Emergency grants

Thailand: Welfare Card Holders To Get 3,000 THB Handout

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Samui Times (17.06.2020) Thailand’s state welfare card holders have been approved to get three handouts of 1,000 THB each as long as they have not fallen under other governmental financial aid campaigns surrounding the efforts to help those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. it will be paid in three monthly installments which have been backdated from May.

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thailand
Global challenges
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Social assistance
Cash transfers
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Bangladesh: Food Aid Before Eid: Free rice for 1 crore poor

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The Daily Star (08.07.2020) 

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 food aid will be given to 1,00,06,869 vulnerable group feeding (VGF) card holders across the country to mitigate the consequences of disasters like flood and coronavirus outbreak.

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bangladesh
Topics
Service delivery
Food and nutrition
Shocks & extreme events
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Serbia: Wages in healthcare sector increase by 10% as of tomorrow

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Government website (31.03.2020) the government of the Republic of Serbia adopted a decision to increase salaries by 10% to all health care professionals in the Republic of Serbia as of 1 April this year.

This increase applies to all employees of health and military health care institutions, employees of health care services in social care institutions, as well as to doctors who work in correctional facilities.

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serbia
Topics
Employment
Human resource management
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Switzerland: Short-time work allowance: Extension of the period to 18 months

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The Federal Council (01.07.2020) On July 1, 2020, the Federal Council extended the maximum period for receiving short-time work compensation from twelve to eighteen months. There is also a grace period of one day. This amendment to the ordinance will come into force on September 1, 2020 and will apply until December 31, 2021.

 

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switzerland
Global challenges
Topics
Unemployment
Cash transfers
Shocks & extreme events
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Lithuania: What Help can the Low-Income Residents Expect from the State?:Child benefits

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Ministry of Social Security and Labour (11.06.2020) Child benefit is a universal benefit paid to each child. Its size in 2020 is 60 euros.

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lithuania
Global challenges
Topics
Family benefits
Service quality
Cash transfers
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Lithuania: What Help can the Low-Income Residents Expect from the State?: Social assistance

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Ministry of Social Security and Labour (11.06.2020) Due to the coronavirus pandemic and the economic difficulties it has caused, the support granted in municipalities has been increased and the conditions for granting it have been facilitated, but most of the changes will be permanent. 

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lithuania
Global challenges
Topics
Social assistance
Cash transfers
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Malta: A voucher of € 100 per person aged 16 and over

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THE OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER (08.06.2020) A voucher of € 100 per person aged 16 and over that can be used in a licensed accommodation, restaurant or business that has closed.

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malta
Global challenges
Topics
Employment
Cash transfers
Shocks & extreme events
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