or their family members are required to notify the awarding authority within 5 days.

The assignment of benefits is administered electronically through the centralized information system of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population.