On September 1, a republic collegium-seminar Addressed state social aid was held in Baku with the participation of the regional (city) directors of the addressed social aid sectors of the Ministry of Labour and social Protection of Azerbaijan.
The Minister of Labour Fizuli Alekperov told at the seminar that this mechanism san been working for already two months and the analysis shows that there are several problems together with wide opportunities, Trend reports.
It is a news system for Azerbaijan, and we should continue it taking into consideration the international experience. We want to increase limit of need criteria that allows resolving all problems, the minister stressed.
According to the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan, the limit of need criteria for receiving addressed social aid has been defined in amount of AZN 30. According to Alekperov, the increasing of the criteria depends on the macro-economical situation in the country. Today all of us want to increase the criteria and put an end to the poverty within a month, but it isnt solution of the question. It needs to make it gradually with possible measures. The government will already consider the increasing of the need criteria from the next year, the minister underlined.
According to the minister, the Labour Ministry pays a great attention to the promotion of the labour market. Approximately 435 thousand new workplaces have been created in the country over the past period, with more than half permanent workplaces.
Besides, the minister considers that the number of addresses and transparency of the social aid should be ensured. Today 110 030 persons from 25367 families receive social aid. 60 thousand out of them havent obtained social aid yet.
The minister also spelled out that at present, works are being carried out to define the criteria for disabled persons.