To receive disability benefits, an application must be submitted to the Territorial Center of the Unified Social Service (USC).

Requirements 

Disability benefits are granted if the application is submitted within 3 months after the date of the medical-social assessment.

Required documents

To apply for disability benefits, you need to submit the following documents to the Territorial Center of the Unified Social Service:

• an application,
• your ID card or passport
• your social security card (also public services number (PSN), not required if you have an ID card) or a certificate confirming that you don't have a public services number (PSN),
• an extract of the medical-social assessment results issued by the medical institution,
• for foreign citizens and stateless perons: document conforming residency status in Armenia,
• for refugees: a Convention travel document.

Disability benefit amount

Depending on the disability category (degree of functional limitation), the benefit amount can vary:

• 39,000 AMD per month for individuals with severe functional limitations (equivalent to 1st-degree disability),
• 37,500 AMD per month for individuals with significant functional limitations (2nd-degree disability),
• 36,000 AMD per month for individuals with moderate functional limitations (3rd-degree disability).

Delivery period and procedure

• The application is reviewed by a social service employee.
• The applicant will be notified about the approval or rejection of the benefit within 10 working days.
  
  

Legal reference

• The Law of the Republic of Armenia "On State Benefits"

The law can be found on arlis.am (make sure to read the latest version of the act).