More than 108,000 Fijians receive assistance through four major social protection programmes.
Minister for Social Protection, Sashi Kiran, highlighted in Parliament that 46,000 benefit from mobility assistance and 22,000 receive transport support.
Kiran says these are not just numbers, they represent families who can put food on the table, elderly citizens who can access care, and children who can go to school with dignity.
She also stated that they are rolling out a new Social Protection Management Information System and are in the process of finalizing their Integrated Beneficiary Management System.
Kiran also stated that these digital reforms will streamline operations, strengthen accountability, reduce duplication and improve service delivery.
The Minister for Social Protection also stated that they are updating the Proxy Means Test model for the Family Assistance Scheme using the latest household expenditure data to ensure fairness and accuracy.
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Kiran adds that 99 beneficiaries have completed the Start Your Business training in collaboration with the Ministry of Commerce.
She adds 160 recipients have received seed grants to establish income-generating projects — from poultry farming and fishing to tailoring, catering and handicraft.
The Minister adds that now they are working with more families from poverty to productivity, from dependence to dignity.
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