BAKU/04.12.13/TURAN : As of November 1, Azerbaijan 345.6 thousand people (27.1% of all pensioners on labor) receive a disability pension .
As stated in the State Social Protection Fund ( SSPF) , 6.9% of them, or 23.9 thousand are disabled of the first group, 85.9% or 296.8 thousand - are disabled of the second group, and the remaining 7.2% or 24.8 thousand are assigned to the third group. Most (95%) of the disability pension is calculated on a general basis , 3.6 % receive pensions for injuries in the war, 0.9 % - civil servants .
Invalids of the first group on sight (7 872 thousand ) was obtained with the recent doubling of the base portion 251 manat on the average pension for disabled in 147.6 manat, is said in the press release.
Basic pension for the disabled are on average 20 % higher than for old-age pensioners .
Total in Azerbaijan there are 1 million 274 thousand 342 pensioners on labor. - 17D-
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