$70 million paid out to 386,907 Fijians as part of the Govt’s $180 Inflation Mitigation Assistance

With the government assistance coming to an end, a total of $70 million has been paid out as part of the $180 Inflation Mitigation Assistance.

Permanent Secretary for Economy, Shiri Gounder says 386,907 Fijians received the assistance.

This includes parents of 272,293 children below Year 13, around 21,228 tertiary students, 86,198 social welfare recipients, 5,737 Aftercare beneficiaries and 1,451 pensioners.

Gounder says parents of 272,293 children have received a total of $49 million in the $180 payout.

Of this, 205,314 children are in school, with a total payout of $37 million and 66,979 children are not in school (infant to ages 5 to 6 years) with a total payout of $12.1 million.

Gounder expressed his sincere gratitude to the Ministry of Education, Heritage and Arts, all the schools across Fiji, school teachers, administration staff, parents and guardians for their collaboration towards the successful rollout and payment of the Inflation Mitigation Assistance to children below Year 13.

Gounder also thanked all the staff of the Ministry of Economy involved with the project and the support provided by the Ministry of Communications, Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, Legal Aid Commission, Fiji National Provident Fund, Fiji Revenue and Customs Service, Tertiary Education Loan Service, Vodafone, Digicel and Post Fiji for the rollout, assessment and payment of this important initiative.