The Public Defender proposes to the government to make changes in the regulations related to the receipt of social package and household subsidy for veterans of the war and defense forces

On February 12, 2024, the Public Defender of Georgia submitted a proposal to the Government of Georgia and requested changes in the regulations related to the receipt of social packages and household subsidies for war and defense forces veterans.

The information is disseminated by the press office of the Ombudsman.

According to their own report, the Public Defender of Georgia considered the current regulation problematic, according to which persons belonging to the category of veterans stop receiving the social package together with the pension package after reaching the retirement age.

In addition, veterans of war and defense forces are also prohibited from receiving household subsidy along with the social package.

"The Public Defender of Georgia addressed the government with a proposal to consider the issue of making such changes in the relevant decrees, so that persons belonging to the category of veterans, regardless of their retirement age, would be given the opportunity to simultaneously benefit from both the social package and the household subsidy. In addition, the right to use the social package should not be restricted even after reaching the retirement age", the information states.