The minimum guaranteed income for families is introduced "from March 1, 2020 and until the date of cessation of the emergency". The amount paid to needy families will be € 580 per month for each family , increased by € 150 for the spouse or for the partner more uxorio or for the…

Recipients of long-term care services who are in self-isolation or live in the same house as a quarantined individual – may receive a long-term care benefit in cash.

A long term care benefit is granted to those who reached retirement age, who live in their own home and are in need of…

An " extraordinary parental permit " is also established , which can be used by December 31, 2020 for a continuous or split period, even in single hours, not exceeding 150 working hours which can be used by parents, employees of the private or public sector, for their children up to 12…

Those living abroad and required to provide a life certificate to continue receiving a benefit, may provide us with a life certificate by the month of June 2020.We will continue to pay the benefit to those who are required to give us a life certificate by the month of June (benefit payment will…

The possible use of banking services for the payment of social security pensions up to the amount of the minimum wage of the Civil Service, in order to avoid the crowding of people during the emergency situation, is exempt from all bank charges, including those due for the issue of a single…

Those eligible for the grant include self-employed workers and employee-owned businesses whose revenues did not exceed NIS 1 million during the 2018 tax year. Eligible businesses will receive up to 70% of their average monthly revenue, or a maximum of NIS 10,500.
Employee-owned businesses…

Social security benefits for disability, old age or survivors, the latter in its overall value, will be increased, on a transitional basis and at the expense of the Resilience Fund, in cases where the support granted to the population not covered reaches the minimum value of those benefits.

The FSM government has approved a US$ 15 million Economic Stimulus Package focused on supporting businesses in the tourism sector. The package includes provisions for wage subsidies, debt relief, and gross revenue tax and social security tax rebates for affected
businesses in the FSM.

Creation of a Resilience Fund to support a contingency plan for the health sector, maintain labour relations, alleviate the financial crisis of companies and rescue target groups of society without the means to survive.

In order to provide a sense of stability for employees and support for employers, during the state of emergency the state will fund sick leave from the second day of illness (sick leave certificate B), regardless of the sector in which the person works.
The state will fund sick leave from…

The government will increase allowances for child support, old age pension (AOV - social pension), people with disabilities, households who were receiving 37 SRD in aid, adding a monthly allowance for pensioners. This is part of an economic package launched by the Government to help companies…

Persons with disabilities under the age of 16 who normally receive their services every two months, had their April assistance advanced to them in the month of March to facilitate whatever preparations they needed to make. Similar arrangements were also made for persons receiving foster care…

The government will increase allowances for child support, old age pension (AOV - social pension), people with disabilities, households who were receiving 37 SRD in aid, adding a monthly allowance for pensioners.

This is part of an economic package launched by the Government to help…

The Department of Social Services continues to provide assistance to persons in need by assessing them for Emergency, Temporary or Permanent Food Assistance. This includes special food assistance to those persons who – as a result of the closure of the tourism sector — found themselves on…

The fund will also contribute 50 million SRD to the Residential Construction fund to help people who have home security issues.

This is part of an economic package launched by the Government to help companies and persons during the COVID-19 crisis. The COVID Emergency Fund, in particular…

Employees who are members of their business’s social insurance scheme may be eligible to receive about 500,000 kip as part of measures to help people affected by the Covid-19 outbreak, provided by the National Social Security Fund (NSSF). Of the 170,000 members, close to 80,000 will benefit from…

1,500 SRD for jobseekers or unemployed persons.

This is part of an economic package launched by the Government to help companies and persons during the COVID-19 crisis. The COVID Emergency Fund, in particular, is focused on helping Surinamese families who have been financially…

As part of its MVR 2.5 billion (US$ 161.5 million) stimulus package, the government is providing MVR 1.55 billion in emergency loans for businesses which retain their local workforce and pay full salaries to those with wages below MVR 10,000 (US$ 648).

Build Bhutan program through a cross-ministerial effort, the Build Bhutan program aims to provide relief and support recovery through reskilling and provision of jobs to newly unemployed and at the same time address shortages of labor in sectors that previously relied on foreign workers.…

6,000 temporary workers have felt the full force of the economic issues linked with the crisis as they are not eligible for temporary unemployment measures. To ease their situation, the State plans to make advance payments to temporary employment agencies for holiday pay where it is due.

Tourism Stimulus Package: A smaller income support program titled Tourism Stimulus Package was announced on April 17th. The program will cover only 2,436 people formally affiliated with tourism sector and will provide support to them through cash for work and
cash for reskilling style…

Individuals who lose their employment due to COVID-19 will be eligible for a three month “special allowance” as part of the government’s stimulus package.

A self-employed person, as well as a person who does not work but has an income, must pay advance contribution payments by the 15th of each month. The rate of the monthly payments is determined according to an assessed income.

Due to the coronavirus crisis, the date of advanced payment…

Self-employed workers in the Principality can claim an Exceptional Minimum Income, set at €1,800 per month, which will be granted by the Public Treasury on submission of supporting documents. The cost of the measure is €3 million per month (based on an estimate of 2,000–2,500 applicants).

In Israel, neither self-employed workers nor freelancers are eligible for unemployment benefits. However, in the covid-19 context, certain groups of self-employed workers may be entitled to unemployment benefits: a. Tour guides; b. Instructors, lecturers and teachers who ceased their activity…