Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Labor has introduced a “pandemic leave” as a new classification of paid leave for public officers, including those not eligible for sick leave. People who have fallen ill and exhausted their sick leave will proceed on extended sick leave, followed by pandemic leave. Pandemic leave will also apply to those workers who are not eligible for sick leave.
CONFIEP, through the collaboration of various companies and individuals, the Municipality of Lima and Bim are joining forces to support with a solidarity bond of S/380 for small entrepreneurs and street traders who, due to the health emergency, are unable to bring their livelihoods home. The voucher will be given to 500 merchants who are registered with the Municipality of Lima.
Suspension of the life certification requirements for elderly social pension recipients (normally required to visit their local board to sign a life certificate register).
Los Tiempos (08.04.2020) Extended Family Bonus. A financial aid to all families who have children in public schools --- from pre-kindergarten through high school. The "Family Bonus" consisting of Bs 500 per child.
Extended Family Bonus. A financial aid to all families who have children in public schools --- from pre-kindergarten through high school. The "Family Bonus" consisting of Bs 500 per child.
Cash transfer of TT$510/month (US75) for 3 months to households with family member that was laid off or whose income reduced. This measure reaches a total of 2,050 households.
The government has ruled that key utilities such as energy, gas and water - as well as telecommunication services cannot be suspended to vulnerable persons during the crisis. It has instigated a mortgage moratorium on primary residences for employees who lose their jobs, such as self-employed workers.
The government has mandated private companies to ensure quarantine of
particular worker categories, including those older than 60, pregnant women
or those with preexisting conditions. These workers would receive a paid sick
leave for 30 days. Also, private companies (except those in the food,
medical and other key sectors) that decide to send all of their workers home
on paid leave will be eligible for further government support
Among the measures to support families is to guarantee the basic right to food for vulnerable children who are affected by school closures. Specifically, a total of Euro 25M is established to provide income support (wallet cards, wire transfer, voucher in supermarkets). Part of the above funding also includes in-kind support, such as catering at home, home deliveries, opening specific schools as food distribution points.
300 million euros for an extraordinary contingency fund to support social services with special attention to older persons and dependents (transfers to be made to Autonomous communities and localities to this effect) (e.g. cover basic needs including through social assistance, people that need assistance at home, increases resources in centres, etc.).
A 2.5 billion TND emergency plan ($0.8 billion or 2 percent of GDP) was announced on March 21. The plan also includes a support for those who will be on temporary unemployment because of the COVID19 shock (300 TND million).
NEW benefit: child benefit (under 10 years old) at the level of subsistence minimum for the parents who lost their jobs and do not have the right to receive unemployment benefit (self employed or informal sector).
AMPLIACIÓN DEL BONO FAMILIAS a los estudiantes de Las Unidades Educativas Fiscales y de Convenio del Área de Educación de Personas Jóvenes y Adultas del Subsistema de Educación Alternativa y Especial; Las Unidades Educativas Privadas de los niveles inicial, primaria y secundaria.
The government introduced one-off cash assistance of 1 thousand hryvnia ($35) for seniors with low pensions (pensions up to 5 thousand UAH), children with disabilities and beneficiaries of social pensions.
Se otorga por única vez un Bono Universal equivalente a Bs500.- (QUINIENTOS 00/100 BOLIVIANOS) a todos los bolivianos desde los dieciocho (18) años cumplidos hasta los menores de sesenta (60) años. Decreto Supremo 4215.
A Universal Bonus equivalent to Bs500 (FIVE HUNDREDS 00/100 BOLIVIANS) is granted for one time to all Bolivians from eighteen (18) years old to less than sixty (60) years old. Supreme Decree 4215.
Adults will get $1,200 each and children $500 each. The benefit will start
decreasing at a rate of $5 for every additional $100 in income. The phaseout
starts at $75,000 in adjusted gross income for singles, $112,500 for heads of
household, and $150,000 for married couples filing jointly; it will phase out
entirely by $99,000 for singles and $198,000 for couples (with no
children).
Interest-free loans for the payment of wages to employees of business entities
that have suspended their activities in connection with the announcement of
quarantine.
Informal workers who may have lost their source of revenue will receive a monthly 300 USD subsidy for three months if they belong to the poorest 60% of households. For workers in the 40-60th percentile, the benefit has a declining amount. Workers have to update their status in the Social Household Registry to be eligible.
The Government approved the Bono Rural of 760 soles that will reach one million families that are in conditions of poverty or extreme poverty living in the rural areas of the country.
Sick leave is normally paid at the rate of 60-80% salary depending on the
employment history. For the duration of quarantine, it is increased to 100% of
the salary for everyone and covers parents whose child is in quarantine.
"Proyecto lanzado por el Presidente:
1. Evitar los desalojos de aquellas personas que arriendan sus viviendas. ""Nadie podrá ser desalojado por retrasarse en sus pagos de arriendo, mientras dure la emergencia y hasta 60 días después.""
2.Ampliación de la cobertura de salud en el Instituto Ecuatoriano de Seguridad Social (IESS) a quienes se queden sin empleo por 90 días o más. En síntesis, serán 120 días de cobertura total.
3.El seguro de desempleo se cobrará en siete…
(City of Maricá) In order to assist those in informal economy and self-employed workers affected by the pandemic, a minimum wage (R$ 1,045) is to be paid, converted into Mumbucas, for three months. The city estimates that 6,000 workers are affected.
To support the households cope with reduced income, increased health related
spending and other hardships due to the virus outbreak, the following measure
has been proposed:
- An Emergency Income Grant, to support those employees who have lost
their jobs due to the pandemic and its fallout. This is a once-off payment
of N$750 to people who have lost their jobs, either in the informal or in
the formal sector, essentially to stave off the vulnerabilities which arise.Payment will be made by…
(City of Maricá) Students from public schools will receive family food baskets for the next three months, totaling approximately R $ 10.2 million. Food baskets will be delivered to their houses.
2020-03-21
Food and nutrition,Family benefits,Social assistance
The total Stimulus and Relief Package amounts to N$8.1 billion, comprising of N$5.9 billion in direct support to businesses, households and cash flow acceleration payments for services rendered to Government and N$2.3 billion off-balance sheet Government liabilities. The Package is directed at:-
• formal and informal businesses in sectors which are directly affected by the lockdown measures, and
• households and the related labour market aspects such as job retention to mitigate the negative…
The city of Maricá in Brazil will increase the existing cash transfers amount from R$130 ($25) to R$300 per month ($60) at least through June. Total beneficiaries of this scheme will 42,000 of the city’s lowest-income residents. Moreover, End-of-year bonuses will be advanced to make April’s payment an even larger R$430 per person.
Employers meeting specific criteria concerning turnover decline could lower
employee's working time to 80% (and get 40% of average wage covered by
the state, with firms covering the remaining 40%). In case of significant
problems, companies can use economic stoppage with wages reduced to 0.5
of regular level; the government will cover almost half of the remuneration.
In addition, one-person companies and people working based on civil law
contracts could get up to 80% of the minimum…
The IAFAS SIS will affiliate exceptionally and temporarily, Peruvian and foreigners to the subsidized regime to Peruvian and foreign people, regardless whether they are residents or not, who are in the national territory and do not have a health insurance, and if they are diagnosed or suspected of being diagnosed with coronavirus.
Benefit of 350,000 bolivares for Venezuelans enrolled in the Carnet de la Patria. This grant is part of the "Bonos especiales del mes de abril" (special for the comprehensive protection of the people who remain in social, collective and voluntary quarantine in the face of the global pandemic of COVID-19.
Social assistance and pensions will be increased by EUR 30 per month to all beneficiaries of receiving a monthly amount lower than EUR 100, for the period of April - June 2020, amounting in total of EUR 13 million.
The Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund will compensate 70% of the
average wages from the last 12 months but no more than Euro 1,000. The
compensation is paid to those workers with no work to carry out, or whose
wages were already cut because of the lack of workload. The cost of the
decreased wages compensation measure is Euro 250M
Payment of monthly assistance will be at EUR 130 for each individual resulting as unemployed due to the public health emergency situation. The total coverage amounts to EUR 4 million.
