#Pensioners

The delay in paying a small number of low-income pensioners their pension was due to a technical problem on the Welfare Benefits Management Service (YDEP) website, the deputy welfare ministry ...

Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou on Friday said pension reform is a government priority. Addressing a conference centred on the matter of pensions, he said the fact that universal social insurance ...

Pensioners’ union Ekysy has called for social cards to be issued to all eligible recipients, noting that it has received no response to letters sent to address the four-year delay ...

The Union of Cyprus Pensioners (Ekysy) held its annual conference on Thursday morning before staging a demonstration outside the finance ministry to push their demand for more support from the ...

Pensioners in Nicosia will mark the International Day of Older People, celebrated annually on October 1 since 1990, with a protest outside the finance ministry on Thursday in response to what trade ...

Pensioners union Ekysy on Friday reiterated their plea on Friday to scrap the 12 per cent pension cut for those who retire early. In a statement, Ekysy pledged it would go ...

Pensioners are set to protest outside the finance ministry on October 3 as part of their efforts to get the government to scrap a 12 per cent reduction to those who retire ...

Pensioners said on Friday they would organise a huge protest against the government if their issues were not resolved by the autumn. In a statement, the pensioners’ union Ekysy said ...

The government is preparing subsidies for elderly people who require long-term care in nursing homes but face financial constraints, announced Deputy Welfare Minister Marilena Evangelou on Tuesday. She briefed the ...

French pensioners are increasingly choosing to live abroad in Cyprus, attracted by the country’s favorable tax measures, according to reports in France on Friday. According to a report in ...

Human Rights Commissioner Maria Stylianou Lottides on Tuesday called for more measures to ensure an acceptable standard of living for pensioners with disabilities. In her latest report, Lottides said she ...

The basic pension rate is set to increase by four per cent from the beginning of the new year, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Friday. Panayiotou was addressing the ...

The Union of Cypriot pensioners (Ekysy) said “none of the problems plaguing pensioners have been resolved” in a letter to social welfare deputy minister Marilena Evangelou on Saturday. They added ...

Hellenic Bank announced on Wednesday relief measures for customers with a focus on low-income pensioners and those on minimum income. Key points include an extension to the free single euro ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday approved a vacation subsidy scheme for low-income pensioners in Cyprus, allowing them to take discounted holidays in resorts and hotels located in rural areas of ...

The Union of Cypriot Pensioners (Ekysy) has called on the state to assist with the cost of medicines which are not covered by the national health care system (Gesy). The ...

Cyprus urgently needs to draft and implement a national strategy for its growing elderly population that will provide affordable, quality, and specialised care, local stakeholders warned, in light of complaints ...

An initiative aimed at creating much-needed rehabilitation centres and geriatric clinics for pensioners on the island was discussed by the Health Minister Popi Kanari and Union of Cypriot Pensioners (Ekysy) ...

Cyprus is a land full of history, beautiful beaches, about 350 days of sunshine, a most satisfying Mediterranean cuisine, captivating natural mountain and beach areas and is an EU member. It ...

Pensioners union Ekysy on Saturday said that its members in the Polis Chrysochous district are determined to fight to resolve all the issues that they are currently facing. According to ...

Thousands of low-income pensioners struggling to make ends meet over the Christmas period will from January 1, 2023 be able to apply for a new support scheme, said the Union of Cypriot ...

Pensioners protested in the capital on Tuesday as they accused the government of not doing enough to protect them amid inflation and other cost of living challenges. The Nicosia branch ...

Painkillers, vitamins and other pharmaceutical products needed by a lot of patients should be covered under the national health scheme (Gesy), the Union of Cypriot Pensioners (Ekysy) said on Friday. ...

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 ...