It is a monthly and lump sum payment for the provision of social assistance to certain categories of people.
Once the right to receive social benefits is established, an application may be submitted to the relevant structural unit of the State Social Protection Fund at the place of residence, the DOST Center, or the "Single Coordination Center for Appeals of Family Members of Martyrs, Servicemen, and Persons with Disabilities."
An application for the appointment of benefits shall be reviewed no later than 10 (ten) days from the date of registration, and an appropriate decision shall be issued.
In the event of a decision to refuse the granting of benefits, the applicant shall be officially notified within 5 (five) days, with an explanation of the reasons for refusal. The applicant has the right to appeal this decision through administrative procedures to a higher authority (official) or through the court system.
When a decision is made by the relevant executive authority confirming that a person's disability has resulted from a radiation accident, and that the health of their children under the age of 18 has been adversely affected by the Chernobyl accident.
For the period of disability, including health impairment, the benefit is determined annually and paid once a year, starting from the 1st day of the month following the month in which the treatment was applied for.
| List of the required documents | |
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ID Card |
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Extract from the examination report issued by the Medical and Social Expert Commission confirming:
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Extract from the examination report of the Medical and Social Expert Commission regarding: The disability status of a child under 18 years of age whose parent participated in the Chernobyl accident |
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Opinion of the Interdepartmental Expert Council of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Azerbaijan confirming:
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AZN 300
Upon submission of a certificate issued by the relevant executive authority.
A lump-sum benefit for the birth of a child is determined regardless of the period of application.
600 AZN
Currently, this benefit is assigned proactively without requiring the applicant to visit a government agency or collect documents.
Once the newborn's birth certificate is issued, the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population uses the integrated information system of the Ministry of Justice to access the relevant data. Based on this information, the birth benefit is determined electronically and automatically, without the need for additional steps from the applicant.
One of the benefits is granted to civil servants in connection with retirement due to age, disability, loss of the head of the family, or for children with disabilities under the age of 18, as well as to individuals receiving unemployment insurance in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On Unemployment Insurance.”
In the event of the death of a pensioner, his family shall receive a funeral benefit in the amount of three times the minimum amount of the pension on the date of the pensioner's death. In case of death of a person receiving social benefits or unemployment insurance, a lump sum funeral benefit in the amount of 600 AZN is paid.
| List of the required documents | |
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Identity card of the person organizing the funeral of the deceased; |
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Death certificate of the deceased; |
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Certificate issued by the district (city) registration department of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Azerbaijan confirming eligibility to receive the funeral benefit; |
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Certificate from the representative of the head of the local executive authority for the relevant administrative-territorial district or field administrative-territorial district, confirming that the person is organizing the funeral. |
Persons released from imprisonment who are in need of medical and social assistance — upon presentation of a certificate issued by penitentiary institutions to individuals released from serving sentences of imprisonment or life imprisonment, based on grounds established by law.
Persons released from prison who are in need of medical and social assistance are provided with a lump-sum benefit equal to four times the minimum monthly wage.
| List of the required documents | |
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ID Card |
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Reference from the penitentiary institution on release from serving a sentence |
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A copy of the court's decision to release the person from criminal liability or the remainder of his sentence on acquittal grounds |
Benefit for the support of basic financial conditions to a specialist working in the liberated territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan – provided for in accordance with Article 21-1 of the Labor Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan, in cases where an employment contract is concluded for a period of at least one year to work in the liberated territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Extract from the Labor Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan:
Article 21-1. Features of the work of specialists working in the liberated territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan
21-1.1. Specialists working in the liberated territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan have the right to use the concessions and privileges provided for in this Code and other laws of the Republic of Azerbaijan, in cases where the following conditions coexist:
21-1.1.1. If the employer with whom the specialists concluded an employment contract (including, in the case of a legal entity, its branch, representative office registered for tax purposes in accordance with Article 33.2 of the Tax Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan) is registered for tax purposes in the liberated territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan;
21-1.1.2. When the place of work of specialists under the labor contract (contract) is located in the liberated territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan;
21-1.1.3. When specialists settle in the liberated territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
21-1.2. The application of concessions and privileges is suspended when the conditions stipulated in Articles 21-1.1.1–21-1.1.3 of this Code are violated.
It is determined regardless of the application period.
600 AZN
An agreement on the transfer of a child to a foster family is concluded between the foster parents and the body (institution) designated by the relevant executive authority.
It is paid four times a year (in March, June, September, and December) after the conclusion of the agreement between the foster parents and the body (institution) designated by the relevant executive authority, for the duration of the agreement.
| List of the required documents | |
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ID Card |
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Agreement between the foster parents and the body (institution) determined by the relevant executive authority on the transfer of the child to the foster family |
200 AZN
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