#pension

By Nikolaos Prakas and Elias Hazou The issue of multiple pensions being given to state officials will be discussed at the house finance committee in two weeks it emerged on ...

President Nikos Christodoulides failed to claim in his capital statement (‘pothen esches’) an early pension he receives from the foreign ministry on top of his presidential salary, it emerged on ...

Labour minister Yiannis Panayiotou has made the government’s position on early retirement adjustments clear following a meeting with the social insurance council on Friday. He said the position of ...

The council of ministers approved the terms of reference of the Gender Equality Commissioner on Wednesday, so as to better promote equality objectives in all government bodies. The aim was ...

The new allowance scheme for low-income pensioners will simplify application and evaluation processes, resolving key time-consuming weaknesses in the existing system, deputy minister for social welfare Anastasia Anthousi said on ...

During the state budget debate, the Green Party, once again, tried to block the spending item for former presidents of the republic and former presidents of the legislature, that cover ...

The reform of the social security system and adequate income for pensioners are among the priorities of the labour ministry for the next three years, MPs heard on Friday during ...

Labour Minister Kyriacos Koushos said on Friday the final decisions on the reform of the Cyprus pension system would be taken by the new government when it’s installed. Presidential ...

I was horrified, not to use too strong a word, to read your editorial in last Thursday’s issue (No quick fix as protesting pensioners battle government indifference, Cyprus Mail ...

Labour Minister Kyriacos Koushos conceded on Tuesday that problems persist with delays in processing benefits applications, promising to resolve the matter soon, while also hinting at a possible scrapping of ...

Lawmakers on Monday continued discussing the ins and outs of a bill introducing a new pensions scheme for civil servants and employees of the broader public sector, amid concerns as ...

Among the 160,746 pensioners in Cyprus as of 2020, there are wide variations in the amount people receive, some getting up to €2,487 while others were granted €710. With a total cost to the ...

The government recognises that low-income pensioners are a vulnerable group whose purchasing power is being eroded by inflation, deputy minister for welfare Anastasia Anthousi said on Thursday as she outlined ...

Thousands of people are in financial difficulties over delays in welfare payments and pensions, MPs heard on Tuesday. The issue was discussed at the House Labour Committee for the umpteenth ...

Parliamentary spokesman of Akel Giorgos Loucaides wrote to the finance minister on Tuesday asking to know whether the government had any plans to submit a bill for regulating the issue ...

Labour unions have warned that a major demographic shift due to ageing populations in the EU requires the restructuring of pensions. At a European conference on Thursday, the Democratic Labour ...

It is not the government’s intention to extend the retirement age to 67, Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou said on Friday, announcing the start of talks on the reform of the ...

Twenty outgoing MPs will share an approximate €3m one-off tax-free payment, it emerged on Friday. Former MPs who served one term will receive a one-off payment of €75,728 and are entitled ...

Akel leader Andros Kyprianou on Sunday called for a new social policy, starting with the abolition of the 12 per cent deduction in pension imposed on those who retire at 63 instead ...

The government on Friday rejected a suggestion by Akel-affiliated trade union PEO to remove a 12 per cent penalty from pensions of people who retire early, saying it would render the ...

A new campaign is underway to press the government to scrap a 12 per cent ‘penalty’ on the pensions of those who retire at 63 and not 65. This follows a meeting at ...