Pensions increased by GEL 20 in Georgia

The pension will rise by GEL 20 in 2019 and reach GEL 200 (more than $ 75.1).

Monthly pension amounts are proposed to increase by GEL 20 in 2019, and again by GEL 20 in 2020, marking a total GEL 40 increase, Sputnik Georgia reported.

The state pension in Georgia was 180 GEL a month after a pension reform in 2016, which represented a total 65% increase from 2012. In 2016, Georgia had 33,000 more retired people than in 2012. The pension is available to women aged 60 and older and men aged over 65.