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I assure Social Welfare beneficiaries that their entitlements will not be affected in the 2021/2022 budget – Vuniwaqa
I assure Social Welfare beneficiaries that their entitlements will not be affected in the 2021/2022 budget – Vuniwaqa
Minister of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation Mereseini Vuniwaqa
Minister of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation Mereseini Vuniwaqa has assured Social Welfare beneficiaries that their entitlements will not be affected in the 2021/2022 National Budget.
While supporting the 2021/2022 National Budget, Vuniwaqa says the total allocation to the Ministry for the upcoming fiscal year is $145 million, which is a decrease of 9.21 percent from last year.
She says the largest portion of the ministry’s total budget allocation in the new fiscal year is for the administration of the nation’s core Social Protection Programs.
No reduction in the Poverty Benefit Scheme in the 2021/2022 National Budget
No reduction in the Poverty Benefit Scheme in the 2021/2022 National Budget
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum
With the 2021/2022 National Budget set to be announced on the 16th of this month, Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has made it clear that government will not reduce any of the designated allowances in the poverty benefit schemes in the upcoming financial year.
Sayed-Khaiyum has also stated that of the $59.2 million budgetary support given by Australia, $31.1 million was specifically for Social Welfare support.
The Attorney General also hosted a Development Partner Forum last week where development partners reaffirmed their commitment to helping Fijians mitigate and recover from the pandemic and further pledged their support for the Budget cycle.
CSO Alliance calling for govt to tell Fijians about their plans
We are assisting more than 80,000 Fijians through our Social Welfare programs - Vuniwaqa
CSO Alliance calling for govt to tell Fijians about their plans
We are assisting more than 80,000 Fijians through our Social Welfare programs - Vuniwaqa Tuesday 04/05/2021
Fiji Women s Crisis Centre Coordinator Shamima Ali and Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation Mereseini Vuniwaqa
The Fiji CSO Alliance for COVID-19 Humanitarian Response says cabinet ministers need to come forward now and tell Fijians about the plans they have in store for people after the latest COVID situation.
Fiji Women s Crisis Centre Coordinator Shamima Ali say they understand that the Prime Minister and other Ministers cannot enforce laws, regulations or oversee public health matters as legislation empowers the Permanent Secretary for Health to do so but the government can still soothe the pain of the people.
PACNEWS
Picture: SPC
(THE NATIONAL) A major conference for Pacific women opened Tuesday, uniting senior ministers from countries around the region.
But PNG’s Community Development, Youth and Religion Minister Wake Goi told The National that he would not be participating in the 14th triennial conference of Pacific Women because the notice reached him too late and he was still in his electorate.
“Any important meeting’s notice must reach me two weeks prior to lock in the dates,” he said.
Nevertheless, he said this was an important event which PNG was committed to supporting and the acting secretary or a representative in the department would attend.