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6-month rental waiver for PPR residents | malaysia | The B40 community that own ‘rent-to-own’ units of the PPR will be given a |
Housing | covid19 | Published Measures summary | socpro | ||||
Coronavirus: Govt to provide Rs12,000 to 10 million affectees under Ehsaas programme | pakistan | Launch of “Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme” providing Rs12,000/family and benefit 67 million individuals (10 million families). There are three categories of beneficiaries: 4.5 million existing “Ehsaas Kafaalat” beneficiaries (all women) already getting Rs.2000 will get extra Rs.1000 emergency… |
Cash transfers | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/633893-sania-nishtar-says-ehsaas-emergency-ca… | socpro | |||
Policy Responses to COVID-19 | korea, Republic of | The government will also provide a 1.3 trillion won worth of |
Housing | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://www.imf.org/en/Topics/imf-and-covid19/Policy-Responses-to-COVID-19 | socpro | |||
K'taka PDS beneficiaries need not panic buy, says official | india | Scaling up PDS allocations for all AAY priority households for three months |
Food and nutrition, Social assistance | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=687192 | socpro | |||
Press Release 2020 Supplementary Budget Proposal | korea, Republic of | Increase job seekers’ allowance for young adults, and reintroduce job seekers’ allowance for those from low-income households, up to 3 months. |
Unemployment | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://korea.ahk.de/fileadmin/AHK_Korea/Navigation_menu/News/COVID19/MOEF_Supp… | socpro | |||
Coronavirus compensation promised to poor workers in India | india | The state of Uttar Pradesh will provide compensation to poor workers via |
Unemployment | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://news.trust.org/item/20200318171315-hrvio/ | socpro | |||
Policy Responses to COVID-19 | korea, Republic of | The Korean social insurance agency will allow for payout of industrial accident insurance to workers who are tested positive for COVID-19. A deduction of health insurance premium payments by 50% is planned for low-income households. |
Occupational accidents and diseases | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://www.imf.org/en/Topics/imf-and-covid19/Policy-Responses-to-COVID-19 | socpro | |||
Centre releases Rs 4431 crore to clear pending wages under MGNREGA, to pay all dues by April 10 | india | Increasing NREGS wage rates from Rs180 INR to Rs202 |
Unemployment | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/finance/centre-releases-rs-44… | socpro | |||
Summary of support measures for businesses by the Korean government during COVID-19 | korea, Republic of | In order to maintain employment stability of foreign employees and manpower for employers, the Ministry of Employment and Labor announced changes to procedures of the Employment Permit System (EPS). Measures include the extension of job search period for foreigners who applied for a workplace… |
Employment | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://korea.ahk.de/fileadmin/AHK_Korea/Navigation_menu/News/COVID19/20200401_… | socpro | |||
Under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, Women Account Holders to Receive Rs 500 Per Month from Today | india | Cash transfers of Rs 500 ($6.5) for 3 months from April to June to 200M |
Cash transfers | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://www.news18.com/news/business/under-pradhan-mantri-jan-dhan-yojana-women… | socpro | |||
Summary of support measures for businesses by the Korean government during COVID-19 | korea, Republic of | The Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) has announced its first-ever decision to increase the employee retention subsidy to maximum 90%, regardless of industry. This provisional measure is for three months (April to June) and intends to encourage all companies affected by COVID-19 to retain… |
Employment | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://korea.ahk.de/fileadmin/AHK_Korea/Navigation_menu/News/COVID19/20200401_… | socpro | |||
Govt to transfer Rs 2,000 under PM-KISAN scheme to 8.69 crore farmers in April 1st week | india | To provide relief to farmers affected due to the lockdown, the Centre on Thursday said it will transfer in the first week of April the first installment of Rs 2,000 to each of 8.69 crore beneficiaries under the PM-KISAN scheme. "Farmers receive Rs 6,000 annual from PM-KISAN. We will… |
Cash transfers | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/govt-to-transfer-rs-20… | socpro | |||
Update COVID-19 in South Korea | korea, Republic of | Increased by 250% of existing indirect employment-cost subsidies (to W400,000 per worker) in the event an employee reduces work hours for |
Employment, Unemployment | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://korea.ahk.de/fileadmin/AHK_Korea/Navigation_menu/News/COVID19/Update_CO… | socpro | |||
Govt asks states to disburse ex-gratia amount under National Social Assistance Programme in two days | india | Rs1000 to all beneficiaries under the National Social Assistance Program |
Cash transfers | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/govt-asks-states-… | socpro | |||
2020 Supplementary Budget Proposal | korea, Republic of | South Korea has allocated a nearly 20 trillion won support package to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. This includes giving parent employees up to 5 days of childcare leave along with the pay of 50,000 won per day, respectively54. |
Family benefits, Employment | covid19 | Published Measures summary | http://english.moef.go.kr/pc/selectTbPressCenterDtl.do?boardCd=N0001&seq=4852 | socpro | |||
Finance Minister Details COVID Assistance Programme | jamaica | Local Government Ministry allocated $150 million to supplement the Poor Relief programme. |
Cash transfers | covid19 | Published Measures summary | http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20200324/finance-minister-detai… | socpro | |||
Latvian government considers adopting unemployed persons aid benefit | latvia | Latvia may introduce an unemployed persons aid benefit. This support would be paid if a person fails to find a job after the end of the period of payments of unemployment benefits. This solution was discussed during a meeting of the government work group for support of entrepreneurship… |
Unemployment | covid19, Contributory | Published Measures summary | https://bnn-news.com/latvian-government-considers-adopting-unemployed-persons-a… | socpro | |||
Finance Minister Details COVID Assistance Programme | jamaica | PATH beneficiaries would ordinarily receive a payment in April and then in June. They will, however, be getting a special payment in May. |
Cash transfers | covid19 | Published Measures summary | http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20200324/finance-minister-detai… | socpro | |||
Finance Minister Details COVID Assistance Programme | jamaica | The Supporting Employees with Transfer of Cash (SET Cash) programme will also provide temporary cash transfers to individuals from any sector where it can be verified that they lost their employment since March 10 when the first COVID case was confirmed here. |
Unemployment | covid19 | Published Measures summary | http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20200324/finance-minister-detai… | socpro | |||
Finance Minister Details COVID Assistance Programme | jamaica | This will provide temporary cash transfers to registered businesses in the hotel, tours, and attractions industries based on the number of workers under the $1.5 million income tax threshold who they keep employed. The businesses must be licensed by the Jamaica Tourist Board. |
Cash transfers | covid19 | Published Measures summary | http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20200324/finance-minister-detai… | socpro | |||
Мониторинг принятых государствами-членами ЕАЭС мер, направленных на преодоление негативных последствий распространения коронавирусной инфекции (COVID-2019) | kazakhstan | Have decided to raise all the benefits, incl pensions, other contributory and non-contributory benefits by 10%. However, this is a measure that was in COVID package, but will not disappear after COVID is gone. |
Pensions, Social assistance | covid19 | Published Measures summary | http://www.eurasiancommission.org/ru/covid-19/Documents/%D0%9C%D0%9E%D0%9D%D0%9… | socpro | |||
Мониторинг принятых государствами-членами ЕАЭС мер, направленных на преодоление негативных последствий распространения коронавирусной инфекции (COVID-2019) | kazakhstan | "The Public Services Regulatory Commission has recognized the coronavirus as force majeure when utility payments can be delayed without the |
Health | covid19, Non-contributory | Published Measures summary | http://www.eurasiancommission.org/ru/covid-19/Documents/%D0%9C%D0%9E%D0%9D%D0%9… | socpro | |||
Kazakhstan takes decisive steps to stop the spread of coronavirus | kazakhstan | In kind support in the form of free grocery packages is planned for large |
Food and nutrition | covid19, Non-contributory | Published Measures summary | https://www.euractiv.com/section/central-asia/news/kazakhstan-takes-decisive-st… | socpro | |||
42 500 tenge can be obtained using Telegram | kazakhstan | The Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan and National Information Technologies JSC launched a bot in the Telegram messenger to apply for benefits. |
Cash transfers | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://rus.azattyq-ruhy.kz/society/7627-42-500-tenge-mozhno-poluchit-s-pomoshc… | socpro | |||
Policy Responses to COVID-19 | korea, Republic of | Government will offer vouchers to low-income households and recipients of child benefits to support local consumption. |
Food and nutrition | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://www.imf.org/en/Topics/imf-and-covid19/Policy-Responses-to-COVID-19 | socpro |