beehive.govt.nz (17.03.2020)

The Government is announcing significant further support for the economy, workers and businesses as the country unites to prepare for Alert Level 4 in the fight against COVID-19.  Full-time workers will receive $585/week under the scheme, with $350 paid to part-time workers. The subsidy is paid as a lump sum and covers 12 weeks per employee. The maximum each business can receive is $150,000. The scheme will be available to all businesses in all sectors nationwide, and includes the self-employed and sole traders.

treasury.govt.nz (23.03.2020)

On 23 March, the Minister announced significant further support for the economy, workers and businesses, including removal of the cap on the Government’s wage subsidy scheme which will inject a further $4 billion into the economy over the next eleven weeks. Among other measures the economic response package includes: $2.8 billion income support package for our most vulnerable, including a permanent $25 per week benefit increase and a doubling of the Winter Energy Payment for 2020.

moef.go.kr (02.03.2020)

Support Package to Respond to COVID-19 Outbreak implies up to 5 days of childcare leave along with the payment of 50,000 won per day.

moef.go.kr (04.03.2020)

The government has drawn up a budget of  W2.4T to low-income households in the case of childcare shifting from daycare institutions to homecare.

elperiodico.com.gt (30.03.2020) El titular del Ministerio de Desarrollo Social (MIDES), Juan Romero, dio a conocer que durante la emergencia se activó la implementación del Programa Institucional de reacción y una readecuación de los programas para apoyar a las familias que se ven afectadas por las medidas que ha tomado el gobierno para contener el contagio del COVID-19. La primera de las acciones es el programa de apoyo y prevención alimentaria por el COVID-19 que busca llegar a más de 700 mil familias, aproximadamente 3 millones 385 mil de personas.

owwa.gov.ph (20.03.2020)

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) supported Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) affected by the travel ban due to COVID-19 as well as those who were repatriated with cash transfers. P10,000 cash assistance, drawn from the OWWA Trust Fund of member-OFWs, was given to each stranded OWWA member-OFW (distributed through OWWA regional welfare offices). Said assistance aims to “help stranded OFWs ease their burden and assist them back to their places of origin” during the travel ban.

pnl-law.com (28.03.2020) The Government provide compensation of One Hundred Thousand Pesos (P100,000.00) to public and private health workers who may contract severe COVID-19 infection while in the line of duty, and a compensation of One Million Pesos (P1,000,000.00) to the families of public and private health workers, who may die while fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. This benefit has a retroactive application from 01 February 2020.

cnaps.mg (26.03.2020) For us members of the CNaPS, we are told that starting Monday, March 30, 2020, the offices of CNAPS will be closed throughout Antananarivo except for the office space that is open from 8 am-12pm. All social security benefits will be paid. Members are encouraged to submit the documents online. 

Additionally, users are encouraged to use mobile banking and to make use of the newly available free phone number to contact the CNaPs.

gov.sg (20.02.2020)

To address the economic uncertainties brought about by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, the government introduced a cash transfer of up to SG$300, depending on income, for all residents aged 21 and above. Additionally, S$100 for passion card top-up for all seniors, and S$100 supermarket vouchers for lower-income families.

cnaps.mg (20.03.2020) Suite à rencontre entre le gouvernement malagasy et les représentants du secteur privé, une disposition spéciale a été prise face à la lutte contre la ropagation du coronovirus. De ce fait, nous portons à la connaissance de nos assujettis la prolongation du paiement de la cotisation du premier trimestre de cette année jusqu'au 31 juillet 2020. Il est a noter que tout retard est exempt de pénalisation.