Pensioners plan series of protests to highlight demands
The union of pensioners (Ekysy) said on Friday it plans to hold protests and conferences in a bid to pressure the government into resolving long-standing...
Pensioners
New holiday scheme for low-income pensioners
Cabinet has approved a new holiday scheme for low-income pensioners for the period of September 1 to December 22 covering accommodation and full board at...
Pensioners call for subsidised meds, lower Gesy contribution
Pensioners’ union Ekysy has called on the government to subsidise drugs for which they now must pay full price, and for lower Gesy contributions for...
Pensioners Union welcome increase in minimum pension
The Union of Cypriot Pensioners (Ekysy) on Tuesday welcomed the move by the government to raise the minimum pension to €710 per month for around...
Pensioners to receive minimum €710 a month, retroactive to Jan 2020 (Updated)
Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou on Monday announced that no pensioner would be receiving less than €710 per month after it was decided to raise the...
Pensioners call for improvements to their treatment
Pensioners held a protest on Tuesday calling for improvements in their living conditions, services and pension payments. The move came after a memorandum, approved by...
Holiday scheme for low-income pensioners extended
Citing keen interest, the labour ministry said it is making another €200,000 available to extend a holiday scheme at hotels in the mountains and in...
Low-income pensioners eligible for mountain holiday scheme
Low-income pensioners are eligible for a €500,000 government scheme funding hotel stays in mountainous areas and Pyrgos Tylliria, the cabinet announced on Wednesday. This is...
MPs call for changes to minimum pension amount
Legislators on Tuesday again called on the government to agree to proposed changes that would raise the minimum pension amount, noting that several pensioners currently...
Elderly struggle with online banking, pensioners’ union says
Elderly people are still struggling to use technology for their banking, Cyprus’ pensioners’ union Ekysy said on Thursday, after Hellenic Bank informed them that mobile...
Pensioners paying both private health insurance, and Gesy for their carers
Pensioners’ union Ekysy said on Thursday they sent letters to ministers on amending the law so that people employing domestic workers are no longer forced...
Pensioners union warns of action over widowers’ pensions
The pensioners’ union Ekysy on Saturday called on the government to review its position on widowers’ pensions so that everyone is eligible instead of only...
Bill seeks to increase benefits and pensions
A bill seeking to raise the mobility benefit for workers or students with disabilities by 50 per cent was discussed on Tuesday at the House...
Gesy registration problems for elderly in mountain areas
Elderly people living in 18 mountain communities in the eastern Paphos region have problems registering with national health scheme Gesy, it was reported on Friday....
Fraudsters claiming to be from ‘fraud control’ take pensioner’s cash
Police on Wednesday warned the public to be cautious of people coming to the door claiming they are from the authorities after an 81-year-old woman...
Young and old called on to participate in protest over ‘co-op scandal’
Pensioner and student organisations on Tuesday called on their members to take part in a huge rally planned for Wednesday evening to protest against the...
Pensioners say long way to go before are all above poverty line
Though the recent decision by the council of ministers to increase the monthly allowance of low-income pensioners is beneficial, there is still a long way...
More money for low-income pensioners
Low-income pensioners will receive an additional sum of €20 to €50 in their monthly allowance, depending on the size of their yearly income, the council...
Pensioners union disputes widowers’ bill
By Christophe Hadjigeorgiou The Union of Cypriot Pensioners welcomed the submission and discussion of a bill on men’s’ rights to a widower’s pension to the...
Cyprus has third lowest GDP spending on old-age pensions in EU
Total Government expenditure in Cyprus for 2016 reached 38.6 per cent of GDP, according to Eurostat, had the third lowest expenditure share on pensions at 6.2...