The government will increase allowances for child support, old age pension (AOV - social pension), people with disabilities, households who were receiving 37 SRD in aid, adding a monthly allowance for pensioners. This is part of an economic package launched by the Government to help companies…

Persons with disabilities under the age of 16 who normally receive their services every two months, had their April assistance advanced to them in the month of March to facilitate whatever preparations they needed to make. Similar arrangements were also made for persons receiving foster care…

The government will increase allowances for child support, old age pension (AOV - social pension), people with disabilities, households who were receiving 37 SRD in aid, adding a monthly allowance for pensioners.

This is part of an economic package launched by the Government to help…

The Department of Social Services continues to provide assistance to persons in need by assessing them for Emergency, Temporary or Permanent Food Assistance. This includes special food assistance to those persons who – as a result of the closure of the tourism sector — found themselves on…

The fund will also contribute 50 million SRD to the Residential Construction fund to help people who have home security issues.

This is part of an economic package launched by the Government to help companies and persons during the COVID-19 crisis. The COVID Emergency Fund, in particular…

Employees who are members of their business’s social insurance scheme may be eligible to receive about 500,000 kip as part of measures to help people affected by the Covid-19 outbreak, provided by the National Social Security Fund (NSSF). Of the 170,000 members, close to 80,000 will benefit from…

1,500 SRD for jobseekers or unemployed persons.

This is part of an economic package launched by the Government to help companies and persons during the COVID-19 crisis. The COVID Emergency Fund, in particular, is focused on helping Surinamese families who have been financially…

National Social Security Fund Office will delay social security contribution payment period for businesses affected by COVID-19 for a period of three months – from April to June.

The Council of Ministers will approve next week the minimum vital income, a benefit that will serve as a complement for those households with lower incomes and that will reach 850,000 households. Aid whose amount "will depend on the members of the household" but which will have a…

The Federal Government has approved two months hazard allowance for health workers battling the COVID-19 pandemic. The hazard allowance for the months of April and May would be paid before Friday, June 12, 2020.

The planned increase in Central Provident Fund contribution rates for senior workers will be deferred by one year to Jan 1, 2022. This is to help employers manage costs amid the Covid-19 pandemic, said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat on Tuesday (May 26). The increase, which was initially to…

This program will offer financial assistance in the amount of $600.00 and $400.00 respectively for a period of three months beginning April 1, 2020 to head of households and individuals who have either been laid off or whose employment have been terminated as a result the COVID-19 Pandemic or…

More firms in sectors such as construction, retail and aerospace will be eligible for higher tiers of wage subsidies under the latest $2.9 billion enhancement to the Jobs Support Scheme, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Tuesday (May 26). The Jobs Support Scheme covers between 25 per…

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…

Residents outside Greater Jakarta region who are registered in the social registry but not the recipient of PKH (CCT) or Food Assistance Program will receive IDR 600,000 per household per month for the next 3 months in cash benefit. The total beneficiaries for this program is approximately 9…

Self-employed persons are able to apply for idleness benefits as of 3 April.

Amount of allowance:

- for micro-enterprise taxpayers: in the amount of 50% of the average income from economic activity for the last two full quarters (second half of 2019), but not more than EUR 700…

The Government allocates the total of IDR 16.9 Trillion for cash for work programs implemented by various Ministries: - Ministry of Public Works and Housing allocates IDR 10.2 Trillion for Cash for Work. The program targets 530,000 workers across Indonesia. - Village Fund will be also be…

Employees of companies in industries most affected by COVID-19 can apply for "the allowance for idle time" and receive up to 75% of their salaries (to a maximum rage of Euro 700 (US$ 767) per month. This allowance is disbursed if an employer does not provide work to an employee. It…

Workers in the CNMI will also be eligible for the U.S. government’s Federal Unemployment Compensation Program, which provides eligible beneficiaries with US$ 600 weekly. FPUC is a flat amount given to people who are receiving unemployment insurance, including those who get a partial unemployment…

Anyone who is ill in Corona as a result of being exposed to a patient in the workplace will be recognized as an injured person at work.

Anyone who gets into isolation as a result of exposure to a patient in the workplace - cannot be recognized as a casualty at work.

Employers and self-employed workers who are experiencing a significant drop in activity can request staggered payment of their social security contributions

The Province of Alberta is expanding eligibility for selected licensed child care centres to offer child care for all essential service workers. Along with previously eligible front-line health-care workers, critical infrastructure workers and first responders, child care is now available to…

Reinforced Total Temporary Unemployment (Chômage Total Temporaire Renforcé - CTTR) is an exceptional device which makes it possible to temporarily reduce or suspend the activity of employees. These measures stem from the agreement made with the French Republic in matters of unemployment…

Within the scope of measures to support employment, the Prime Minister announced the PARES 3.0 program, for construction works or requalification of social facilities, which, he specified, includes the construction of several daycare centers that can respond to the pressing needs of communities…