Social package program in Armenia to end in 2027: what will replace it?
08.10.2026,
11:04
The social package program will cease to operate and its funding will be discontinued starting January 1, 2027, announced Lusine Harutyunyan, Acting Head of the Labor Law Policy Department at the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of Armenia.
YEREVAN, October 8. /ARKA/. The social package program will cease to operate and its funding will be discontinued starting January 1, 2027, announced Lusine Harutyunyan, Acting Head of the Labor Law Policy Department at the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of Armenia.
"The program helped address various educational, social, and medical issues. However, over time, systemic solutions were found for specific components of the program, including the introduction of health insurance," Harutyunyan noted at a press conference.
According to her, the social package is a state-mandated social-labor guarantee for employees, independent of their salary or social status. From 2027, it will be replaced by a universal health insurance system.
Health insurance instead of the social package
Hayk Babayan, Acting Director of the Health Insurance Fund, announced that the 6,000 drams previously allocated under the social package would be directed by the state toward funding the universal health insurance system.
He stated that starting in 2027, employees earning up to 200,000 drams would also join the system. Preliminary estimates suggest this involves 340,000–350,000 people across the public and private sectors—a figure that fluctuates but generally trends upward.
New participants in the system will also include individuals working under civil-law contracts. Additionally, there will be an option to voluntarily purchase supplementary insurance for a non-working family member aged 18–65 who does not fall into a privileged social category. New Benefits for Teachers
Susanna Azatyan, Head of the General and Extracurricular Education Program Development and Implementation Department at the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of the Republic of Armenia, announced the start of drafting the Law "On the Status of the Teacher."
The document provides for social benefits for educators, including measures to improve their well-being and address housing issues.
According to Azatyan, the drafting process is in its early stages, yet the Ministry considers the law's adoption both timely and necessary.
"The program helped address various educational, social, and medical issues. However, over time, systemic solutions were found for specific components of the program, including the introduction of health insurance," Harutyunyan noted at a press conference.
According to her, the social package is a state-mandated social-labor guarantee for employees, independent of their salary or social status. From 2027, it will be replaced by a universal health insurance system.
Health insurance instead of the social package
Hayk Babayan, Acting Director of the Health Insurance Fund, announced that the 6,000 drams previously allocated under the social package would be directed by the state toward funding the universal health insurance system.
He stated that starting in 2027, employees earning up to 200,000 drams would also join the system. Preliminary estimates suggest this involves 340,000–350,000 people across the public and private sectors—a figure that fluctuates but generally trends upward.
New participants in the system will also include individuals working under civil-law contracts. Additionally, there will be an option to voluntarily purchase supplementary insurance for a non-working family member aged 18–65 who does not fall into a privileged social category. New Benefits for Teachers
Susanna Azatyan, Head of the General and Extracurricular Education Program Development and Implementation Department at the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of the Republic of Armenia, announced the start of drafting the Law "On the Status of the Teacher."
The document provides for social benefits for educators, including measures to improve their well-being and address housing issues.
According to Azatyan, the drafting process is in its early stages, yet the Ministry considers the law's adoption both timely and necessary.
