Social welfare office to launch hotline
The social welfare services is rolling out a new hotline for the public to call when in need of information, it emerged on Tuesday. The...
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Funding for social welfare programmes
The cabinet on Wednesday approved €18 million in support for various social welfare programmes as part of the Cyprus Recovery and Resilience Plan. The plan...
Social welfare system being modernised, minister says
The social welfare budget for 2023 amounts to €620.5 million, marking a €4.6 million increase from the previous year, deputy minister of social welfare Anastasia...
Cabinet approves one-off benefit for children aged 4-18
The cabinet on Wednesday approved a one-off subsidy of €50 to €80 per child for children aged between 4 and 18, it said. The measure...
President assesses welfare and social cohesion policy record
A broad meeting chaired by President Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday took stock of implementation of measures to achieve a welfare state and social inclusion, focusing...
Police, social welfare services to cooperate on human trafficking
A memorandum of cooperation covering the referral, handling, and protection of potential and recognised victims of human trafficking was signed on Monday between the ministry...
Three arrests as fracas breaks out over delayed benefits payments
Paphos police arrested three people on Tuesday who allegedly assaulted employees at the social welfare office and one officer after complaining over delayed payment of...
First junior minister of social welfare sworn in
The first minister of social welfare said Friday she would work hard to boost social services and create additional facilities to enable more effective interventions...
Minister calls for Social Welfare junior ministry to be fast tracked
Labour minister Zeta Emilianidou on Tuesday appealed to MPs to fast-track a bill creating a junior ministry for Social Welfare, saying that growing societal problems...
‘Domestic violence incidents could be avoided if welfare department restructured as planned’
Domestic violence incidents might have been avoided if the social welfare service had implemented the restructuring plan approved by the cabinet back in 2013, the...
