Due to the RA Government statement all the social payments to be increased in 2012.

At the cabinet sitting today the government made amendments in one of its previous decision and from January 1 the basic pensions will become 13 000 AMD instead of previously established 10 500 AMD.

Labor and Social Affairs Minister Arthur Grigoryan noted that as a result, the amount of the working pensions will become 31 300 AMD instead of 28 700, the social pensions will amount to 16 500 AMD instead of 13 200 AMD. The disability pension given to servicemen will make 20 900 AMD instead of 17 800.

The average amount of pension in case of losing the breadwinner in the families of ordinary servicemen will make 19 500 AMD instead of 15 800.

PM Tigran Sargsyan said all the social payments have been increased in 2012.