In January, the number of beneficiaries receiving subsistence allowance amounted to 667,668 thousand, while the number of families receiving the allowance increased to 178 thousand.
In December 2022, the number of families stood at 149,864, while the number of beneficiaries - 670,551.
In addition, the Social Services Agency has started publishing statistics on individuals and families employed within the framework of the State Public Employment Program since December.
In December, 29,711 people were employed under the program, and in January, their number increased to 30,571 thousand.
The state employment program started last year. According to the conditions, the monthly salary of employees is from GEL 150 to GEL 300; According to the rules of the government program, regardless of whether they are employed in public or private sector, beneficiaries will receive a social allowance for four years.
Even in the case of employment in the open labor market, the beneficiary retains the status of a socially vulnerable person and receives financial and non-financial support for 4 years.
