España: Barcelona dispondrá de 200 apartamentos turísticos para alojar a familias vulnerables
elpais.com (20.03.2020)
elpais.com (20.03.2020)
lamoncloa.gob.es (16.03.2020)
The government will implement a social services action plan to help the homeless given the health and social emergency caused by COVID-19, which the armed forces will assist in. The social services will make up units that are delivered daily comprising a hygiene kit, and food and drink to the homeless. They will also explain the measures to prevent catching coronavirus, will take their temperature and advise them as necessary.
mscbs.gob.es (13.03.2020)
argentina.gob.ar (17.03.2020)
Desde el Ministerio de Desarrollo Social, se fortalecerá la provisión de alimentos en comedores comunitarios y espacios de contención de sectores vulnerables.
argentina.gob.ar (17.03.2020) Medidas para proteger a los más vulnerables Se implementará un pago extraordinario de la Asignación Universal por Hijo (AUH) y Asignación Universal por Embarazo (AUE) equivalente al monto de un beneficio mensual (3.103 pesos). Para todos aquellos que perciban AUH y jubilados, se postergará el pago de las deudas de abril y mayo con ANSES. Las personas que perciben una única jubilación o pensión mínima (hoy de $15.892), cobrarán un adicional por única vez de $3.000.
andina.pe (16.03.2020)
The President of the Republic Martin Vizcarra on Monday afternoon announced that the Council of Ministers approved an exceptional bonus of S/380 (about US$107) for each vulnerable family to be affected during the 15-day social isolation period recently decreed by the Government to stop the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Peru.
gob.pe (14.03.2020) El Midis, mediante el Decreto Supremo N° 004-2020-MIDIS, dispuso el doble pago a las usuarias y usuarios de los programas sociales Pensión 65 y Contigo, para evitar el contagio por exposición en colas o aglomeración de personas. Así, en el próximo pago bimensual de manera adelantada también recibirán el pago de los dos meses posteriores. El doble pago del apoyo económico se aplica en estos programas sociales al agrupar a poblaciones con alto riesgo ante el coronavirus, como son los adultos mayores que pueden tener algún tipo de enfermedad preexistente.
thestar.com.my (16.03.2020) Meanwhile, Muhyiddin said that the RM200 payment for Bantuan Sara Hidup (BSH) recipients will be brought forward to March 16 from its initial date in May. “The BSH payments amounting to RM760mil will benefit 3.8 million BSH households." He also announced that an additional RM100 will be paid to BSH recipients later in May, adding that it will involve RM500mil which will benefit five million BSH recipients.
thestar.com.my (16.03.2020) Employees who are affected will receive financial assistance of RM600 each month for a maximum period of six months, said Muhyiddin. Workers who are given notice to take unpaid leave beginning March 1 will be eligible for the financial assistance, said Muhyiddin. “This involves an allocation of RM120mil, and as many as 33,000 workers are targeted to receive this benefit, ” he said during a press conference at the Prime Minister’s Office in Putrajaya on March 16 (Monday).
mainichi.jp (18.03.2020)
OSAKA (Kyodo) -- The city government of Osaka officially decided Wednesday to offer free school lunches to all of its public elementary and junior high school students from April to alleviate the financial burden on households caused by the spread of the novel coronavirus. The plan, the first by a major Japanese city, will cover 165,000 students. The city estimates the program will save parents and guardians between 50,000 yen ($470) and 60,000 yen per child each year.