All social benefits and special entitlements over the next six months will be
extended automatically, without submitting any additional information and
going to the authorities.
The elderly and disability allowances of 100 Pa'anga (about 42 U.S. dollars) per person for COVID 19 plus March and April monthly allowances will be paid out next week.
Citizens over 60 y.o. will be able to order food and medicine delivery by
(hotline) phone and get it delivered to their homes. This measure is being
implemented with the support of All-Russia People’s Fund (ONF), the
Roscongress Foundation and Rostelecom (Russia's…
Wage payments for contracted teachers in state schools that receive wages
based on the hours they teach will continue to receive wages during the
school closure period.
Minister of Community Development, Social and Territorial Equity, announced the establishment of an "important program" of food distribution for one million households, or eight million of Senegalese.
Compensatory working is compensating for the decrease or stop in working
hours due to coercive reasons. The employer can request for an increased
number of working hours by a daily maximum of 3 hours to compensate for
this loss, for a maximum of 2 months after the decrease…
To promote the use of electronic payment tools the Western Africa Central
Bank (BCEAO) is providing more flexible measures to open a mobile money
and making transfers between people backed by electronic money free. The measures are effective for 30 days, renewable.
The government plans to set up an emergency fund of up to FCFA 1000 billion (7 percent of GDP), financed by a mix of donor contributions, voluntary donations from the private sector, and the budget. The Fund will be used to support vulnerable households and firms. FCFA 50 billion will be…
In February, the government launched a Jobs Support Scheme to help companies defray wage costs through tax rebates and subsidies. The scheme gave wage subsidies of between 25 per cent and 75 per cent, depending on the sector, for the first $4,600 of gross monthly wages per local employee till…
Government announced the suspension of student-loan interest and repayment charges, for a year and the suspension of late-payment charges on public-housing mortgage arrears for three months, as part of a stimulus package of S$48 billion ($33 billion). Other measures in the package include:…
Government announced direct cash aid to a broader pool of self-employed persons, and enhanced support for lower-income workers, as part of a stimulus package of S$48 billion ($33 billion). Other measures in the package include: scrapping of property tax for virus-hit hotels, restaurants and…
All Singaporeans aged 21 and above will receive a one-off payment of S$600 in April. The government had originally announced in February a payment of S$100-300 and then in March it decided to increase the benefit to S$300-600, with payouts due to be distributed from August to September.…
The government will also provide a special monthly critical worker allowance
of RM400 (US$100) for medical doctors and other medical personnel, as well
as RM200 (US$50) for the military, police, civil defense, immigration, firefighters, and members of the voluntary force directly…
The Government of the Russian Federation has approved a new maximum amount of unemployment benefits. It will be 12130 rubles. The decision shall enter into force upon publication of the document. Beneficiary recipients whose benefit amount was limited to the maximum amount will be recalculated…
Healthcare personnel will have their special monthly allowance increased from 400 ringgit (US$91) to 600 ringgit (US$137) and a special allowance of 200 ringgit (US$45)
Paid sick leave should be granted to medical employees working in hospitals
(nurses, contractors) covering the entire isolation period. Decree 136/1983 on
work-related injuries and emergencies will apply to all such workers whom
contract the Covid-19 disease. This decree…
The state bears all the taxes and royalties resulting from this activity for the
rest of the year for the heads of families working in the traditional fishing
sector.
The state bears water and electricity bills for poor families for two months.
The state bears the costs of village water for the rest of the year for the
citizens of all villages.
Allocation of 5 billion ouguiya to support 30 thousand dependent families
by women, the elderly and people with disabilities, most of which are in
Nouakchott, with a monthly financial aid for three months.
