National Statistics Office of Georgia

Reintegration of children to biological families,to foster care, small family-type home has been carried out from 2012.

Data of 2014-2017 years are calculated based on the results of the 2014 Population Census. Recalculation of the 2007-2013 data will be done after recalculation of the population for the same period is finished. Indicator Beneficiaries of subsistence allowance Persons Share in average annual population Percent

2004-2009 data include data on nursing homes for elderly and disabled children, while starting from 2010 the data covers nursing homes for retired, disabled persons and disabled children.

Number of vulnerable households receiving assistance has decreased from 2005 to 2006 as a result of the Government decree N145 (dated july 28, 2006): Households who were to receive assistance until 1 January 2007, had to choose between assistance to vulnerable and assistance of survival.

Region Abkhazia AR Includes only Zemo Abkhazia

Region Abkhazia AR Includes only Zemo Abkhazia Year 2007 As at January 2008 2012 According to the Laws of Georgia 'State budget' starting from September 1st, 2012 under people receiving pension was included 'Old age Pensioners' and all other people in receiving social package group. 2007-2011 State Pension Recipients. Data prior to 2007 contains the number of pensioners registered with the social security authorities.

at the end of year; According to the Laws of Georgia 'State budget' starting from September 1st, 2012 under people receiving pension was included 'Old age Pensioners' and all other people in receiving social package group. years: 2007 As at January 2008 regions: Abkhazia AR Includes only Zemo Abkhazeti

End of year

End of the year persons receiving social package.

End of the year registered families for subsistence allowance.

Since 2004 Geostat has been calculating subsistence minimum indicators based on the minimum food basket defined and established according to the decree N 111/n of 2003 May 8 of the minister of Georgian Labour, Health and Social Affairs on ''Norms of determining the composition of minimum food basket for subsistence minimum regarding food substance and energy for physiology demand''. Till 2004 Geostat had been calculated subsistence minimum indicators based on the different minimum food basket. Changing of the methodology for calculating subsistence minimum indicators caused diferences of those data published before and after 2004.