BMG has demanded official statistics on how many people have received GEL 200 unemployment benefits. The program has been running for the last 6 months and has been giving monthly assistance from those who had salaries up to the first quarter of 2020 but have since lost income. This assistance was issued for 6 months, however, it was terminated for the citizens immediately if other income in the amount of more than 10 GEL was recorded in their account.
According to official statistics, 161,905 people have benefited from this assistance at least once during May-September.
By months, compensation recipient statistics are as follows:
May - GEL 14,426,200 was transferred to 72,131 persons;
June - GEL 28,760,200 - transferred to 143,801 persons
July - GEL 25,486,000 - transferred to 127,430 persons
August - GEL 19,353,000 - transferred to 96,765 persons
September - GEL 18,263,000 - transferred to 91,315 persons
According to the World Bank, by 2020, up to 160,000 Georgian citizens may be in poverty.
