Amount of One-Time Childbirth Benefit Revealed: Details of Payment Procedure

The right to a one-time childbirth benefit is granted to the parent, adoptive parent, or guardian of the child. The one-time childbirth benefit is designated and paid if the parent and the newly born child are registered at the address of residence in Armenia and are present in the Republic of Armenia on the day of application for the benefit.

The amount of the one-time childbirth benefit is 300,000 drams for the first and second child, 1,000,000 drams for the third and fourth children, and 1,500,000 drams for the fifth and subsequent children.

The one-time childbirth benefit is granted if the application and necessary documents (passport, social security number, as well as the child's birth certificate and social security number) are submitted within 12 months after the month of birth of the new child (until the child reaches 1 year of age).

Citizens can apply either at any territorial center of the Unified Social Service or online through the website socservice.am.