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Arranca Peru peru

"Arranca Peru" is a plan to generate over a million jobs in the country. The government would finance jobs in the following sectors:
-Transport, S/4 billion, to generate over half a million jobs
-Agriculture, S/373 million to make canals and maintain drains, which aims to…

Unemployment, Employment, Employment policies covid19 Published Measures summary https://rpp.pe/economia/economia/en-que-consiste-arranca-peru-el-programa-que-g… socpro
COVID-19 insight from Syria, June 2020 syria

Authorities announced monthly food distributions for low-income families throughout the lockdown period.

Food and nutrition covid19, family, poverty Published Measures summary https://reliefweb.int/report/syrian-arab-republic/covid-19-insight-syria-june-2… socpro
Gobierno dio detalles sobre la entrega de 2,5 millones de canastas de alimentos chile

The President of Chile just announced a second delivery of “Alimentos Para Chile”, a program that will deliver food baskets to vulnerable families. The program started in late May (announced on May 18th). Approximately 3 million baskets of nonperishable food and hygiene products will be…

Food and nutrition, Food and nutrition, Social assistance covid19 Published Measures summary http://www.desarrollosocialyfamilia.gob.cl/noticias/gobierno-anuncia-nueva-entr… socpro
COVID-19 insight from Syria, June 2020 syria

People in the NES region were exempt from paying water and electricity fees for two months. In NWS, similar measures were introduced, including significant scale up of health services and the provision of personal protective equipment.

Housing covid19, family, poverty Published Measures summary https://reliefweb.int/report/syrian-arab-republic/covid-19-insight-syria-june-2… socpro
Bono 380 peru

Bono 380 ("Yo me quedo en casa") aims to reach 3.5 million households in conditions of poverty or extreme poverty with payments of 380 soles. This is a second delivery and it will be implemented in the coming months.

Cash transfers, Cash transfers, Social assistance covid19 Published Measures summary https://elcomercio.pe/respuestas/segundo-bono-de-380-soles-ver-link-aqui-cuales… socpro
Proteção de trabalhadores independentes e informais portugal

Extraordinary measure to support self-employed and informal workers in a situation of social vulnerability, which foresees the support of 1 IAS (EUR 438.81), between July and December 2020, and its integration into the social security system, with a 36-month link to the public social protection…

Unemployment, Difficult-to-cover groups self-employed, covid19 Published Measures summary https://pees.gov.pt/emprego/ socpro
Bono Perú Unido peru

Bono Peru Unido, solidarity allowance of 380 soles for self-employed workers economically affected by COVID-19.

Cash transfers, Cash transfers, Social assistance covid19, self-employed Published Measures summary https://peru.as.com/peru/2020/06/20/actualidad/1592664725_662182.html socpro
ATIVAR.PT Formação Profissional portugal

Ensure that the rise in unemployment is adequately and rapidly addressed by public broadband policy, notably on the basis of training and retraining programmes, in conjunction with sector-specific and public programmes.
Review and strengthen the responses of training and retraining…

Unemployment covid19 Published Measures summary https://pees.gov.pt/emprego/ socpro
Bono Normalidad Relativa venezuela

Bono Normalidad Relativa, 600.000Bs (2.94 USD) economic aid for the most disadvantaged populations due to the economic crisis.

Social assistance, Cash transfers covid19 Published Measures summary https://elpitazo.net/economia/bono-normalidad-relativa-sera-entregado-desde-est… socpro
ATIVAR.PT – Programa Reforçado de Apoios ao Emprego e à Formação Profissional portugal

Recipients: unemployed, with a special focus on new unemployed and young people.
Target: cover 50,000 new unemployed and keep the coverage rate of active policy measures close to 20% between 2020 and 2021.
Amount: budgetary reinforcement of 106 million euros IEFP, I. P.

Unemployment, Employment of young workers covid19 Published Measures summary https://pees.gov.pt/emprego/ socpro
Bono Victoria de Carabobo 2020 venezuela

Bono Victoria de Carabobo 2020, economic aid of 635.000Bs for the most disadvantaged populations due to the economic crisis.

Social assistance, Cash transfers covid19 Published Measures summary https://blog.patria.org.ve/bono-victoria-de-carabobo-2020/ socpro
600 milhões de meticais de apoio às PME´s estão salvaguardados mozambique

The 600 million meticais [around US$8. 5 million] National Institute of Social Security (INSS) credit line for small and medium enterprises affected by the Covid-19 pandemic will bear an interest rate of 4%.
The fixed interest rate is 4 percent, which can varies depending on the updates…

Employment covid19 Published Measures summary https://www.inss.gov.mz/noticias/894-600-milhoes-de-meticais-de-apoio-as-pme-s-… socpro
Germany trials a universal basic income for 120 citizens germany

World Economic Forum (20.08.2020) Germany is about to become the latest country to trial a universal basic income, starting a three-year study of how it affects the economy and recipients' well-being. As part of the study, 120 people will receive €1,200, or about $1,430, each month for three…

Cash transfers universal-basic-income Published_SS_Monitor https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/08/germany-universal-basic-income-trial-cit… pmassetti
New Zealand: Paying clients stranded overseas new zealand

Ministry of Social Development (18.08.2020) We're working hard to make sure clients who are out of the country and are unable to return because of the COVID-19 pandemic are financially supported. When you leave New Zealand temporarily some payments stop straight away, some are paid for up…

Under a COVID-19 special assistance programme, some New Zealand benefits exceptionally continue to be paid to beneficiaries stranded overseas until they can return to New Zealand. This programme is currently only available until 20 October 2020.

Paying clients stranded overseas

We're working hard to make sure clients who are out of the country and are unable to return because of the COVID-19 pandemic are financially supported.

When you leave New Zealand temporarily some payments stop straight away, some are paid for up to

Old-age pensions, Unemployment, Extension of coverage, Service delivery, Migration covid19, extending coverage, migration, service delivery Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary https://www.workandincome.govt.nz/covid-19/stranded-overseas.html#null siha
New Zealand: Resurgence Wage Subsidy announcement new zealand

Ministry of Social Development (17.08.2020) The Government has announced a new payment, the Resurgence Wage Subsidy. It’s a two-week payment for businesses who have had, or expect to have, a revenue drop of at least 40% because of COVID-19 for a continuous 14 day period between 12 August to…

The Resurgence Wage Subsidy is a two-week payment for businesses who have had, or expect to have, a revenue drop of at least 40% because of COVID-19 for a continuous 14 day period between 12 August to 10 September compared to a similar period last year, and aren’t getting the Wage…

New Resurgence Wage Subsidy - from 1pm on 21 August 2020

The Resurgence Wage Subsidy is a 2-week payment. It's available nationally for qualifying businesses who have had, or expect to have, a revenue drop of at least 40% because of COVID-19 for a continuous 14 day period

Employment, Extension of coverage, Cash transfers, COVID-19 covid19, Emergency grants, extending coverage, youth employment Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary https://www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/newsroom/2020/resurgence-wage-su… siha
New Zealand: COVID-19 Leave Support Scheme new zealand

Ministry of Social Development (18.08.2020) The COVID-19 Leave Support Scheme (used to be 'COVID-19 Essential Workers Leave Support') is available for employers, including sole traders, to pay their employees who can't work. This means your employees: can't come into work because they are…

The COVID-19 Leave Support Scheme is available for employers to pay their employees who can't work. The Leave Support Scheme will be paid at a flat rate of: $585.80 for people who were working 20 hours or more per week (full-time rate) and $350.00 for people who were working…

The COVID-19 Leave Support Scheme (used to be 'COVID-19 Essential Workers Leave Support') is available for employers, including sole traders, to pay their employees who can't work.

This means your employees:

  • can't come into work because they are in one of the affected group
Cash sickness benefits, Safety and health at work, Cash transfers, COVID-19 covid19, Emergency grants, OSH, prevention Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary https://www.workandincome.govt.nz/covid-19/leave-support-scheme/index.html siha
New Zealand: Wage Subsidy Extension new zealand

Ministry of Social Development (10.06.2020) The Wage Subsidy Extension is an 8-week payment for qualifying businesses who have had a 40% decline in revenue because of COVID-19 for a continuous 30 day period compared to a similar period last year. The subsidy will be paid at a flat rate of…

The Wage Subsidy Extension is an 8-week payment for qualifying businesses who have had a 40% decline in revenue because of COVID-19 for a continuous 30 day period compared to a similar period last year. The subsidy will be paid at a flat rate of: $585.80 for people working 20 hours or more per…

Wage Subsidy Extension

The Wage Subsidy Extension is an 8-week payment for qualifying businesses who have had a 40% decline in revenue because of COVID-19 for a continuous 30 day period compared to a similar period last year. The 30 day period must be in the 4

Employment, Extension of coverage, Cash transfers, COVID-19 covid19, Emergency grants, extending coverage, youth employment Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary https://www.workandincome.govt.nz/covid-19/covid-19-support-for-employers.html siha
New zealand: Apprenticeship Boost new zealand

Ministry of Social Development (05.08.2020) Apprenticeship Boost is a payment to help employers keep and take on new apprentices. It means apprentices can keep earning and training towards their qualifications as the economy recovers from the impacts of COVID-19. The payment is made…

Apprenticeship Boost is a payment to help employers keep and take on new apprentices. Apprenticeship Boost is paid directly to employers for a maximum of 20 months from the 5th of August 2020: 

  • employers of first year apprentices can get $1,000 a month

Apprenticeship Boost

Apprenticeship Boost is a payment to help employers keep and take on new apprentices.

It means apprentices can keep earning and training towards their qualifications as the economy recovers from the impacts of COVID-19. The payment is made directly to employer

Employment of young workers, Cash transfers, COVID-19 covid19, Emergency grants, human resources, youth employment Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary https://www.workandincome.govt.nz/employers/subsidies-training-and-other-help/a… siha
Pandemic is drawing attention to promise of digital health technologies

worldbank.org (10.08,2020) For all its devastation, the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has nonetheless exposed pre-existing health system weaknesses.  It has also given a further boost to the role digital technologies can play in bridging the gaps in care for a range of health needs,…

Medical care Published_SS_Monitor_covid19 https://blogs.worldbank.org/health/pandemic-drawing-attention-promise-digital-h… pmassetti
Georgia: Registration to receive assistance in the amount of 200 GEL for children through the age of 17 is taking place on a special portal georgia

Government of Georgia (16.08.2020) Registration to receive assistance in the amount of 200 GEL for children through the age of 17 is taking place on a special portal at http://daxmareba.moh.gov.ge/. Registration will be open until 1 December. The disbursement of financial assistance will…

Registration to receive assistance in the amount of 200 GEL for children through the age of 17 is taking place on a special portal at http://daxmareba.moh.gov.ge/. Registration will be open until 1 December. The disbursement of financial assistance will begin in September this year.

Registration to receive assistance in the amount of 200 GEL for children through the age of 17 is taking place on a special portal at http://daxmareba.moh.gov.ge/

Assistance is provided on the basis of an application filled out on the elec

Family benefits, Information and communication technology, E-services, Cash transfers, COVID-19 covid19, Emergency grants, family Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary http://gov.ge/index.php?lang_id=ENG&sec_id=288&info_id=77040 siha
Georgia: Caring for the village and farmers continues georgia

Government of Georgia (08.08.2020) Almost 112,000 beneficiaries received discount cards for over 29,000 tons of agricultural diesel. Farmers who have cashed their cards have saved almost 3.6 million GEL. Agricultural diesel discount cards expire on December 31, 2020.

Agricultural diesel discount cards for farmers. The cards expire on December 31, 2020.

Under the Care for the Village and Farmers anti-crisis agricultural program, farmers and entrepreneurs enjoy significant assistance from the state

As of August 7

More than 132,000 farmers collected agricultural points, with allocated subsidies exceeding 23 million GEL. Allocatio

Housing, Shocks & extreme events covid19, Emergency grants, rural world, self-employed Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary http://gov.ge/index.php?lang_id=ENG&sec_id=288&info_id=76989 siha
Azerbaijan: Unemployment benefits to be provided in 13 cities, regions over COVID-19 azerbaijan

AZERNEWS (10.08.2020) Lump-sum payment in the amount of AZN 190 ($111.7) will be given to unemployed people in 13 cities and regions (Baku, Jalilabad, Ganja, Masalli, Mingachevir, Sumgayit, Yevlakh and in Absheron, Barda, Goranboy, Goygol, Khachmaz, Salyan districts regions) …

Lump-sum payment in the amount of AZN 190 ($111.7) will be given to unemployed people in 13 cities and regions (Baku, Jalilabad, Ganja, Masalli, Mingachevir, Sumgayit, Yevlakh and in Absheron, Barda, Goranboy, Goygol, Khachmaz, Salyan districts regions).

Lump-sum payment for unemployed people will be given in 13 cities and regions in Azerbaijan amid COVID-19, Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population has reported.

The paymetns are part of measures of social support to be implemented during the coronavirus pandemic in line with

Unemployment, Cash transfers, COVID-19 covid19, Emergency grants Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary https://www.azernews.az/nation/167769.html siha
Interoperability Standards Advisory (ISA) | USA - Official Website of The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) United States

The Interoperability Standards Advisory (ISA) process represents the model by which the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) will coordinate the identification, assessment, and determination of "recognized" interoperability standards and implementation…

Health, Interoperability https://www.healthit.gov/isa/ rruggia
Congress must act now to fix a Social Security COVID-19 glitch and expand, not cut, benefits | TheHill United States

thehill.com (08.07.2020) While social security benefits are secure, the unprecedented conditions of the COVID-19 economic crisis have unearthed a technical glitch. If left uncorrected, a COVID-19 notch will result: Those turning 60 this year – more than 4 million workers – and their families…

Old-age pensions, Governance and administration adequacy, covid19 Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19 https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/506326-congress-must-act-now-t… mmarquez
Pakistan: Extension of coverage of the Benazir Income support program pakistan

blogs.worldbank.org (04.05.2020) One of Pakistan’s initial measures was to expand its national safety net institution, the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP), to direct additional support to its 4.5 million women beneficiaries. 

One of Pakistan’s initial measures was to expand its national safety net institution, the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP), to direct additional support to its 4.5 million women beneficiaries. 

Social assistance, Cash transfers covid19 Published Measures summary https://blogs.worldbank.org/endpovertyinsouthasia/immediate-relief-pakistans-pa… mmarquez