Christmas benefits for low-income families, elderly and students
The cabinet decided on Friday to grant Christmas benefits to vulnerable groups following a recommendation by Minister of Labour and Social Security Zeta Emilianidou. Students...
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More restrictions to be placed on released child-sex offenders
CONVICTED child-sex offenders will be more strictly supervised after their release from prison, according to a draft legislative amendment prepared by the House legal affairs...
Limassol police uncover homeless scam they say cost state at least €35,000 (Updated)
Limassol police have arrested the head of an organisation purportedly helping the homeless on suspicion of defrauding the state of at least €35,000 over a...
Experts advise against minors’ facility in Zygi
The European Commission and expert opinion have advised against the creation of a state facility for unaccompanied minors in an empty military camp in the...
Outcry over remand of migrant woman said to have stolen ham and pasta
By Andria Kades An investigation is underway into the circumstances of case in which a five-year-old child was separated from her mother who is currently...
Housing the main issue for asylum-seekers in Cyprus, study shows
Housing is a major problem for asylum seekers in Cyprus, and some of them, even families with children, may remain homeless for some time, a...
Boy, 4, has spent his entire life so far living in Makarios Hospital
A four-year-old boy who has spent his entire life in hospital due to serious health problems since his birth is being cared for in the...
Kofinou: feeling far removed from Europe
Over the past several years, migrant support group Kisa and the Unhcr have put extensive pressure on the Cypriot authorities to raise the quality of...
Additional benefits for widowers and soldiers from ’74
A “long-overdue” pension for widowers and other benefits for special groups was given the go-ahead in a new bill approved by the cabinet on...
Family living in covered parking ‘not cooperating‘, welfare says
A family of four has been living in the covered parking lot of an abandoned bread factory in Limassol since March, but the state’s social...
MPs discuss safeguarding welfare cash
MPs on Tuesday decided to begin drafting legislation ensuring that money currently allocated to the Welfare Lottery Fund continues to be disbursed to disabled persons...
Seven immigrants picked up in Akaki
Police found seven illegal immigrants around midnight on Tuesday in Akaki, Nicosia who had crossed from the north. One of them is a 24-year-old woman...
Limassol residents urged not to post indiscreet photos of homeless people on social media
Limassol municipality is urging residents to act discreetly when coming across homeless people and to call social workers instead of posting photos on social media....
Kindergarten teacher under investigation for allegedly dragging child by the legs
Police are investigating reports made against a Limassol kindergarten teacher who is alleged to have dragged a five-year-old child in her care some six metres...
Mission completed, says charity
PAPHOS charity Solidarity, which has provided a lifeline for thousands of needy people over the past four years, will close its doors in the middle...
Haircut pledge ‘my biggest mistake’: Anastasiades (Updated)
Pledging that there would not be a haircut on deposits was probably his biggest mistake so far as president, Nicos Anastasiades said on Monday, but...
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...
Limassol man threatens to burn welfare officials alive (Update 2)
A 30-year old man has been arrested in Limassol after pouring petrol around the premises of the welfare office in Polemidhia and threatening to burn...
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...
Mothers of abducted children in plea for help
Mothers who have seen their children taken to their estranged partner’s home country said they felt exasperated over the lack of progress on their plight...
