Adjusted from 24 March 2020: The temporary wage subsidy scheme is also being extended to March next year, but will be recast as a new scheme from September, with officials said to be working on a new permanent scheme which would see State support for temporarily laid-off workers. The extension…

The government of Singapore announced a special one-time “baby bonus” this week, in addition to an existing $10,000 package of benefits for new parents, to encourage more families to have children in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. “We have received feedback that COVID-19 [Chinese…

Adjusted from 16 April 2020: COVID-19 Disaster Agricultural Support Fund Voucher: The main objective of this support is to complete the current production cycle in an effort to ensure adequate food production and supplies.

The targeted beneficiaries are smallholder and communal…

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with Kano State government and the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs (FMHDS), has launched an unconditional cash transfer project largely funded by the Government of Japan and the European Union (EU). With a total sum of N 2.…

Funded by the European Union (EU), Danish (DanidaA) and German (German Federal Foreign Office) governments, the consortium's Covid-19 Safety-Nets in form of mobile cash transfers, targets 120,000 most vulnerable Kenyans living in Nairobi and Mombasa's expansive informal settlements.…

The government, with support from the World Food Programme (WFP), is to disburse funds to vulnerable persons and households in the Greater Accra, Western and Ashanti regions. Under the cash transfer to COVID-19 affected daily wage earners, an amount of GH¢11 million will be disbursed to…

Mr Sunak unveiled a package of measures on Thursday to support workers after the furlough scheme ends on October 31. The new scheme requires employers to keep staff at work for at least one third of their normal hours to qualify for a 20 per cent wage subsidy up to a maximum of £697.92 a month.…

The Lagos State Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment on Wednesday said it distributed 12,000 COVID-19 relief packages to tradesmen and artisans in the state.According to a statement, the items were given out through the Lagos State Council for Tradesman and Artisans for re-distribution to…

Cash payment to all residents for the purpose of fostering national solidarity against COVID-19
100K yen per person, tax exempt.
As of 25th September, 12.66 trillion yen (99.4% of the budget of 12.73 trillion yen) has been paid.

To support low-income workers during this time of limited movement, the government created the National Hygiene Program to provide employment opportunities with daily wages. The program, commonly known as Kazi Mtaani (loosely translated as jobs in our hood), includes labor-intensive works such…

The Telangana government on Tuesday announced Rs 25 lakh compensation to the family of medical staff dying of coronavirus. The decision was taken by the Health Minister Eatala Rajender and the compensation will be in addition to the Rs 50 lakh insurance provision offered by the Central…

Adjusted from 21 April 2020: The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) will open its systems to allow approved applicants to change their preferred method of payment for the special Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant.

Sassa said that from Monday (31 August) to Sunday (…

The Federal Government has approved additional N8.9bn to pay up the large chunk of the June 2020 COVID-19 allowance to all health workers in the country. The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) had embarked on a total and an indefinite strike in all Federal and State hospitals in the…

Financing of the salary of those absent until 28 days to take care of relatives in isolation

The Federal Ministry of Transportation says that it is launching a committee to draw guidelines for the disbursement of a N10 billion palliative fund for road transport operators and workers.

If a child is infected or suspected of being infected with covid-19 and is placed in isolation or quarantine, the leave taken by a parent to care for the child will not be counted against their number of available family leave days (rather than an extension to family leave there will be a…

Some 3,000 persons, who remain unemployed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, will benefit from further assistance from the St. Christopher and Nevis Social Security Board in the month of September.

In Togo, all medical staff will benefit from special covid-19 insurance. The insurance covers all those working in health centers who strive to prevent the spread of the virus.

Adjusted from 20 June 2020: The Rs 50-lakh insurance cover to frontline health workers fighting COVID-19 has been extended for six months. The 'Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package Insurance Scheme for Health Workers Fighting COVID-19' was announced on March 30 for 90 days. It was…

Adjusted from 15 March 2020: The Bulgarian state will give 1000 leva (about 500 euro) extra a month to every medical professional on the frontline against Covid-19 coronavirus.

Extended until the end of 2020.

Adjusted from 18 March 2020: Extension of extraordinary parental leave until 31 July 2020. This is established by a rule contained in the Relaunch Decree which increases the permits available from parents with children up to 12 years from 15 to 30 days.

Adjusted from 20 March 2020: The Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) will be extended until April as part of the government’s July stimulus package. Closes to new entrants from September 17th. Will be cut in line with past incomes.

Adjusted from 29 March 2020: The Rs 50-lakh insurance cover to frontline health workers fighting COVID-19 has been extended for a period of 90 days i.e. up to September 25. The 'Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package Insurance Scheme for Health Workers Fighting COVID-19' was announced on…

Adjusted from 22 March 2020: The Australian Government is extending the Coronavirus Supplement until 31 December 2020.

The government has waived 50 per cent of the electricity and water bill amounts for a year across Jammu and Kashmir with an aim to bring a huge relief to farmers, families and businesses.