FAQ

No, it is granted provided that the total insurance record is not less than five years, with four months of insurance coverage for each full year of working-age life.

1. When it is determined that children deprived of parental care who were adopted by the woman or placed under her guardianship before the age of eight did not live until the age of eight;

2. When it is determined that any one of the woman’s five children or a child with a disability did not live until the age of eight;

3. When the number of children is fewer than five;

4. When the required pension capital or the required length of service is not available;

5. When she does not have entitlement under Article 22-1 of the Law.

The period of care is included in the social insurance work experience when the person receiving care is the insured (in whose favor insurance activities are carried out), based on applications certified by the subjects performing notarial activities for both the caregiver and the care recipient.

Citizens can obtain information about ordering plastic cards by contacting the "DOST" centers based on their place of residence, the city (district) structural units of the Fund under the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population, or the "DOST Call Center 142." Issued plastic cards can be collected from the relevant bank branches or DOST centers.

Required documents for the service: 
1. Identity card (for foreigners and stateless persons, a permit granting the right to permanent residence in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan); 
2. Documents confirming the general work (insurance) experience (work book, relevant document confirming the period of full-time education, etc.); 
3. Birth certificates and identity cards of children; 
4. In the case of adoptive parents, a legally effective court decision on adoption, and in the case of guardians, a relevant decision on the establishment of guardianship. 

Form of submission of documents for the service: 

-original, 

-copy, 

-notarized copy, 

-electronic copy

1. If a person does not submit complete documents confirming the social insurance experience when assigning a pension, and he re-submits those documents (diploma, other work record book, archive certificate, military ID, etc.);
2. When a labor pensioner is dismissed due to disability;
3. When his disability is reassessed (in cases where he is entitled to recalculation according to the legislation).

1. When the children’s mother has not died (or has not been deprived of parental rights);

2. When, following the mother’s divorce, the children have not been placed under the father’s custody;

3. When it is determined that at least five of the man’s children did not live until the age of eight;

4. When it is determined that children under the age of eight who were deprived of parental care and adopted and/or taken under the man’s guardianship did not live until the age of eight;

5. When the number of children is fewer than five;

6. When none of the children has a determined disability;

7. When the required pension capital or the required length of service is not available;

8. When there is no entitlement under Article 22-1 of the Law.

Yes, since 2019, disability pensions have been assigned automatically.

When a labor pensioner dies, his family is given a funeral allowance in the amount of three times the minimum amount of the labor pension as of the date of the pensioner's death. Since the current minimum pension amount is 320 manat, the amount of the funeral allowance is 960 manat (320x3).

1. The labor pension is brought up to the minimum amount;

2. The portion of material assistance (if paid in the previous year) corresponding to one month is included in the labor pension;

3. The labor pension is indexed.

1. The labor pension is brought up to the minimum amount;

2. The portion of material assistance (if paid in the previous year) corresponding to one month is included in the labor pension;

3. The labor pension is indexed.

Deductions may not be less than 10 percent and not more than 20 percent of the amount to be paid monthly to the pensioner.

It is calculated on the basis of the relevant document confirming the period of employment in collective farms (the collective farmer’s employment record book).

No. According to Article 22-1.4.3 of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On Labor Pensions,” a 25-year length of service is not counted until January 1, 2006, when granting or recalculating an old-age pension under preferential conditions.

No. Regardless of the change in the percentage of loss of body functions, the amount of the pension does not change.

Applications regarding the provision of care, certified by both the care recipient (or their legal representative) and the caregiver by notarially authorized entities;

Since April 1, 2019, the caregiving period has been taken into account on the basis of information from the “Social Payments” subsystem of the Centralized Electronic Information System of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population.

Based on the legislative amendment that came into force on January 1, 2021, recalculation is carried out in an automated manner. For this reason, regardless of the date of the citizen’s application, the recalculation will be implemented starting from February 2021.

If a person initially became a labor pensioner based on age and later opted for a labor pension due to the loss of a family breadwinner, they do not have the right to have the pension received under the family breadwinner loss category recalculated based on their own pension capital. The person may apply for a recalculation based on their pension capital only if they voluntarily switch back to an age-based labor pension.

Following the amendment to the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan "On Labor Pensions" on July 1, 2017, the required retirement age for men became 60, and for women, 55.

According to the amendment made on June 29, 2022, to Article 9.1 of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan "On Labor Pensions," a pension can be granted even if the person has 12 years and 6 months of hazardous work experience, provided that they have either the total 25 years of social insurance record or the required pension capital, i.e., if at least one of these two conditions is met.

The part of the labor pension financed from the state budget includes: the pension capital accrued up to January 1, 1992, the amounts formed based on the concessions specified in Articles 8, 9.2, and 21.2.4 of this Law, as well as the supplements provided for in Article 20 of this Law, their indexation, the material assistance determined in 2022 by the relevant executive authority for labor pensioners of the respective body (institution) and included in their labor pensions from January 1, 2023, and the indexation of this material assistance in accordance with Article 29.1 of this Law. All other amounts are financed from compulsory state social insurance funds and the social insurance reserve. If there is a shortage of funds in any of these sources, the corresponding expenditures are financed from the other source.

Documents required for service:

1. Identity card (for foreigners and stateless persons, a residence permit granting the right to permanent residence in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan);

2. Documents confirming total employment (insurance) record (labor book, relevant document certifying full-time education period, etc.);

3. A document confirming any changes in name, surname, or patronymic, if applicable;

4. A certificate from the enterprise confirming the preferential work experience in institutions that grant the right to a preferential age-based labor pension.

Forms in which service documents can be submitted:

• Original;

• Copy;

• Notarized copy;

• Electronic copy.

Yes, starting from January 1, 2019, when a labor pension is assigned to an insured person in an automated manner, if the pension capital recorded in their individual account’s insurance portion is as of July 1, 2018, the insurance record up to January 1, 2006, is calculated in accordance with Article 22-1.2 of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan "On Labor Pensions." In other words, when assigning an age-based labor pension to an insured person who reaches the age specified in Article 7 of this Law during 2019–2025, the insurance record up to January 1, 2006, is considered 25 years. Considering that in 2026 it will be counted as 24 years, the total insurance record will still amount to 25 years, thus granting pension entitlement.

The pension capital accumulated during the six years following the granting of the pension is automatically recalculated on the day the citizen completes six years of social insurance activity, regardless of the date of application.

According to Article 7 of the "Rules on Determining and Paying the Monthly Supplement for Civil Servants Based on Their Service in the Civil Service," approved by Decree No. 665 of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on January 28, 2002, when calculating a civil servant’s service in the civil service, the period during which civil servants—who had served in a civil service position before being called up for a fixed-term active military service and were directly reappointed to a civil service position after being discharged—served in the fixed-term active military service is taken into account.

According to Article 7 of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On Labor Pensions,” when a person reaches the statutory pension age, if their pension capital allows for the granting of a labor pension in an amount not less than the minimum pension, the pension is assigned regardless of the length of insurance record. If the pension capital does not provide for such entitlement, the pension is granted upon the condition of having 25 years of social insurance record.

At the same time, for individuals whose insurance part of the individual account recorded pension capital between January 1, 2006, and July 1, 2018, the labor pension due to age is assigned automatically, regardless of the amount of pension capital, provided that 25 years of insurance record (calculated as of January 1, 2006) are taken into account.

1. Decision on the appointment of patronage;

2. Applications of the care recipient (except for persons whose disability has been determined due to 81–100 percent impairment of bodily functions) and the caregiver, certified by notarial authorities;

3. If the care recipient has passed away and the documents specified in subparagraphs 1 and 2 of this clause are not available, on the basis of a court decision that has entered into legal force.

According to the Labour Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan, an employment contract may be concluded with individuals who have reached the age of fifteen. Therefore, when determining a disability pension, the required length of service is calculated from the age of fifteen, marking the beginning of the person’s working age.

Yes. The amount of the labour pension to which a pensioner was entitled but which remained unclaimed due to their death shall be paid in the manner prescribed by civil legislation.

According to Resolution No. 175 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On the approval of the Rules for the granting, calculation, recalculation, transfer from one type to another, and payment of labor pensions,” the periods prior to January 1, 2006 during which a non-working mother cared for her young children, as well as the periods of partially paid social leave for child care, shall be included in her social insurance record on the basis of the children’s birth certificates.

The periods of unlawful detention, imprisonment, and serving of sentences, as well as the periods of unemployment due to unlawful dismissal from work (or office), may be submitted to the relevant structural divisions of the State Social Protection Fund (SSPF) or “DOST” centers for the determination of pension entitlements, on the basis of a legally binding court decision confirming the unlawful detention, imprisonment, serving of sentence, or dismissal.

An individual may apply for the appointment of a pension by submitting the required documents to the relevant structural divisions of the State Social Protection Fund (SSPF) or to the “DOST” Centers.

No. Pursuant to Article 18.2 of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On Labor Pensions,” if one of the family members of the persons indicated in Article 20.1.13 of the said Law (the spouse and children additionally entitled due to the family head’s length of service) opts to receive another type of labor pension, or a social allowance under Article 14.4 of this Law (with the exception of the allowance for the loss of the family head), his or her share is not redistributed among the other family members.

Documents required for the service:

1. Identity card (for foreigners and stateless persons, a residence permit granting the right to permanent residence in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan);

2. Documents confirming the total work (insurance) record (labor book, military ID or a certificate confirming the period of service, relevant document confirming full-time education, etc.).

Forms of submission of documents for the service:

• Original,

• Copy,

• Notarized copy,

• Electronic copy.

Yes. Individuals registered in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic can apply to any "DOST" center for labor pensions.

The pension capital required for determining an old-age pension from February 1, 2025 is 46,080 (144x320=) manat. 144- the number of months of the expected pension payment period; 320- the amount of the minimum labor pension.

Labour disability pension is granted to persons whose disability has been determined due to an impairment of 81–100 percent of bodily functions, provided that the total insurance record is not less than 5 years, with 4 months of insurance record required for each full year of the working-age period. For persons whose disability has been determined due to an impairment of 31–80 percent of bodily functions, a labour disability pension is granted on the condition that the pension capital recorded in the insurance part of the individual account provides for pension security not less than the minimum amount of the labour pension, and provided that the required insurance record is met.

No. According to the laws of the Republic of Azerbaijan, only one pension is assigned to persons with different pension rights upon their request.

Yes. For persons who have been determined to be disabled due to 61-100 percent impairment of the functions of the body that is not working as a result of industrial accidents or occupational diseases, the period of time they were on disability pension until they reached the retirement age is included in the social insurance length of service for the purpose of determining an age-based labor pension.

A stepson or stepdaughter has the right to a labor pension for the loss of a family head on the same level as natural children.

Yes. Unreceived financial assistance is paid by including it in the unpaid pension amount for the past period. For persons who became labor pensioners in 2021, the financial assistance of 200 manats determined in 2022 will be paid from January 1, 2023, by including it in the insurance part of their monthly labor pensions in the amount of 16.67 manats (200:12=16.67).

The capital accumulated in the individual's personal account from 01.01.2006 to 01.07.2018 and the pension calculated automatically taking into account 4 months for the person's working age period until 01.01.2006, the minimum pension amount and, if higher, the person is automatically assigned a disability labor pension.

Pursuant to Article 9.8 of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On Labour Pensions,” pensions shall be granted under this Law to persons who, prior to the date this Law entered into force, possessed the full length of service in the types of work specified in Article 9.1 of this Law that entitled them to pension rights under preferential conditions, in accordance with the requirements established by the legislation previously in force with respect to age and service. That is, a woman who has reached the age of 47 may apply for pension assignment under this Law if, in accordance with the legislation previously in force and List No. 1 approved by Resolution No. 320 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan, she possessed, as of 01.01.2006, a total of 15 years of social insurance service and 7 years and 6 months of special hazardous service.

• If the documents required by law for the determination of a pension are incomplete;
• If the deceased head of the family does not have the length of service required by law;
• If he does not have a certificate of adoption of children;
• If a certificate of paternity is not submitted;
• If it is determined that the wife (husband) of the deceased has entered into a new marriage;
• If the child is over 18 years old;
• If the child over 18 years old does not have full-time education.

Structural units implementing the service - "DOST" centers and structural units of the State Social Protection Fund.
Forms of applications received for the service:
1. In person;
2. With a power of attorney when applying through a representative;
3. With a document confirming guardianship in case of application by a guardian (trustee).

Required documents for the service: 
1. Identity card (for foreigners and stateless persons, a permit granting the right to permanent residence in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan); 
2. Documents confirming the general work (insurance) experience (employment record book, military ID or relevant certificate confirming the period of service, relevant document confirming the period of full-time education, etc.); 
3. In case of a change in the name, surname, patronymic, documents confirming the change (marriage certificate, certificate of change of name, surname, patronymic or court decision). 

Form of submission of documents for the service: 

-original, 

-copy, 

-notarized copy, 

-electronic copy

Pursuant to Article 8 of the Law, if adopted children are deprived of parental care, the person is entitled to an old-age labour pension on preferential terms in respect of the children (provided that the social insurance record and capital are sufficient).

Labor pensions are determined from the date of the right to receive them, but not earlier than the date of entry into force of this Law, and are paid for a maximum of three years preceding the date of application. The total amount of the pension calculated for the previous period is divided by the number of months in the previous period and added to the monthly pension.

Pensions for children under the age of 18 of the deceased head of household are calculated from the date of death of the person.

It is an account into which additional funds paid to insured persons are deposited in the manner and amount determined by the relevant executive authority for the purpose of forming a pension provision at the minimum amount of the labor pension or higher.

Required documents for the service: 
1. Identity card (for foreigners and stateless persons, a permit granting the right to permanent residence in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan); 
2. Birth certificate of a child over 18 years of age whose disability was determined before reaching the age of 18; 
3. Death certificate of the deceased person (or court decision on missing or declaring him/her dead); 
4. Marriage certificate of the child's father and mother; 
5. Extract from the results of the medical-social examination of a child over 18 years of age whose disability was determined before reaching the age of 18; 

Form for submitting documents for the service: 

-original, 

-copy, 

-notarized copy, 

-electronic copy

According to the legislation, a pension is granted to a person regardless of the length of insurance, if the pension capital registered in the insurance section of the individual personal account allows for pension provision not less than the minimum amount of the labor pension, and if this does not allow for pension provision, then with at least 25 years of insurance. If none of these conditions are met, according to Article 22 of the Law, a person is considered eligible for pension provision by calculating 25 years of social insurance service until 01.01.2006.

It is provided by the Central Branch of the State Social Protection Fund for Appointment with Special Conditions under the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population.

The recalculation of a labor pension is carried out from the date on which the right to such recalculation arises. In this process, if it is established—either upon the pensioner’s application, or as a result of inspections conducted by the State Social Protection Fund (hereinafter – the Fund) within the scope of its activities—that the pension amount was calculated incorrectly, or pursuant to a court decision that has entered into legal force, or when, in the case of persons covered under Article 9.5 of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On Labor Pensions,” an updated information sheet containing data differing from those provided by the state authority of their last service (employment) is submitted to the relevant structural division of the Fund, and underpayments or overpayments for the past period are identified, such amounts shall be offset in accordance with Articles 32.1-1 and 39.1 of the Law.

Recalculation of labor pension is carried out from the date of the right to recalculation, and in this case, if, as a result of the application of the labor pensioner or as a result of inspections conducted by the State Social Protection Fund (hereinafter referred to as the Fund) in accordance with the directions of activity, it is discovered that the amount of labor pension was not calculated correctly, or if, based on a legally effective court decision, underpayments and overpayments for the past period are determined, those payments are compensated taking into account Articles 32.1-1 and 39.1 of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan "On Labor Pensions".

If a cared-for elderly person has passed away, and there is neither a decision on the appointment of patronage during the elderly person’s lifetime nor applications by the caregiver regarding the provision of care, certified by notarial authorities, then the legally effective court decision shall apply.

"It is included in the "List of industries, professions, positions and indicators granting the right to an old-age labor pension on preferential terms", approved by the decision No. 12 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated January 23, 2007.

If a person has worked for 6 years or more after retiring on general grounds due to age, the pension capital registered in the insurance section of the individual personal account for that period is divided by 72 (the number of months worked is reduced by no more than 72 months (144-72=72)).

Provided that the full-time education period has ended by 01.01.2006, the person may apply by submitting the original document confirming the period of education, and if the person has been engaged in labor activity for several years during the full-time education period, a certificate from the educational institution, an archive certificate, etc.

Upon a citizen's request, it is possible to re-examine their rights from the date of entry into force of a new change in legislation.

The provision of labor pension is suspended from the 1st of the month following the month in which the person is considered capable of working.

Applications for the assignment of labor pensions to individuals sentenced to fixed-term or life imprisonment are reviewed based on the following information transmitted to the MEIS in accordance with Article 90.4 of the Criminal Enforcement Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan:

1. The date on which the court judgment entered into legal force;

2. The duration of the sentence;

3. The start and end dates of the sentence;

4. The place of serving the sentence;

5. The convict’s personal account number;

6. Information regarding the convict’s transfers.

The structural divisions carrying out the service are:

1. “DOST” Centers;

2. Structural divisions of the State Social Protection Fund under the Ministry.

Forms of applications submitted for the service:

1. Through a representative, accompanied by a power of attorney;

2. In the case of a guardian (custodian) applying, with a document confirming guardianship.

The financial assistance determined by the relevant executive authority for 2022 in relation to labor pensioners by the body (institution) determined by the relevant executive authority was calculated as a monthly portion of the annual financial assistance, included in their labor pensions from January 1, 2023.

Yes. According to the legislation, the labor pension received by the deceased person on the date of death is determined by indexing it from that date. If it is not higher than the minimum pension amount, it is determined by bringing it to the minimum pension.

A minimum of 15 years of experience in a civil service position is required.

The labor pension for the loss of the head of the family to the children of a labor pensioner who died before 01.07.2017 is calculated according to the legislation in force on the date of the death of the head of the family.

The determination of the appropriate labor pension for military personnel and persons of special rank who are considered equal to them in the field of pension provision in accordance with Article 3.3 of the Law, as well as for labor pensioners who are entitled to other types of labor pensions calculated in a high amount, is carried out automatically, without their application, based on information obtained from electronic information systems or resources, as well as information provided by state bodies as provided for in the “Rules for calculating the cost of provision, the period of military service and the provision of information” approved by the Resolution No. 135 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated August 27, 2007.

For the purpose of determining the labor pension of special-ranking individuals, the calculation of the cost of maintenance, the period of military service and the cost of maintenance are submitted by the bodies where the individual works to the State Social Protection Fund under the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The calculation of the long-term service period for the purpose of determining and granting a pension to officers, warrant officers, midshipmen, military personnel who have served over the term of active military service, chiefs and ordinary personnel of internal affairs, justice, customs, migration, emergency situations and tax bodies and their families is taken into account in accordance with the Resolution No. 631 of the Cabinet of Ministers. A person may apply to the body where he served to take into account the periods of education.

Family members of military personnel and special-ranking individuals who are entitled to receive a labor pension due to the loss of their family head apply to the Central Branch of the State Social Protection Fund for Appointment under Special Conditions to be assigned a labor pension.

The pension capital recorded in the insurance section of the individual personal account of the insured is indexed once a year based on the annual level of the consumer price index.

When the caregiver is an insured person, the period is included in the social insurance record on the basis of the child’s birth certificate in relation to legal representatives of a child with disabilities; on the basis of a court decision on adoption that has entered into legal force in relation to adoptive parents; and on the basis of the relevant decision establishing guardianship or custodianship in relation to guardians and custodians.

The application can be made by the person himself, or in his absence, through a representative of the person, provided that he has a power of attorney or a document confirming his guardianship.

Yes, from January 1, 2019, when the insured person's labor pension is determined automatically, if the pension capital registered in the insurance section of the individual's personal account as of July 1, 2018, the insurance period until January 1, 2006 is calculated in accordance with Article 22-1.2 of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan "On Labor Pensions".

"DOST" centers and relevant structural divisions of the State Social Protection Fund can apply. 
Forms of applications received for the service:
1. In person; 
2. With a power of attorney when applying through a representative;
3. With a document confirming guardianship in case of application by a guardian (trustee).

The right arises from the date additional funds are paid into the special account.

According to Article 9.8 of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan "On Labor Pensions", until the date of entry into force of the Law, pensions are assigned to persons with full length of service in the jobs specified in Article 9.1 of this Law, which give the right to a pension on preferential terms, in accordance with the requirements established by the previously effective legislation, in accordance with this Law. That is, a man who has reached the age of 57 years, if he has a total of 25 years of social insurance service and 12 years and 6 months of work experience with a loss of earnings by 01.01.2006, according to the previously effective legislation and List No. 2 of Resolution No. 320 approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan, may apply for appointment in accordance with this Law.

Structural units implementing the service:
"DOST" centers and relevant structural units of the State Social Protection Fund.
Forms of applications received for the service:
1. In person; 
2. With a power of attorney when applying through a representative;
3. With a document confirming guardianship in case of application by a guardian (trustee).

Persons suffering from hypoviscosity (lilliputians) and dwarfs with impaired physiological proportions, who have at least 5 years of insurance experience, have the right to a labor pension by reducing the age limit specified in Article 7 of this Law by 20 years. That is, the labor pension will be paid by bringing it to the minimum amount (320 manats).

No, the recalculation of the disability pension is carried out after the citizen is dismissed from work.

Yes. A survivor's pension is granted when the required length of service corresponding to the deceased's age is sufficient, that is, when there is 4 months of insurance service for each full year of working age.

Labor pension for the loss of the head of the family is automatically assigned to the family members who are unable to work if the deceased person has a pension capital or social insurance experience that allows for pension provision after 01.01.2006, and a plastic card is ordered for the family members and information is sent to the contact numbers of those persons via SMS.

No. If a citizen does not have 46,080 manats of pension capital in his personal account, a total of 25 years of social insurance experience is sufficient for pension assignment.

Yes, it is possible. Pension provision is possible if there is no pension capital required by law but there is 25 years of total service, that is, if one of the two conditions is met.

No, since the person's 1-year social insurance experience accumulated until 01.01.2006 does not exceed the automatically calculated 25 years of experience, the highest of the experiences, i.e. 25 years, is taken as the basis.

A person can apply for recalculation of his/her pension by submitting documents confirming the social insurance experience up to 01.01.2006 to DOST Centers or relevant structural units of the State Social Insurance Fund. If the person has 30 years of experience and the pension capital after 01.01.2006 is higher than the minimum pension amount, the pension is recalculated.

When any of the insured's separate periods of activity overlap with another, one of those periods is calculated based on his/her choice.

Documents required for the service:
1. Identity card (for foreigners and stateless persons, a permit granting the right to permanent residence in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan);
2. Bank account document (original);
Form of submission of documents for the service:

-original,

-copy,

-notarized copy,

-electronic copy.

The insurance part of the labor pension is indexed once a year in accordance with the annual growth rate of the average monthly nominal wage in the country.

Foreigners and stateless persons permanently residing in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan have the right to labor pension provision on an equal basis with citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan under the conditions stipulated by this Law.

You can obtain information and submit a complaint online from the official website of the Ministry, by submitting a written direct application, by contacting the admission departments of the Ministry, the State Social Protection Fund, the "DOST Call Center 142", by contacting the structural divisions of the State Social Protection Fund or "DOST" centers.

No, according to Article 22-1.4.1 of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan "On Labor Pensions", the 25-year discount is not applied when recalculating labor pensions assigned before January 1, 2019 from the date of the pension entitlement.

According to Article 21 of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan "On Labor Pensions", the period of time during which persons who have been determined to be disabled due to 61-100 percent impairment of the functions of the body that is not working as a result of industrial accidents or occupational diseases, until they reach the age limit for determining an age-based labor pension, is included in the social insurance length of service.

1. If the documents required for the assignment of a disability pension are incomplete;
2. If the required pension capital and social insurance experience are insufficient;
3. If there is no disability information.

If a person's disability is re-determined as a result of a re-assessment of disability within 6 months after the end of the disability period, the person is considered to have a disability including the transferred period and the pension is restored from that date.

According to Article 9.8 of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan "On Labor Pensions", until the date of entry into force of the Law, pensions are assigned to persons with full work experience in the jobs specified in Article 9.1 of this Law, which give the right to a pension on preferential terms, in accordance with the requirements established by the previously effective legislation, in accordance with this Law. That is, a man who has reached the age of 52 years, if he has a total of 20 years of social insurance experience and 10 years of special work experience by 01.01.2006, according to the previously effective legislation and List No. 1 of Resolution No. 320 approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan, may apply for the assignment of a labor pension in accordance with this Law.

Structural units implementing the service:
1. "DOST" centers
2. Structural units of the State Social Protection Fund.

Forms of applications received for the service:
1. In person;
2. With a power of attorney when applying through a representative;
3. With a document confirming guardianship in the case of an application by a guardian (trustee).

Required documents for the service: 
1. Identity card (for foreigners and stateless persons, a permit granting the right to permanent residence in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan); 
2. Documents confirming the general work (insurance) experience (labor book, military ticket or relevant certificate confirming the period of service, relevant document confirming the period of full-time education, etc.); 
3. Extract from the results of the medical-social examination determining the person's disability. 
Form of submission of documents for the service: 

-original, 

-copy, 

-notarized copy, 

-electronic copy

The relevant supplement calculated until the amendment enters into force continues to be paid from the state budget.

The social insurance length of service taken into account when determining the labor pension for the period up to January 1, 2006 is calculated even if there is no record in the collective farmer's work book about fulfilling the established labor participation minimum.

If you have a total of 25 years of social insurance experience or if you have pension capital in your personal account for the period 01.01.2006-01.07.2018 and have applied for social benefits after 2019, you can apply for an age-based labor pension.

They can apply to the Central Branch of the State Social Protection Fund for Appointment with Special Conditions under the Ministry.
Forms of applications received by the service:
1. In person;
2. With a power of attorney when applying through a representative;
3. With a document confirming guardianship in the case of an application by a guardian (trustee).

In the absence of documents required for pension assignment in accordance with Resolution No. 175 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan; In the absence of pension rights in accordance with the requirements of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan "On Labor Pensions".

Since 25 years have been automatically calculated until 01.01.2006, a citizen has the right to an age-based pension.

In accordance with the procedure established by the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan "On Labor Pensions", it is permitted to pay additional funds to a special account for an individual before the pension is assigned. However, after the labor pension is assigned, additional funds are not permitted to be paid to a special account.

It cannot exceed 3,300 times the minimum amount of the labor pension.

Funds registered in individual personal accounts are indexed in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan "On Labor Pensions".

Those working in civil aviation flight and flight test crew positions with at least 25 years of insurance experience in those jobs, and those exempted from flight work due to health reasons with at least 20 years of insurance experience in those jobs, are entitled to an age-based labor pension with the age limit reduced by 15 years in accordance with Article 7 of this Law.

Applications are considered within the period specified in Article 10 of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan "On Citizens' Applications".

No. Since more than 5 years have passed since the date of the end of the disability period, the person is assigned a disability pension on general grounds in accordance with the requirements of the current legislation.

The period of illegal arrest, detention and punishment of a person, as well as the period of non-work due to illegal dismissal from work (position) - is included in the social insurance seniority based on the legally effective decision of the court confirming the illegal arrest, detention, punishment (double measure) or dismissal.

If a person who owns agricultural land has made mandatory state social insurance payments in the previous period and submits the report later, the labor pension will be assigned from the date the right was established.

Persons who have lost their health and become disabled due to fighting for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan, being on the front line or in countries where hostilities are taking place, in connection with the fulfillment of international obligations, as well as while performing military service duties (service duties), as well as in connection with the events of January 20, 1990, are considered to have a war-related disability.

Yes. When automatically assigning a disability pension to a person, 4 months of social insurance experience is taken into account for each full year of working age until 01.01.2006.

Yes, a labor pensioner has the right to switch from one type of labor pension to another.

A person can pay additional funds to a special account for a minimum or higher pension amount.

According to Article 9.8 of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan "On Labor Pensions", until the date of entry into force of the Law, pensions are assigned to persons with full work experience in the jobs specified in Article 9.1 of this Law, which give the right to a pension on preferential terms, in accordance with the requirements established by the previously effective legislation, in accordance with this Law. That is, a woman who has reached the age of 52 years, if she has a total of 20 years of social insurance experience and 10 years of work experience with a loss of earnings by 01.01.2006, according to the previously effective legislation and List No. 2 of Resolution No. 320 approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan, can apply for an appointment in accordance with this Law.

If the deceased head of the family was a labor pensioner due to age or disability, only the insurance part of the pension of the lost head of the family is assigned to the family members. However, in accordance with Article 20 of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan "On Labor Pensions", the supplements provided for the length of service in the pension of persons assigned a pension are paid as an integral part of the pension to family members receiving a labor pension due to the loss of the head of the family.

No. According to Article 37.3.2. of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan "On Labor Pensions", a person receiving a labor pension due to disability is recalculated after transferring to the category of a non-working labor pensioner (based on the required insurance period corresponding to his age on the date of transfer to that category). The right to recalculation for a person who is both a wage earner and an active taxpayer arises not only upon termination of the person's employment contract, but also upon termination of entrepreneurial activity as an individual.

According to Article 40 of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan "On Labor Pensions", labor pensions can also be paid by power of attorney. The rules for issuing a power of attorney and its validity period are regulated by civil legislation.
According to the Regulation "On the assignment, calculation, recalculation, transfer from one type to another and payment of labor pensions", approved by the Resolution No. 175 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated April 28, 2022, an application for the assignment of a labor pension to persons without working capacity is submitted by their legal representative.

During their stay abroad, the labor pension assigned to them in the Republic of Azerbaijan, upon their request, is transferred to their personal accounts in banks in the Republic of Azerbaijan or to other countries where they live at their own expense.

Yes. Taking into account the pension capital in the individual personal account of the deceased person and 4 months of service for each full year of working age until 01.01.2006, if it is possible to assign a minimum pension based on the social insurance service received, a pension is assigned proactively, a plastic card is ordered without a citizen's application and information about this is sent to the person via SMS.

Labor pensions for age, disability, and loss of a breadwinner are assigned automatically, without a citizen's application. A plastic card is ordered for pension payment, and information about this is sent to the pensioner's contact number via SMS.

Documents required for the service: 
1. Identity card (for foreigners and stateless persons, a permit granting the right to permanent residence in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan); 
2. Death certificate of the deceased person (or court decision on missing or declaring him dead);
3. Marriage certificate of the husband and wife;
4. Certificate of the district (city) registry office of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the widow's (husband's) non-remarriage; 
5. Extract from the results of the medical and social examination on the wife's (husband's) disability.  
Form of submission of documents for the service:

-original,

-copy,

-notarized copy,

-electronic copy

The monthly labor pension payment is paid during the current month.

Until 01.07.2017, the required age limit for men was 57 and for women was 52.

If the benefit was assigned and paid based on the person's application after 01.01.2019, and at the same time, the pension capital registered in the person's personal account covers the dates 01.01.2006-01.07.2018, he has the right to apply for an age-based labor pension in an automated manner upon reaching the retirement age.

Labor pensions for disability are assigned to military personnel (except for military personnel deprived of military ranks and other military personnel on active military service) regardless of the length of service, if the disability occurred during the military personnel's service or after discharge from service, but as a result of an illness or injury (injury, trauma, contusion) received during the service.

No, it is not suspended. It is suspended when working in the position that was used as the basis for determining the supplement to the labor pension based on length of service.

If a person does not have the required length of service and capital for the assignment of a disability pension, the citizen is assigned a social benefit proactively.

The minimum amount of labor pension has been set at 320 manats from February 1, 2025.

No. According to the legislation, if a father, mother, husband, or wife is a person who has been diagnosed with a disability due to a 61-80 percent or 81-100 percent impairment of body functions, they are entitled to a labor pension for the loss of the head of the family.

If a person has worked for less than 6 years at the time of dismissal after being assigned a pension on preferential terms, the pension capital registered in the insurance section of his/her individual personal account for that period is divided by the coefficient obtained after subtracting the number of months of expected pension payment (144) from the number of months worked and is added to the assigned pension and calculated. If a person has worked for 65 months after being assigned a pension and is dismissed, the pension capital accumulated from the date of assignment of the pension until dismissal is divided by 79 (144-65) and the pension amount is increased.

No. The funds in the savings section, not the insurance section, of the individual personal account of a deceased insured person and a labor pensioner whose savings section has not been determined, are divided equally among his heirs in accordance with the legislation.

If one of the family members receives another type of labor pension or social benefit (except for the benefit for the loss of the head of the family) by his own choice, the amount of the labor pension due to the loss of the head of the family is divided among the other family members, and the amount of their labor pension is recalculated. Thus, the labor pension for the loss of the head of the family is paid in full to the child under the age of 18.

1. If he does not have the required capital or the required experience;
2. If he does not have the right under Article 22-1 of the Law.

According to legislation, when one of the family members opts to receive another type of labor pension, the amount of the survivor’s pension due to him or her is redistributed among the other family members, and their labor pensions are recalculated. When the pension is divided equally between the spouse and the parent (mother or father), each is assigned 400 manats. However, if one of those family members renounces the survivor’s pension, the other family member will receive the full amount (800 manats).

In cases where the woman has died, has been declared dead or missing by a legally effective court decision, as well as in cases where the child is placed under the care of the man due to the deprivation of parental rights by a legally effective court decision or the termination of the marriage.

The Central Branch for the Assignment of Social Payments and the Central Branch for Assignment under Special Conditions of the State Social Protection Fund are subordinate to the Ministry.

1. If a person does not submit complete documents confirming the social insurance experience when assigning a pension, and submits those documents again (diploma, other work record book, archive certificate, military ID, etc.);
2. If an old-age labor pensioner works for 6 years after assigning a pension and is dismissed.

Individuals can apply to the State Social Protection Fund, structural divisions of the Fund, and "DOST" centers under the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Azerbaijan on paper or electronically.

If a person has pension capital registered in his/her personal account between 01.01.2006 and 01.07.2018, the pension can be automatically assigned taking into account 25 years of service up to 01.01.2006.

Following the amendment to the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan "On Labor Pensions" dated 29.06.2022, men who have worked for at least 12 years and 6 months and women who have worked for at least 10 years in areas that provide the right to receive an age-based labor pension on preferential terms have the right to an age-based labor pension with the age limit reduced by 5 years under the conditions provided for in Article 7 of this Law.

Written, including electronic, applications for the assignment of labor pensions by citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan permanently residing outside the borders of the Republic of Azerbaijan are submitted through the diplomatic missions or consulates of the Republic of Azerbaijan where they are registered.

If a person has mandatory state social insurance payments in his personal personal account from 01.01.2006 to 01.07.2018, a pension is assigned to the citizen, counting 25 years from 01.01.2006.

1. The guardian’s identity card; in the absence of the mother (or father), a document confirming guardianship (for foreigners and stateless persons, a residence permit granting the right to permanent residence in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan);

2. The children’s birth certificates;

3. The children’s identity cards;

4. A certificate from the educational institution for a child enrolled in full-time education;

5. The marriage certificate of the child’s father and mother;

6. The death certificate of the deceased person;

7. Documents confirming the deceased person’s total work (insurance) record (employment record book, military ID, or a relevant certificate confirming the period of service, a relevant document confirming the period of full-time education, etc.) may be submitted when applying.

Central Branch of the State Social Protection Fund for Appointment with Special Conditions under the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population.

No, labour pensions granted on the basis of disability are calculated under the same rules and conditions, regardless of the percentage degree of impairment of bodily functions.

Pursuant to Article 8 of the Law, if adopted children with a determined disability are deprived of parental care and were adopted before reaching the age of eight, the person is entitled to an old-age labour pension on preferential terms in respect of the children (provided that the social insurance record and capital are sufficient).

Under the conditions established by Article 7 of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On Labour Pensions,” the age requirement for entitlement to an old-age labour pension is reduced by five years.