Who Is Eligible for Monthly Benefits in Azerbaijan?

Who Is Eligible for Monthly Benefits in Azerbaijan?



The right to receive social benefits applies not only to citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan but also, unless otherwise provided for by international treaties, to foreigners and stateless persons permanently residing in the country. Lifetime benefits for civil servants are an exception to this rule.

Under the legislation, persons who are unable to work include persons with disabilities, persons who have reached the age established for entitlement to a labor pension, as well as children of a deceased person belonging to certain categories.

Who Is Eligible for Monthly Social Benefits?

Under the current legislation, the following categories of persons are entitled to receive monthly social benefits:

civil servants — lifetime benefits subject to the established conditions;

persons entitled to an old-age benefit;

persons with disabilities;

persons who have lost their breadwinner;

persons caring for a child under the age of 3;

children of military personnel performing compulsory active military service;

guardians and custodians of children deprived of parental care;

low-income families with a child under the age of 1;

the spouse or dependent child of the deceased former President of Azerbaijan;

women with more than five children;

adopted children, including children with disabilities;

persons responsible for raising a child placed in a foster family, including a child with a disability.