IDPs granted one-off financial aid to combat winter chill

Georgia’s internally displaced persons (IDPs) will be granted one-time financial assistance from the Government this winter to help them pay their gas and power bills.

Georgia’s Minister for Internally Displaced Persons from Occupied Territories, Accommodation and Refugees Sozar Subari announced the Government had allocated 4.5 million GEL would be distributed between 23,000 IDPs.

These people were some of the country’s most socially vulnerabl, Subari said.

Eligible IDPs will be offered 200 GEL and the money will go towards electricity and gas bills.

"The Government will allocate 4.5 million GEL from the state budget for financial aid. IDPs will use the money to cover household bills,” Subari said.

"This is the second time the Government has supported IDPs during the winter season. Last year we also supported these people.”

The beneficiaries will spend the allowance from November 1 to March 1.

The Global Overview 2014 report stated there were up to 206,600 IDPs registered in Georgia at the end of 2013.