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Free mobile home-care units for elderly to start in January

Mobile units made up of a nurse, a social worker and a carer will visit older people at home...
Economy

Child benefit reform to reach 17,000 families under Cabinet-approved changes

Cyprus plans to raise child benefit payments and widen income thresholds from 1 January 2027 under a reform approved...
Local

Cyprus “Red Flag” app to launch, aims to prevent gender-based violence

Cyprus recorded 10,000 reports of crimes against women and domestic violence over the past five years, with 7,000 of...
Economy

Child benefit expanded to cover 17,000 more families

Around 17,000 additional families and more than 23,000 children will become eligible for child benefit under an expansion announced...
Local

Court overturns benefit cut for young woman born with one eye

The Administrative Court has overturned a decision to cut a young woman's Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI) benefit, ruling that...
Economy

MPs push for tighter bank checks on welfare recipients’ gambling

MPs on the House Audit Committee looked at ways to tighten and automate checks on welfare recipients' bank data,...
Living in Cyprus

Cyprus pension reform: What people living or moving here need to know

Cyprus has unveiled plans to overhaul its pension system from 2027, including higher payments for existing pensioners and changes...
Economy

Cyprus disability benefits rise 10%, backdated to January

Disability benefits in Cyprus are going up 10%, backdated to January 1, and more people will now qualify, under...
Economy

Cyprus pension reform explained: What’s proposed and what happens next

Labour Minister Marinos Moushouttas presented a pension reform proposal to social partners on Wednesday, during a session of the...
Economy

Pension reform: Government proposes 50% hike and 12% penalty reduction

Cyprus's pension reform includes increases in the minimum pension of up to 50% and a reduction in the 12%...
Economy

Who counts as energy poor in Cyprus? New criteria proposed

Cyprus is proposing a new system for identifying energy-poor households based on their income, energy costs and the energy...
Economy

Major disability benefit reform launched with €106 million funding boost and gradual expansion

A major legislative reform concerning the Social Participation, Inclusion, and Independent Living of Persons with Disabilities has entered...
Economy

MPs hear that some welfare recipients spend benefit at casinos, betting shops

Some recipients of Cyprus's Minimum Guaranteed Income (EEE) are spending their monthly payment at casinos and betting shops, with...
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