The government has continued to prioritize programs to strengthen the social safety net, including the provision of food packages among vulnerable families. Sixty thousand food packages were distributed in April.

Government will cover 50% of the June "prima" ("Christmas bonus") for workers who receive up to a minimum wage.

To access this subsidy, companies must certify that during the pandemic their income has decreased by at least 20%. The other 50% of the premium must be…

Illinois government announced $270 million in funding for childcare providers through the Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency (CURE) Fund for businesses who lost revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Child Care Restoration Grants will be administered by the Illinois Network of Child…

Arkansas: The federal government is giving more than $40M to Arkansas childcare providers; and essential workers.The additional payments to providers are designed to keep their doors open during the pandemic.

The money will also be used to help offset the cost of sanitizers and masks…

TCIG will waive all charges for water for the months of April –June 2020. No disconnections would be carried out during the period April to June 2020. ($9.7m Write Off of Long Outstanding Water Arrears) The projected revenue to be foregone is $9.7m. This stimulus item would encourage clean…

Under this stimulus-package the government has increased the social welfare budget by 100 percent. From this increased amount an additional $500,000 has been added to the budgetary allocation to further boost the home-help programme that is being managed through the social welfare programme.…

$15 million will be made available in direct assistance to employees and self-employed within the hospitality industry that would have been laid off, ceased operations or terminated since March 16, 2020. This includes a proposed one-off payment of $1,200 per employee. This is in addition to the…

The Turks and Caicos Islands Government has by virtue of Section 11 of the Emergency Powers (Covid-19) (Economic Relief Measures) Regulations 2020 established the Coronavirus Business Assistance Grant. This relief measure makes it possible for eligible small businesses (MSMEs) and self-employed…

The Coronavirus Social Enhancement Aid Stimulus Package which provides access to vulnerable persons within the TCI who have been significantly affected in terms of their social needs.

The benefit is in the amount of $200 to provide food assistance to support a family of four (4) or less.…

This grant program is targeted at self-employed sole trader businesses. This program will offer grant financial assistance in the amount of $500.00, to self-employed individuals whose businesses have been suspended as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic or the Emergency Powers (Curfew) Order,…

The Jobs Support Scheme covers between 25 per cent and 75 per cent of the first $4,600 of gross monthly wages for all 1.9 million local employees. The scheme, first announced in February, will also be extended by one month to cover wages paid in August. This means employers will receive wage…

To assist with meeting the cost of farm labour and other direct costs, cash grants have been approved to approximately 2,500 individual crop farmers.This intervention is valued at EC$3.5 million.

Singapore is injecting another $33 billion in relief measures to help Singaporeans and local businesses tide through the Covid-19 storm that has panned out to be the republic’s biggest crisis since independence. Dubbed the Fortitude Budget, the additional measures announced on May 26 will build…

Government will purchase fish and fresh produce from farmers and fishers who are prepared to sell directly to the government. Some of this produce will also be distributed to the most vulnerable in communities. An amount of 3 million dollars has been set aside to facilitate this programme.

All households with at least one Singaporean member will receive a one-off $100 sum to cover their utility bills. This sum, known as the Solidarity Utilities Credit, will be credited in their utility bills in July or August and cover all property types.It is a way of thanking Singaporeans for…

It is also established that for self-employed workers "the first advance payment of social security contributions is not due and the calculation of the second advance payment for the period of activity for the purpose of determining the advances due is made, on an extraordinary basis, with…

Government has automatically extended the eligibility period of benefits recipients temporarily: Recipients of long-term care benefits; Recipients of disability pension, disabled child benefit and attendance benefits; Recipients of a work disability pension; Recipients of hostile actions…

The minimum guaranteed income for families is introduced "from March 1, 2020 and until the date of cessation of the emergency". The amount paid to needy families will be € 580 per month for each family , increased by € 150 for the spouse or for the partner more uxorio or for the…

Recipients of long-term care services who are in self-isolation or live in the same house as a quarantined individual – may receive a long-term care benefit in cash.

A long term care benefit is granted to those who reached retirement age, who live in their own home and are in need of…

An " extraordinary parental permit " is also established , which can be used by December 31, 2020 for a continuous or split period, even in single hours, not exceeding 150 working hours which can be used by parents, employees of the private or public sector, for their children up to 12…

Those living abroad and required to provide a life certificate to continue receiving a benefit, may provide us with a life certificate by the month of June 2020.We will continue to pay the benefit to those who are required to give us a life certificate by the month of June (benefit payment will…

The possible use of banking services for the payment of social security pensions up to the amount of the minimum wage of the Civil Service, in order to avoid the crowding of people during the emergency situation, is exempt from all bank charges, including those due for the issue of a single…

Those eligible for the grant include self-employed workers and employee-owned businesses whose revenues did not exceed NIS 1 million during the 2018 tax year. Eligible businesses will receive up to 70% of their average monthly revenue, or a maximum of NIS 10,500.
Employee-owned businesses…

Social security benefits for disability, old age or survivors, the latter in its overall value, will be increased, on a transitional basis and at the expense of the Resilience Fund, in cases where the support granted to the population not covered reaches the minimum value of those benefits.

The FSM government has approved a US$ 15 million Economic Stimulus Package focused on supporting businesses in the tourism sector. The package includes provisions for wage subsidies, debt relief, and gross revenue tax and social security tax rebates for affected
businesses in the FSM.