To ensure that Canadians continue to receive the help they need the Government of Canada has introduced three new benefits, delivered by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA): the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB), the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB), and the Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (…

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of Saint Lucia to support an expansion of the nation’s Public Assistance Programme (PAP) by 1,000 households as part of the nation’s 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19) response.

To ensure that Canadians continue to receive the help they need the Government of Canada has introduced three new benefits, delivered by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA): the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB), the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB), and the Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (…

Adjusted from 24 March 2020: the Government’s Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) is also to get a major overhaul to correspond with plans to introduce more severe Covid-19 restrictions.

The scheme, which was announced as part of the July Stimulus Package, allows employers and new…

Adjusted from 21 April 2020: President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the government will be extending the special R350 COVID-19 grant by a further three months.

Ramaphosa made the announcement on Thursday when he delivered his economic recovery plan at a joint sitting of Parliament.
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Adjusted from 20 March 2020: The Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) will increase to €350 a week for anyone who was earning more than €400 before they lost their job due to Covid-19 restrictions.

The Government has decided to overhaul the welfare benefit to coincide with new…

Federal Government’s commitment to prioritise the people’s welfare and prosperity through Budget 2021. He said it was "a budget for all" and was holistic, showing the government’s dedication in trying to recover the impact of Covid-19 while focusing on the welfare of the people. “The…

Motorists are set to get a hammering in today’s Budget, but there will be a Christmas cash boost for most of those who lost their job due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

In a new scheme called the Pradhan Mantri Street Vendors Atmanirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi), the central government is extending Rs 10,000 loan as working capital to street vendors to restart their businesses which have been hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. The scheme is already a hit; so far 2.5…

Foi aprovada esta quinta-feira em Conselho de Ministros uma proposta de alteração ao Decreto-Lei n.º 46-A/2020, de 30 de julho, que regula o apoio extraordinário à retoma progressiva de atividade em empresas em situação de crise empresarial.

Esta alteração tem como objetivos reforçar os…

Rwanda has received a €52.87M (about Frw 55.5B) grant from the European Union to support the social protection coverage in response to the COVID-19 crisis. This grant is part of the EU’s €460M package of support to Rwanda signed in September, 2014 with the European Commission. The objective of…

Exceptional aid was paid to people over 18, couples and families beneficiaries of APL (Aide personnalisée au logement with dependent child(ren) who receive the minimum activity income, the overseas solidarity income, housing aid or certain aid paid by Pôle emploi (such as the specific…

In view of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has decided to increase the unemployment relief rate under the scheme to 50% of the average daily wage compared to the previous rate of 25% and to relax the criteria for ‘eligibility.

As of July 13th, the $750 Economic Support Payment will be paid Australians on lower incomes who are struggling financially due to COVID-19. About 5 million people that received the first $750 payment are eligible for the second payment.

It includes those on the age pension, disability…

The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has extended the deadline by a year till June 30, 2021, for workers to avail of the unemployment benefit. The Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyna Yojna was launched in June 2018 for two years on a pilot basis.
Under the scheme, the unemployment…

Aged, carer, family and disability welfare recipients will receive $500 in cash payments in the next five months, in a move the Federal Government hopes will stimulate the Australian economy.
Two $250 payments — to be paid in December 2020 and March 2021 — will come as Australia contends…

the amendments enable the use of support for persons who independently perform activities within the cultural and creative sector and artistic organizations registered in accordance with the Law on the Rights of Independent Artists and the Promotion of Cultural and Artistic Creativity.

Eligible employers are sheltered workshops, integrative workshops and work units for the employment of persons with disabilities, regardless of the sector in which they operate, and the duration of the measure is from 1 July to 31 December 2020.

The support is awarded in the amount of…

The planned increase in expenditure is only possible because donors have pledged additional money for the response to Covid-19. The government had requested 700 million US dollars, said Rosario, "with the goal of mobilising resources to guarantee prevention and treatment of Covid-19, to…

Pagamentos adicionais aos beneficiários actuais do Programa Subsídio Social Básico (PSSB), do ProgramaAcção Social Productiva (PASP) e do Programa de Apoio Social Directo (PASD) – Cesta básica. Este apoio equivale a 3 meses adicionais de pagamentos e cobre um total de 592.179 Agregados…

The National Police will hold a training program with a Rp 600,000 per month cash benefit for 197,000 taxi drivers and bus operators in the next three months.

In demonstration of its continual commitments to the fight against Covid-19; NaCSA (the National Commission for Social Action) is providing a one-off cash transfer of One Million Three Hundred and Nine Thousand Leones (SLL 1,309,00) to twenty-nine Thousand (29,000) Sierra Leoneans in Western…

To ensure that Canadians continue to receive the help they need the Government of Canada has introduced three new benefits, delivered by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA): the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB), the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB), and the Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (…

Support for people living with chronic pain is especially important during the COVID-19 outbreak, when many people are feeling increased stress as access to health and social services may be reduced.
Today, the Minister of Health announced the release of the Canadian Pain Task Force'…

The presidency has scored R12.6bn to address youth unemployment. Of that, R9.9bn goes towards the employment of 344,000 unemployed youths who passed matric, as school assistants about the country, R1.9bn to create work opportunities in line departments, R1bn to retain self-employed food…