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Social welfare officers staged a 24-hour strike on Friday, demanding additional recruitment to reduce workloads, restructuring of services under the deputy ministry, new premises and improved staff safety. Members of ...

Akel MP Argentoula Ioannou has called for state intervention over the reported living conditions of a grandmother and her grandson living in a container without water, electricity or a bed. ...

Welfare benefit increases will be paid retroactively to beneficiaries in the last quarter of 2026, without any action needed on their behalf, the deputy welfare ministry announced on Wednesday. The increases ...

Newly appointed deputy minister of social welfare Tina Pavlou on Thursday promised significant reforms and stressed her commitment to her new position. “[We will] stand by the families of Cyprus, ...

Plans to boost participation in the labour market of people with disabilities were announced by President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday, who stressed the government aims for the them to “work, ...

Deputy Welfare Minister Clea Hadjistefanou-Papaellina carried out on site inspections of care homes on Tuesday to ensure measures protecting elderly residents during the current heatwave are being implemented. The deputy ...

Disability benefits are increasing and becoming more inclusive through legislation voted in on July 2, which Deputy Welfare Minister Clea Papaellina on Friday described as one of the most important reforms ...

Weaknesses in the administration of welfare benefits, including insufficient checks, delayed interventions and staffing shortages, came under scrutiny on Thursday as the House audit committee examined a special Audit Office ...

The government presented an ‘easy to read’ format of Cyprus’ national disability action plan in Nicosia on Friday, marking the first official release of the policy aimed at people with ...

Social Welfare Deputy Minister Clea Hadjistefanou-Papaellina on Thursday inaugurated the True Heart Cafe in Nicosia, describing it as a “historic moment for Cypriot society” and the country’s first social ...

Civil servants trade union Pasydy and the social services officers’ branch have warned of strike measures if no immediate and binding timetable is set for the transfer of responsibilities from ...

The social security services have warned the public on Wednesday of fraudulent emails requesting beneficiaries to pay an alleged administrative fee of €10. According to the social security services, the message ...

The audit office has identified extensive weaknesses in the management of social benefits by the deputy welfare ministry, with systemic failures that led to delays, overpayments and payments to individuals ...

The deputy welfare ministry is required to find housing solutions for approximately 250 people across Cyprus each year, according to deputy ministry officer, Phaedra Exadactylou. The comment follows public concern after ...

Cyprus is significantly increasing state funding for NGOs, with the 2025 budget set to reach €25 million — a rise of about 60 per cent compared to three years ago. Deputy Welfare Minister Marilena ...

The social welfare deputy ministry was on Friday handed a €5,000 fine by data protection commissioner Irene Loizidou Nicolaidou after it was found that three of the 19 CCTV cameras in operation ...

Single parents will no longer lose their financial support just because they live with another adult, the government confirmed on Wednesday. The council of ministers has approved a key amendment ...

The deputy welfare ministry is “committed to the implementation of the project for restructuring the social welfare services,” it said on Tuesday. It added that over the past two years, ...

Children of Greek Cypriot parents resettling in the north will now receive the same monthly allowance as students from enclaved families, following a new cabinet decision aimed at supporting families ...

A bill to allow disabled people to receive the minimum guaranteed income regardless of how much other family members earn was discussed on Tuesday at the House labour committee, with ...

Cyprus recorded the second-best child poverty rates in the EU for 2023, slightly lower than first-place Slovenia, Deputy Welfare Minister Marilena Evangelou said on Thursday. Addressing a conference in Nicosia on ...

The deputy welfare ministry has strongly defended its actions in response to criticisms from Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos regarding the accommodation centre for unaccompanied minors, following a fire at the ...

A neighbourhood social worker programme will be implemented nationwide, Deputy Welfare Minister Marilena Evangelou said on Tuesday. Launched as a pilot programme by the deputy ministry in April 2023, Evangelou said ...

The personnel of the deputy ministry of social welfare are conducting a voluntary blood donation drive in collaboration with the Blood Donation Centre to bolster the blood bank in anticipation ...