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.…

Banks have agreed to allow a moratorium of up to six months’ payment on existing loans and mortgages.

Price ceiling on basic food items and essential medical supplies. These items and supplies will constitute the Covid-19 Basket of Goods.

An Order will be issued giving effect to the Covid-19 Basket of Goods which will make it mandatory that every vendor, that includes supermarkets and…

Price ceiling on basic food items and essential medical supplies. These items and supplies will constitute the Covid-19 Basket of Goods.

An Order will be issued giving effect to the Covid-19 Basket of Goods which will make it mandatory that every vendor, that includes supermarkets and…

All citizens of Tuvalu are to get just over $US17 a month.

Overseas students are eligible for grants between $US44 and $US88 dollars a month.

Civil servants overseas will get $US53 dollars a day and a risk allowance for police of $US44 a day.

The government said the money…

$2m is being made available to the Ministry of Health to ensure that health-related spending is available to protect people’s wellbeing, take care of the sick, and slow the spread of the virus. The Turks and Caicos Islands Government Contingency Fund has been increased to $7m.

Members of the National Provident Fund will receive a one off payment of $US215

Members of the National Provident Fund made redundant are being given $US215 each month for three months, and those forced onto reduced hours get $US108 for the same period.

relax loan application conditions for those wanting extra money for food related purposes and help is being provided for loan repayments

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…

In order to provide a sense of stability for employees and support for employers, during the state of emergency the state will fund sick leave from the second day of illness (sick leave certificate B), regardless of the sector in which the person works.
The state will fund sick leave from…

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.