Government pays out low pension allowances
The labour ministry announced Wednesday it has deposited the low pension allowances in the bank accounts of around 3,300 eligible families who were also eligible...
Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI)
‘Baby dowry’ scheme has helped over 1,200 families
A total of 1,235 families have benefited from the state’s ‘baby dowry’ scheme since it was introduced in December 2017, the labour ministry announced on...
Repeated low-income welfare applications are clogging the system
Of 2,500 applications currently under consideration for payment of guaranteed minimum income, some 1,600 are repeat applications, resulting in delays in processing, a labour ministry...
Hundreds of applicants for ‘baby dowry’ scheme
The labour ministry announced on Monday it has now received 570 applications for its ‘baby dowry’ scheme aimed at helping low income families obtain the...
House to review law on pre-GMI pensions
House plenum will convene in January to discuss a bill on low income pensioners after President Nicos Anastasiades referred it back to parliament on the...
Low-income pensioners miss out on ‘small cheque’ bonus
LABOUR Minister Zeta Emilianidou has rejected a request for low-income pensioners to be able to apply for Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI) past the deadline, their...
Loss of benefits for GMI recipients who refuse job offer
AROUND 2,000 unemployed beneficiaries of the Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI) who turn down the six-month job post offered to help them acquire working experience will...
Concerns over abolition of Aids fund
Although the state fund to help Aids patients will be abolished, the health ministry will still have an annual budget for Aids treatment, MPs heard...
Cabinet approves Christmas bonus for low income families
The cabinet has approved the distribution of around €16.5m in Christmas bonuses to the beneficiaries of the Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI), the recipients of social...
Pensioner Easter allowance a ‘damp squib’
The cabinet has approved an Easter allowance for low-income pensioners, Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou said on Monday. The Easter bonus this year is €190. It...
GMI benefits reached 45,000 in 2015
By George Psyllides Some €75mln was paid by the state in 2015 in the form of guaranteed minimum income (GMI) with the beneficiaries reaching around...
Thousands of new applicants for state aid
By Constantinos Psillides AROUND 67,000 applications regarding the Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI) have been filed up to now, of which 17,000 come from people who...
