The government announced hotlines for the needy communities and households to reach them for their food items during the Covid-19 lock down This act has really helped them to start up to provide food for up to four hundred thousand (400, 000) individuals and homes in the affected areas of…

Food transfers and vouchers for food, medicine and inputs to prevent COVID19. Program for vulnerable families, including elderly, elderly in nursery homes. Program jointly implemented by Ministry of Social Development and Ministry of Agriculture (700 million quetzals or US$ 91million).

The country new Social Protection agency, the Agence Nationale d’Inclusion Economique et Sociale (ANIES) will distribute sanitation kits to 130,900 households (more than 850,000 people) in 102 subprefectures (1,920 districts) and the special zone of Conakry. This phase will take place from April…

Wage subsidy to formal workers in private sector whose contract has been suspended with the approval of the Ministry of Labor (75 quetzals or 9.7 dollars per day). Total 2000 million of quetzals (US$260 million). This is part of the Fondo para la Protección del Empleo (Employment Protection Fund…

As part of measures to bring some relief to frontline health workers, govt says they will enjoy 50 percent salary increase for three months starting April.

Bono Familia is a temporary social program created to help Guatemalan families in need who are being affected by the economic crisis generated by Covid-19. Guatemalans who receive this benefit must meet certain economic and social conditions established by state authorities.The Government will…

Business & Employee Assistance Terms (or BEAT) scheme is available to employers with inactive employees and self-employed individuals from relevant sectors that have been affected by the restrictions on economic activity and free movement of people.The scheme provides direct financial…

Expansion of the non-contributory program “Adulto Mayor” (100 million quetzals). This benefit is paid to poor persons aged 75 or above. In April, they incorporated 999 persons, and it is estimated that 8,400 more persons will start to be incorporated as of May.

Employers in all sectors, during the second quarter of 2020, will be allowed to defer their payments of “pay as you earn” and social insurance (PAYE and SI) contributions by eight weeks from the due date. The payment of salaries to employees by affected businesses in the hospitality, leisure,…

Part of Decree 1474 that grants special protection (healthcare and labor and social security matters) for elderly people during the health emergency caused by COVID-19 (Decreto de prevención, atención y protección de adultos mayores. Includes:
- Every public and private entity has the…

The Courage Fund is targeted to help lower-income households whose family member(s) have contracted COVID-19, or are on Stay-Home Notice (SHN), mandatory Leave of Absence (LOA), or Home Quarantine Order (HQO). It provides a one-time lump sum of up to $1,000 (depending on the household's per…

The Covid-19 relief payment is a withdrawal from the member’s superannuation account. The Authorized Superannuation Funds of Papua New Guinea will provide a one-off COVID-19 relief benefit of up to 20% of member contributions (up to PGK10,000, or US$ 2,890) for members of super funds who have…

People exercising certain trades who were impacted by the restrictive measures to fight against the spread of corona virus have started receiving a subsidy via cash transfers on their mobile phones. The grants depend on three things: whether the activity is formal or not; the…

Burundi has launched a campaign of mass testing for the coronavirus in the country's largest city, in a significant shift in policy for a nation which has largely ignored the dangers of the outbreak.

The Government of Spain recently launched a national ‘Basic Income scheme’ (‘Ingreso Minimo Vital’), for extremely poor households and vulnerable groups. The means-tested programme is expected to reach approximately 2.5 million people, who will receive between €462 and €1,015 per month per…

Simplified instalmement plan scheme for employers facing difficulties in paying their social security contributions due to Covid-19. Under the scheme, employers may make up to 48 monthly instalments, subject to monthly interest from 1.26% to 1.82% depending on the duration of instalments. …

The Solidarity Coverage to Support the Health Sector consists of life insurance from insurance companies to provide financial protection to the families of public sector health personnel free of charge.

Thanks to the inter-institutional coordination between the Ministry of Welfare and the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP), it has been…

Thailand’s state welfare card holders have been approved to get three handouts of 1,000 THB each. It will be paid in three monthly installments which have been backdated from May. That means each person should be getting 2,000 THB…

The government is set to distribute 10-kilogramme rice for free to each of over one crore "ultra-poor and destitute families" ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. 

the ultra-poor and destitute families will need to meet at least four out of 12 criteria, to become eligible for receiving the…

Special insurance and stimulus for healthcare workers (HCWs). Special incentives include health insurance of Tk 5-10 lakh (according to rank), and the amount will be five times higher if anyone is at higher risk of death or dies from the virus. Also, the government will bear the treatment cost…

The government has decided to bear the operational costs of undersigned private hospitals treating Covid-19 patients. Medical professionals and others working at these hospitals will be paid by the government.