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| Italy passes $29bn stimulus package for COVID-19 recovery | italy | Employers calling back workers,who were put on redundancy in the previous months due to the COVID-19 crisis,will be allowed a 100 per cent cut of social contribution payments for four months. | 2020-08-07 | Employment,Cash transfers,Contribution collection and compliance | Published Measures summary | covid19 | socpro | https://menafn.com/1100602567/Italy-passes-29bn-stimulus-package-for-COVID-19-r… | |||
| Support for families | austria | For many families,the corona crisis has meant financial losses or additional financial expenditure. For every child who is entitled to family allowance in September 2020,there is therefore a child bonus of EUR 360. The payment is made automatically and without application. This also applies to people who receive increased family allowances,for example people with disabilities. The Federal Government's measures support a family with an average of 1000 euros. Sample calculation: full-time… | 2020-07-27 | Family benefits | Published Measures summary | covid19 | socpro | https://www.bmafj.gv.at/Services/News/Unterst%C3%BCtzung-f%C3%BCr-Familien-und-… | |||
| Infonavit dará prórroga a Pymes para pago de aportaciones por COVID-19 | mexico | Infonavit contributions are the payments that both employers and workers make to comply with the employer's obligation and the worker's right to have decent housing. To do this,employers pay an amount equal to 5% of their wages to their workers. These deposits,which go to a savings fund,are part of the workers' labor assets. Infonavit support for small and medium-sized companies during COVID-19: For companies with up to 250 workers: - The payments of the contributions of the… | 2020-04-27 | Housing | Published Measures summary | covid19 | socpro | https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/empresas/infonavit-dara-prorroga-a-pymes-para-p… | |||
| Support for job seekers | austria | The corona crisis hit the job market hard. The Federal Government has therefore decided to provide unemployment benefits. Those who were unemployed for 60 days in the May to August observation period receive a one-time payment of 450 euros. This means that if someone starts a job in early July,he or she can receive the one-time payment in September. | 2020-07-27 | Unemployment | Published Measures summary | covid19 | socpro | ||||
| Illinois governor signs COVID bill for essential workers | United States | Illinois: Legislation signed into law in Illinois will provide worker compensation benefits for front-line and essential workers who contract COVID-19 on the job under certain conditions. The law will provide death benefits for first responders (including police officers and firefighters) who were presumably infected with COVID-19 on duty. The first responder must have contracted the virus between March 9 and Dec. 31,2020. | 2020-06-09 | Cash transfers | Published Measures summary | covid19 | socpro | https://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20200609/NEWS08/912335019/Illinois-go… | |||
| Covid-19: Bulgarian PM says Cabinet adds 1.9B leva to stimulus funding,to extend epidemic declaration | bulgaria | A new package approved by the Government on July 27 including 1.16 billion leva for social measures and 731 million leva for economic measures. The single largest allocation was 318 million to boost state pensions with 50 leva a month for a period of three consecutive months. Borissov said that this measure could be extended further,depending on Budget revenue and the pandemic situation after those three months. | 2020-07-27 | Old-age pensions | Published Measures summary | covid19 | socpro | https://sofiaglobe.com/2020/07/27/covid-19-bulgarian-cabinet-adds-1-9b-leva-to-… | |||
| COVID-19: Workers' Compensation | United States | States are taking action to extend workers’ compensation coverage to include first responders and health care workers impacted by COVID-19. A common approach is to amend state policy so that COVID-19 infections in certain workers are presumed to be work-related and covered under workers’ compensation. A common approach is to amend state policy so that COVID-19 infections in certain workers are presumed to be work-related and covered under workers’ compensation. This presumption places the… | 2020-06-10 | Cash sickness benefits,Occupational accidents and diseases | Published Measures summary | covid19 | socpro | https://www.ncsl.org/research/labor-and-employment/covid-19-workers-compensatio… | |||
| UK Government announces more grants for small businesses to support COVID-19 recovery | united kingdom | The UK Government has announced £20 million of new funding to support small businesses as they recover from COVID-19. Small and medium sized businesses in England can access grants of up to £5,000 to put towards the cost of new equipment,technology and specialist advice. | 2020-07-30 | Cash transfers,Unemployment | Published Measures summary | covid19 | socpro | https://www.britishmarine.co.uk/News/2020/July/UK-Government-announces-more-gra… | |||
| L.A. City Council passes $100-million coronavirus rent relief program | United States | Nearly 50,000 Los Angeles families hurt by the economic and health fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic could get help from a $100-million rent relief program passed by the City Council on Tuesday. The money would provide up to $2,000 in rental assistance for low-income households who have lost work,fallen ill or had to assist sick family members during the crisis. To qualify for the city program,tenants will have to prove they’ve been affected financially or had health problems due to the… | 2020-06-23 | Housing,Family benefits | Published Measures summary | covid19, family | socpro | https://www.latimes.com/homeless-housing/story/2020-06-23/l-a-passes-100-millio… | |||
| Retail businesses can apply for subsidies of up to €50,000 | luxembourg | From 3 August onwards,retail businesses can apply for financial assistance from the government. The amount of assistance is 1,000 euros per employee for the month of July,750 euros per employee for the month of August and 500 euros per employee for the month of September. This aid cannot exceed 50,000 euros. Conditions: - First,it is intended only for businesses in the retail sector which have been forced to stop activities on 18 March,or which have suffered a severe loss of turnover of at… | 2020-08-03 | Employment,Cash transfers,Unemployment | Published Measures summary | covid19 | socpro | https://today.rtl.lu/news/luxembourg/a/1559203.html | |||
| What states can learn from Illinois’ new COVID-19 utility relief agreement | United States | Illinois regulators approved a wide-ranging COVID-19 utility relief agreement Thursday that extends the state’s moratorium on utility service shut-offs until at least late July and provides nearly $50 million to help customers pay overdue bills. As part of the deal,Illinois utilities will contribute about $47 million in combined funding to a new COVID-19 Bill Pay Assistance Program to provide relief to customers with outstanding charges. In addition to debt forgiveness,the agreement requires… | 2020-06-24 | Housing,Family benefits | Published Measures summary | covid19 | socpro | https://www.power-grid.com/2020/06/24/what-states-can-learn-from-illinois-new-c… | |||
| Macron announces bonus package for homecare workers amid COVID-19 crisis | france | French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday the country's 320,000 homecare workers would each be granted a COVID-19 bonus of 500 euros,a package worth 160 million euros (144.3 million pounds). The French state would put up 80 million euros and the local governments the other half of the package. | 2020-08-04 | Health | Published Measures summary | covid19 | socpro | https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/reuters/macron-announces-bonus-package-for-homecar… | |||
| State Treasurer: $300M in grants available to help first responders,local governments due to COVID-19 | United States | Michigan: State Treasurer Rachael Eubanks Wednesday announced two new grant programs that will provide an overall total of $300 million to help first responders receive premium hazard pay and reimburse local governments for payroll costs incurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The First Responder Hazard Pay Premiums Program offers $100 million to fund additional compensation for first responders. Eligible first responders performed hazardous duty or work involving physical hardship related to… | 2020-07-08 | Health,Cash transfers | Published Measures summary | covid19 | socpro | https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2020/07/08/state-treasurer-300m-in-grants-… | |||
| Coronavirus: Struggling Flemish businesses can receive up to €15,000 in financial support | belgium | Flemish Government: Flemish businesses losing at least 60% of their turnover to the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis are to benefit from a new support mechanism announced by the regional government. The measure,announced on Friday,covers the period from 1 August to 30 September,but the assistance can only be requested after then. It will be in the form of a financial injection with a ceiling of 15,000 euros per business,to be reduced for self-employed persons and companies open for fewer… | 2020-08-08 | Cash transfers,Unemployment | Published Measures summary | covid19 | socpro | https://www.brusselstimes.com/all-news/business/125577/coronavirus-flanders-new… | |||
| How to apply for New York’s new COVID-19 rent relief program | United States | A new rent relief program launched Tuesday that provides subsidies to eligible low-income New Yorkers financially affected by the coronavirus pandemic. First signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo last month,the assistance program helps low-income households experiencing increased rent burden due to a loss of income because of COVID-19 by sending a one-time subsidy directly to landlords. The payment covers the difference between a household’s rent burden on March 1 and the increase in rent burden… | 2020-07-14 | Housing | Published Measures summary | covid19 | socpro | https://www.6sqft.com/apply-covid-19-rent-relief-program/ | |||
| Ottawa sets minimum unemployment rate at 13.1 per cent for EI calculation | canada | The federal government has temporarily set a minimum unemployment rate of 13.1 per cent to calculate employment insurance benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Those people living in regions with an unemployment rate lower than that threshold will have their EI benefits calculated at that rate. In regions with a higher unemployment rate,benefits will be calculated using the actual rate for that region. The temporary use of a national minimum unemployment rate for the EI program will help… | 2020-08-10 | Unemployment | Published Measures summary | covid19 | socpro | https://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/national-news/ottawa-sets-minimum-unemploymen… | |||
| State launches $115M grant program for small biz,agriculture relief | United States | A pair of state grant funds in Michigan totaling $115 million launches today as another source of financial assistance for small businesses hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic. The $100 million Small Business Restart Program will provide grants of up to $20,000 to small businesses and nonprofits to use for working capital to pay payroll,rent,mortgages,utilities and other expenses related to reopening following state shutdown orders issued during the pandemic. Under legislation state lawmakers… | 2020-07-15 | Employment,Cash transfers | Published Measures summary | covid19 | socpro | https://mibiz.com/sections/small-business/state-launches-115m-grant-program-for… | |||
| Plano de saúde deve cobrir o teste para Covid-19 desde março | brazil | The National Supplementary Health Agency has included the Coronavirus test in the list of mandatory procedures in health plans. The name of the exam is: RT-PCR SARS-CoV-2 (CORONAVÍRUS COVID-19). All health plans and insurance are required to take the exam since March 13th. On that day ANS Resolution 453 was published in the Federal Official Gazette and thus entered into force. | 2020-03-12 | Health,Medical care | Published Measures summary | covid19 | socpro | https://www.selecoes.com.br/colunistas/plano-de-saude-deve-cobrir-o-teste-para-… | |||
| Pennsylvania announces hazard pay for essential workers | United States | The State of Pennsylvania announced a $50 million grant program for employers of essential workers who serve on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. The COVID-19 PA Hazard Pay Grant Program reimburses employers for providing $3 per hour raises to workers making less than $20 an hour between Aug. 16 and Oct. 24. Eligible sectors include health care,social assistance,food manufacturing,food retail,public transportation,security and janitorial services. Employers may apply for… | 2020-07-17 | Health,Cash transfers | Published Measures summary | covid19 | socpro | https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/pennsylvania-announces-hazard-pay-f… | |||
| COVID19 NEWS & RESOURCES | United States | Since the beginning of the pandemic,many states (in different dates) prohibited utility shutoffs and allowed late-payment of utilities fees to ensure that residents sheltering in place maintained access to electricity,gas and water in their homes. | 2020-03-17 | Housing | Published Measures summary | covid19 | socpro | https://www.naruc.org/compilation-of-covid-19-news-resources/state-response-tra… | |||
| Grants provide $5.7M for Washington tribes for COVID relief | United States | Nearly $6 million in federal grants have been approved for five Washington tribes to pay for programs to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus and give financial help to tribal members for rent and utility bills. The federal COVID-19 response grants are intended to assist in the many ways tribes are combatting the virus,from building tiny houses for quarantine,to building more housing to fight overcrowding and providing financial relief for tribal members strapped by the economic dropoff… | 2020-07-20 | Cash transfers,Difficult-to-cover groups | Published Measures summary | covid19 | socpro | https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/grants-provide-5-7m-for-washington-tr… | |||
| Reducen en 30% y 50% la tarifa de energía eléctrica en Panamá | panama | Panama will apply a reduction of 30% to 50% for all its consumers of electrical energy,which will benefit more than one million customers,as a mitigation measure due to the economic crisis generated by COVID-19. The measure will grant a 50% reduction in the electricity rate to customers who consume from 0 to 300 kWh,which represent about 70%. Adjusted on 24 June 2020: Originally planned to end in June,the discount was extended for 3 months. https://www.laestrella.com.pa/nacional/200624/gobierno… | 2020-03-25 | Housing | Published Measures summary | covid19 | socpro | https://anpanama.com/9820-Reducen-en-30-y-50-la-tarifa-de-energia-electrica-en-… | |||
| Grants to help Pittsburg businesses,meal programs | United States | The city of Pittsburg has received funding through the federal Community Development Block Grant-Coronavirus program to help local meal programs affected by the pandemic. Grants under the program's meals portion are intended to provide Kansas cities and counties with funds to supplement services that provide access to nutritious foods during the COVID-19 crisis. Funds can be directed toward organizations for the replenishment of local food banks or to support organizations that provide… | 2020-07-23 | Food and nutrition,Social assistance | Published Measures summary | covid19 | socpro | https://www.joplinglobe.com/coronavirus/grants-to-help-pittsburg-businesses-mea… | |||
| Infonavit activará seguro de desempleo para afectados por coronavirus | mexico | Infonavit (Instituto del Fondo Nacional de la Vivienda para los Trabajadores) is a federal institute for worker's housing that provides workers with mortgage and non-mortgage credit related to housing. Infonavit's has been offering five support programs for those who became unemployed,had a decrease in their wages,as well as for companies affected by the economic crisis as a result of Covid-19. Its main support for unemployment is the Universal Job Loss Fund,with the suspension of… | 2020-03-26 | Housing,Unemployment | Published Measures summary | covid19 | socpro | https://www.forbes.com.mx/economia-finanzas-infonavit-seguro-desempleo-coronavi… | |||
| Infonavit activará seguro de desempleo para afectados por coronavirus | mexico | This is another of Infonavit's supports for unemployment and salary reduction; it is an extension of payments. The balance of the worker's account will be frozen for three months and no interest of any kind will be produced in that period. The difference from the Universal Job Loss Fund is that,in this case,Infonavit will not cover those payments,only the collection will be deferred. This measure is applied individually,but it goes into general operation automatically if the… | 2020-03-26 | Housing,Unemployment | Published Measures summary | covid19 | socpro | https://www.forbes.com.mx/economia-finanzas-infonavit-seguro-desempleo-coronavi… | |||
| Special allowance for 13,000 students paid | cyprus | Around 13,000 students received a special allowance to make up for the school breakfasts they missed during March and April during the lockdown,the education ministry announced on Sunday. The students are primary and secondary public school students that are eligible for free breakfast at school due to their financial situation. As schools were physically closed and remote learning was in place,those students received a financial allowance to cover the cost of breakfast they missed. The… | 2020-07-12 | Food and nutrition | Published Measures summary | covid19 | socpro | https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/07/12/special-allowance-for-13000-students-paid/ | |||
| Infonavit activará seguro de desempleo para afectados por coronavirus | mexico | This is the third measure to support workers' Infonavit credit. This is a discount on the monthly installments via payroll. If the company where the borrower works is declared laying off employees (Paro Técnico),a discount of up to 25 percent will be applied to the payments on their payroll. To request this benefit,it is necessary to submit to the Institute the Request for Technical Stoppage (Paro Técnico) of Companies. This Infonavit aid was conceived to mainly benefit manufacturing and… | 2020-03-26 | Housing,Unemployment | Published Measures summary | covid19 | socpro | https://www.forbes.com.mx/economia-finanzas-infonavit-seguro-desempleo-coronavi… | |||
| Afghanistan launches new COVID-19 relief package | Afghanistan | The Afghan government has launched a new COVID-19 relief program as part of its efforts to help households facing economic hardship due to the ongoing pandemic. The government will allocate $86 million and then $158 million in the second phase to provide food to people across the country. The first stage will cover over 1.7 million families in 13,000 villages in 34 provinces of the country. | 2020-07-19 | Food and nutrition | Published Measures summary | covid19 | socpro | https://www.siasat.com/afghanistan-launches-new-covid-19-relief-package-1926149/ | |||
| CARES Act Eviction Moratorium | United States | Section 4024 of the CARES Act provides a temporary moratorium on eviction filings as well as other protections for tenants in certain rental properties with federal assistance or federally related financing. These protections are designed to alleviate the economic and public health consequences of tenant displacement during the COVID-19 outbreak. They supplement temporary eviction moratoria and rent freezes implemented in states and cities by governors and local officials using emergency powers… | 2020-04-07 | Housing | Published Measures summary | covid19 | socpro | https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IN/IN11320 | |||
| Serbia to pay 60% of two bottom wages of MSME employees - fin min | serbia | Serbia's government plans to pay 60% of two monthly salaries to employees of micro,small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to support the economic recovery after the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. The first payment will be made by August 10,while the second will be done in September - about 18,000 dinars ($178/153 euro) per employee for one month. In May,Serbia's government started the payment of three minimum monthly salaries to employees of MSMEs. The government has… | 2020-07-24 | Employment,Cash transfers | Published Measures summary | covid19 | socpro | https://seenews.com/news/serbia-to-pay-60-of-two-bottom-wages-of-msme-employees… | |||
| USDA Launches New Program to Feed Kids in Michigan | United States | The Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program provides temporary benefits to families with children who relied on free or reduced-priced lunch at school. The State of Michigan was the first state to operate Pandemic EBT,a supplemental food purchasing benefit to current SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) participants and as a new EBT benefit to other eligible households to offset the cost of meals that would have otherwise been consumed at school. The families of… | 2020-04-09 | Food and nutrition | Published Measures summary | covid19 | socpro | https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/04/09/usda-launches-new-program-… | |||
| SMEs in Ireland can now apply for €4,000 to €25,000 in restart grants | ireland | The Government has opened applications to the Restart Grant Plus Scheme,which aims to help SMEs adapt and reopen following Covid-19 restrictions. In this new round of the Restart Grant Plus Scheme,SMEs will now be able to apply for grants of between €4,000 and €25,000 as they reopen or adjust their business. The scheme,which provides grants to assist businesses as they reopen,is a key part of the Government’s €7.4bn July Stimulus package. Main differences between old scheme and Restart Grant… | 2020-07-23 | Cash transfers,Employment,Financing | Published Measures summary | covid19, Emergency grants, labour markets | socpro | https://www.siliconrepublic.com/companies/restart-grant-ireland-smes-covid19-fu… | |||
| Human Rights ministry announces Eid packages for transgenders affected by COVID-19 | pakistan | The Ministry of Human Rights has launched Eid relief packages for coronavirus affected transgenders with the support of the United Nations Development Program( UNDP) and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). According to the Human Rights Ministry,the beneficiaries were identified through a preliminary socio-economic rapid need assessment for coronavirus to address and cater to the most vulnerable transgender persons,led and driven by the transgender community. A total of 120 ration bags will… | 2020-07-23 | Food and nutrition | Published Measures summary | covid19, gender_and_inequality | socpro | https://www.geo.tv/latest/299397-human-rrghts-ministry-announces-eid-packages-f… | |||
| Aged care workers across Australia will be given paid pandemic leave | australia | Unions have seized on a decision by the national industrial tribunal to give paid pandemic leave to aged care staff,arguing some casual employees will go to work sick because they do not work the regular hours needed to qualify for the payment. Aged care workers across Australia will be given the paid pandemic leave to encourage them to stay home if they have symptoms of the coronavirus after Victoria recorded its highest daily case numbers during the pandemic on Monday. Residents and workers… | 2020-07-27 | Cash sickness benefits,Employment | Published Measures summary | covid19, OSH | socpro | https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/aged-care-workers-across-australia-will… | |||
| COVID-19: Australia to introduce pandemic leave payment,says Australian PM | australia | Australia will introduce a pandemic leave payment for workers who have run out of sick leave but need to be quarantined because they have been directed to stay at home due to the novel coronavirus,Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Monday (Aug 3). The announcement comes as the country deals with a second wave of infections. The payment will be a A$1,500 (US$1,067) for a two-week pandemic leave period. The payment will be available to workers in Victoria who need to self-isolate for 14 days but… | 2020-08-03 | Cash sickness benefits,Employment | Published Measures summary | covid19, OSH | socpro | https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/covid-19-australia-pandemic-leave-pa… | |||
| Nigeria Strengthened Surveillance To Curb COVID-19 Spread ― WHO | nigeria | Lagos state authorities say they are determined to safeguard the lives of health care workers who risk getting infected in the line of duty. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced that a COVID-19 allowance would be made available to emergency healthcare workers in the state. The governor also said health and life insurances have been procured for health workers. By 21 July 2020,a total of 720 health workers were infected in the state. | 2020-08-08 | Health,Cash transfers,Prevention of occupational risks | Published Measures summary | covid19, Emergency grants, OSH | socpro | https://www.afro.who.int/photo-story/bolstering-covid-19-surveillance-lagos | |||
| Check if you can claim a grant through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme | united kingdom | The grant is available for self-employed or members of a partnership who have been adversely affected by coronavirus (COVID-19). Beneficiaries will get a taxable grant based on their average trading profit over the 3 tax years: 2016 to 2017; 2017 to 2018; 2018 to 2019. The grant does not need to be repaid but will be subject to Income Tax and self-employed National Insurance. | 2020-03-26 | Cash transfers | Published Measures summary | covid19 | socpro | https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-a-grant-through-the-coronavirus-covid-19-self… | |||
| Grenadians Begin Receiving Stimulus Payments Promised by Government | grenada | Under the stimulus package announced by the Prime Minister on March 20,2020,one of the measures is intended to avoid layoffs and loss of livelihoods in the tourism sector. The income support is intended for public bus operators,taxi drivers,tourist vendors and other such identified hospitality-based business persons,while payroll support is provided to hotels,restaurants,bars and small travel agents. | 2020-03-20 | Cash transfers,Employment | Published Measures summary | covid19 | socpro | https://today.caricom.org/2020/04/30/grenadians-begin-receiving-stimulus-paymen… | |||
| European Commission approves Latvia's EUR 51 million support program for businesses hit by Covid-19 crisis | latvia | The government-financed program is intended to support exporting enterprises that have suffered from the Covid-19 crisis. The support will be provided in the form of grants,which will be provided to subsidize wages of the employees working in the affected companies. The size of the support has been set at 25 percent of the social security contributions made by the given company in 2019,but it cannot exceed EUR 800,000 per company. The total amount made available to exporting businesses under… | 2020-04-08 | Employment,Cash transfers | Published Measures summary | covid19 | socpro | https://www.baltictimes.com/european_commission_approves_latvia_s_eur_51_millio… | |||
| Government announces new stimulus measures as Coronavirus impact escalates | australia | The Government is temporarily expanding eligibility to income support payments and establishing a new,time-limited Coronavirus supplement to be paid at a rate of $550 per fortnight. This will be paid to both existing and new recipients of the JobSeeker Payment,Youth Allowance jobseeker,Parenting Payment,Farm Household Allowance and Special Benefit. | 2020-03-22 | Cash transfers,Unemployment,Employment of young workers | Published Measures summary | covid19, Emergency grants, youth employment, family | socpro | https://westernweekender.com.au/2020/03/government-announces-new-stimulus-measu… | |||
| Bangladesh - Government and institution measures in response to COVID-19 | bangladesh | Direct cash assistance of BDT 7.6bn (approx. USD91mn) for informal sector workers. | 2020-04-13 | Cash transfers | Published Measures summary | covid19 | socpro | https://home.kpmg/xx/en/home/insights/2020/04/bangladesh-government-and-institu… | |||
| Bahamas: Unemployment assistance expanded to self employed persons outside of tourism sector | bahamas | EYEWITNESS NEWS (30.03.2020) Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance K Peter Turnquest has announced the expansion of the unemployment assistance programme for self-employed persons outside of the tourism sector. | Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance K Peter Turnquest has announced the expansion of the unemployment assistance programme for self-employed persons outside of the tourism sector. They too will receive a benefit payment of $200 per weeks for the length of the quarantine period which at present will go at least until April 8. Eligible individuals must have a valid business license issued by the Department of Inland Revenue; and they must have no additional employees. | 2020-03-30 | Unemployment,Extension of coverage | Published Measures summary | covid19, extending coverage, self-employed | socpro | https://ewnews.com/govt-announces-200-weekly-payments-for-eligible-self-employed | ||
| Bangladesh - Government and institution measures in response to COVID-19 | bangladesh | Prime Minister launched the disbursement of BDT 12.5bn (approx. USD 142m) cash aid for 5 million poor families. Each family will get BDT 2,500 (USD 30) cash through mobile financial services (MFSs). | 2020-05-14 | Cash transfers | Published Measures summary | covid19 | socpro | https://home.kpmg/xx/en/home/insights/2020/04/bangladesh-government-and-institu… | |||
| Unpaid pandemic leave and annual leave flexibilities now available | australia | An entitlement to two weeks’ unpaid pandemic leave has been introduced for private sector state system employees. New flexibility provisions enabling employers and employees to agree to an employee taking twice as much annual leave at half pay or to agree for the employee to take annual leave in advance have also been implemented. The new provisions were implemented through the COVID-19 General Order issued by the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission to assist private sector… | 2020-04-14 | Cash sickness benefits,Safety and health at work,Unemployment | Published Measures summary | covid19, OSH | socpro | https://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/announcements/unpaid-pandemic-leave-and-annual-l… | |||
| Applications for the Canada Emergency Student Benefit are now open | canada | The Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB) provides financial support to post-secondary students,and recent post-secondary and high school graduates who are unable to find work due to COVID-19. This benefit is for students who do not qualify for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) or Employment Insurance (EI). From May to August 2020,the CESB provides a payment to eligible students of: $1,250 - For each 4-week period $2,000 - For each 4-week period,if you have dependants or a… | 2020-05-15 | Unemployment,Employment of young workers | Published Measures summary | covid19 | socpro | https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/applications-canada-emergency-student-benefit-n… | |||
| COVID-19 Hong Kong Employment Support Scheme | Hong Kong, China | The Hong Kong government will,through the Hong Kong employers,cover 50% of employees’ salaries for six months. The subsidy for each Hong Kong employee will be capped at HKD 9,000. The Employment Support Scheme (“ESS”) - as this measure was called - is estimated to cover 260,000 Hong Kong employers and over 1.5 million employees. Tranche 1 will assist employers in paying their employees wages from June 2020 to August 2020. Tranche 2 will assist employers in paying their employee wages from… | 2020-05-18 | Employment,Cash transfers | Published Measures summary | covid19, Emergency grants, self-employed, youth employment | socpro | https://vocus.cc/@fastlane/5f2d1276fd89780001c2fd8c | |||
| Cyprus Government announces a new €150 million economic support package to deal with the effects of the pandemic | cyprus | The Special Plan to Support the Unemployed is addressed to any person who is registered as a regular unemployed person in its Employment Service Register and received unemployment benefits,for which he has exhausted the right to be paid either in January,February,March,April 2020,May 2020,or June 2020. The Special Allowance will be equal to € 360 for a period of one month and will not be provided for any period during which the unemployed received unemployment benefit,sickness benefit,… | 2020-06-17 | Cash transfers,Unemployment | Published Measures summary | covid19 | socpro | http://www.parikiaki.com/2020/06/cyprus-government-announces-a-new-e150-million… | |||
| Australia expands wage subsidy scheme as COVID-19 cases surge | australia | The government on Thursday announced it would spend A$1.5 billion ($1.1 billion) to substantially extend a program to subsidise the wages of apprentices. The funds will more than double the number of apprentice workers covered,to around 180,000 across all industries and to run until March next year,instead of September as originally planned. | 2020-07-15 | Employment,Cash transfers,Employment of young workers | Published Measures summary | covid19, Emergency grants, labour markets | socpro | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-expan… | |||
| Coronavirus: Five new schemes for economic recovery worth €150m | cyprus | Cabinet on Wednesday approved measures set to support the economy until October in light of the coronavirus pandemic with a budget of €150 million. The four schemes offer wage subsidies to support employers in specific sectors impacted by COVID-19. Special attention is given to the tourism sector. The % of employees that will be covered,% of Salary Subsidy and prerequisites vary according to the different plans. 1. Special Plan for Hotel Units and Tourist Accommodation 2. Special… | 2020-06-17 | Employment,Cash transfers | Published Measures summary | covid19 | socpro | https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/06/17/coronavirus-five-new-schemes-for-economic-re… | |||
| Human Services Offering Pandemic Childcare Subsidy for Working Parents | U.S. Virgin Islands | The V.I. Department of Human Services is offering working parents and guardians relief during the COVID-19 pandemic via a Federal Block Grant program that provides a child care subsidy for children up to 12 years old. At Tuesday’s Senate Finance Committee hearing,Human Services Assistant Commissioner Michal Rhymer-Browne said the department is waiving income requirements for child care assistance for parents who need to return to work amid the COVID-19 outbreak. The department is utilizing a… | 2020-07-21 | Family benefits | Published Measures summary | covid19, family | socpro | https://stjohnsource.com/2020/07/21/human-services-offers-pandemic-childcare-su… |