Family benefits

More than just cash: an innovative child grant in Papua province

Submitted by pmassetti on

Development Pathways (03.03.2021) Given the need to address child development issues and to improve the coverage of social protection programmes across Papua, the Provincial Government of Papua (PGP) responded by launching BANGGA Papua, a child grant for all indigenous Papuan children from birth until their 4th birthday.

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Papua New Guinea
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Family benefits
Cash transfers
Programme & evaluation
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UK: Universal Credit: Extend £20 benefit top-up for a year, say MPs

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BBC News (09.03.2021) The £20 weekly increase in Universal Credit must be extended for at least a year to avoid impoverishing hundreds of thousands of people, MPs have warned. The measure, which has been called a lifeline for struggling families, is in place until the end of March.

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united kingdom
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UK: A Family Stimulus – Supporting Children, Families and the Economy through the Pandemic 

Submitted by pmassetti on

Development Pathways (08.02.2021) The paper makes the case for a “family stimulus” in the UK, advising the government to urgently boost the income of families hard-hit by the pandemic through the social security system, as well as targeting investment in childcare to ensure this sector keeps operating.

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united kingdom
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Norway: The number of care days will continue to be double from 1 January 2021

Submitted by siha on

NAV (01.01.2021) The most measures for care allowance will be continued in 2021 due to the coronavirus.

The measures until 31 December 2021:

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norway
Topics
Cash sickness benefits
Family benefits
Extension of coverage
COVID-19
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France: continuation of entitlements by CAF during COVID crisis

Submitted by cambrosio on

From the beginning of the pandemic, decisions were taken to ensure the automatic renewal of social minimum entitlements. Given the reopening of all public services, this measure now only concerns certain benefits. This is particularly the case for disabled persons receiving the disabled adult allowance (Aah) or the education allowance for disabled children (Aeeh).

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france
Global challenges
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Disability
Family benefits
Cash transfers
COVID-19
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France: financial aid in the form of emergency relief to help the most needy families

Submitted by cambrosio on

March 2020 (caf.fr)

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Europe
france
Global challenges
Topics
Family benefits
Housing
Social assistance
Food and nutrition
COVID-19
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France: The allowance for the new school year 2020 is exceptionally increased by €100

Submitted by cambrosio on

08.12.2020 (education.gouv.fr)

Since the circulation of the Covid19 and the health crisis, the Caisse nationale des allocations familiales (Cnaf) has put in place measures to support particularly disadvantaged families, as well as various managers of services useful to families. The back-to-school allowance (Allocation de rentrée scolaire) paid to families with the lowest incomes and school-age children has been exceptionally increased by €100 per child as part of the Government's Recovery Plan.

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european union
france
Global challenges
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Family benefits
Children
Cash transfers
COVID-19
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Latvia: Child care benefit to be used unlimited

Submitted by mmarquez on

The child care benefit during COVID-19 pandemic will remain available to be used an unlimited number of times until June 2021, as provided by amendments to the Law on Maternity and Sickness Insurance approved by Latvian Saeima’s Social and Employment Matters Committee. The benefit will not be paid if a person is employed, performs economic operations and gains income. The benefit will not be available if the person is paid sick leave, parent, maternity, paternity or idle-period benefits.

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latvia
Global challenges
Topics
Family benefits
Children
Parental leave

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