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The new program will have a budget of up to €2 billion, with low-income thresholds and revised age limits, allowing applicants up to 50 years old to participate.

The government is expected to present its revised benefits policy in the summer.

With no budgetary room to increase the sum offered, it is eyeing the optimum targeting of social groups where the biggest problem is found: Single-parent families, single-person households, as well as under-18s.

The aid for all beneficiaries will be paid once a year until 31 May each year

Authorities have said that they received 24,000 applications for the Youth Pass in 16 hours.

The platform, which opened Thursday morning, concerns the financial assistance of €150 to approximately 200,000 young people aged 18 and 19.

The pass comes in the form of a digital debit card which beneficiaries can use for services in the fields of culture, tourism and transport.

The government plans to gradually pay all welfare benefits by prepaid card and oblige recipients to spend at least half the amount through electronic transactions.

Decades after the 1990s wars in the former Yugoslavia, Montenegrin MPs voted to increase veterans' welfare benefits and to give payments to civilian victims, but rights activists believe the legislation is flawed and discriminatory.

Ljubljana – More than a quarter of Slovenian households have seen their incomes rise over the past year, while the share of households that have had problems paying their housing costs has also increased, shows a report by the Statistics Office. Meanwhile, 18% of households struggled to make ends meet with their income.

Ljubljana – The National Assembly will convene a two-day emergency session on Monday to take a decision on the government package to mitigate the impact of high energy prices on households and businesses. It will also decide whether to ban a referendum on Boxer APCs.

"I wish the president all the luck, I know that he will fight for the best for the citizens of Serbia, I can't say anything, but it is definitely that our lives will change big time," Mr. Mali said for Happy TV.

The National Social Security Institute announced that the average social security income for the country is BGN 1015,82 for November 2019.

The average monthly social security income for the country from 01.12.2018 to 30.11.2019 is BGN 977,60.