How to apply for child allowance (երեխաների նպաստ) in Armenia!

As many Armenians know starting from January 2009 there have been various amendments in different social spheres. I know that to many of you, this may not be very interesting, but as a mother I felt the obligation to inform other mothers in Armenia about the changes in the children allowances, as well as to help with instructions on applying for the child allowance.

First I want to happily announce that instead of the old allowance rates for children, we can now receive more help from the Armenian Government. Regardless the fact that this won't make our lives in Armenia easier, we shouldn't be ungrateful and not to mention that we can now afford more diapers for our babies :) 

Anyways, the current rates are the following: 

• The lump-sum money assistance for child birth is set at the rate of 50 thousand AMD. ( instead of the former 35 thousand)*
  
• For the third baby and for every next baby the rate is set to be 430 thousand AMD
• The child care benefit rate for children under 2 is 15 000 AMD per month for employed mothers (instead of the former 3000 per month)

What I really wanted to focus on in this post were the documents needed to apply for the allowances mentioned above. I have researched the web and I tried to call the proper organizations where one should file for the child allowance in Armenia. 

The proper organizations and the Ministries weren't quite welcoming and the only answer I got to my questions was to visit them and find out at place.

The web didn't turn out to have much information, the most useful information I found was at The Ministry of Social Security of Armenia website. 

I have also found the list of necessary documents, but of course I still had to run around for some that were not mentioned in the list. 

To apply for the lump-sum money assistance for child birth the following papers are needed:

ա) դիմում (this is a form that you fill out at the Social Security Institution where you will apply for the allowance, after all the necessary documents are available).
բ) երեխայի ծննդյան վկայականի պատճենը,
գ) տեղեկանք բնակության վայրից(as you know every area has a person who is responsible for writing this kind of papers, you need to find that person :).

 դ) խնամակալության կամ որդեգրման մասին փաստաթղթի պատճենը.

 ե) ծնողի (both parents' if available) կամ խնամակալի անձը հաստատող փաստաթղթի պատճենը.
զ) երեխայի և ծնողի (both parents' if available)  կամ խնամակալի սոցիալական ապահովության քարտը (and copies) կամ տեղեկանք սոցիալական ապահովության քարտ չունենալու մասին:

To apply for the child care benefit rate for children under 2, you will need the following documents:

 ա) դիմում (which comes the last after you have all the documents together and this is given to you at the Social Security Institution where you take your papers)

 բ) երեխայի ծննդյան վկայականի պատճենը.
գ) տեղեկանք բնակության վայրից (as you know every area has a person who is responsible for writing this kind of papers, you need to find that person :).
դ) տեղեկանք աշխատավայրից իր` մինչև երեք տարեկան երեխայի խնամքի արձակուրդում գտնվելու մասին( you need to take a special form from the Social Security Institution (Paros) and give it to your employer to fill it out and sign).
ե) ծնողի(both parents' if available) անձը հաստատող փաստաթղթի պատճենը.
զ) երեխայի և ծնողի(both parents' if available) սոցիալական ապահովության քարտը ( and the copies of the cards) կամ սոցիալական ապահովության քարտ չունենալու մասին տեղեկանք:

I hope this helps those who search for this kind of information. In case of any questions don't hesitate to ask me. I would be very glad to share my experience :)