The initiative submitted to the Parliament of Georgia by MPs Dimitri Khundadze, Koba Nakaidze and Dimitri Mkheidze introduces amendments in the following three laws: "On Social Assistance”, "On the State Pension” and "On the State Compensation and Academic Stipend.”

According to the bill on "Amendments to the Law of Georgia on Social Assistance”, subsistence allowances1 and social packages provided in excess from December 1, 20162 to July 20, 2020 will be legalized and beneficiaries will not have to return them.

According to the explanatory note of the bill, families that receive the subsistence allowance and belong to the category of the socially vulnerable, despite the funds provided in excess, are burdened by the requirement to return these funds to the State budget, which is eventually enforced through court. According to the current/obtained data, adoption of the bill will benefit 3,478 socially vulnerable families, while the amount of subsistence allowance to be returned to the State budget is approximately 658,512 GEL. In addition, 230 beneficiaries will not have to return excess social package, with a total amount of 69,000 GEL.

According to the bill "On Amendments to the Law of Georgia on State Pension”, state pensions provided in excess will be legalized and corresponding individuals will be relieved of obligations caused as a result of crediting and providing pensions in excess. Pensions3 provided in excess from December 1, 2016 to July 20, 2020 will be legalized.

According to the explanatory note, based on current/obtained data, adoption of the bill will benefit 1,594 pensioners, and the amount to be returned to the State budget is approximately 727,733 GEL.

According to the bill on "Amendments to the Law of Georgia on State Compensation and State Academic Stipend”, compensation provided in excess from December 1, 2016 to July 20, 2020, will be legalized.4 According to the explanatory note, based on current/obtained data, adoption