Up to 35,000 Families Lose Subsistence Allowance Amid Review as Officials Cite ‘Improved Circumstances’

Up to 35,000 families have stopped receiving subsistence allowances under Georgia’s largest social assistance scheme after authorities reviewed up to 80,000 families, Georgian Dream Health Minister Mikheil Sarjveladze said during an October 6 press briefing, stressing that in most cases their financial circumstances had improved. The numbers come months after authorities announced a review of …