Welfare officers urged to care
18 welfare officers are going through community based corrections training for the next three days where they are learning how to supervise and rehabilitate offenders in
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Akbar shocked after the courts sentence man to 30 months in prison for selling a girl to men for the purpose of sex
Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, Rosy Akbar says she is shocked and disappointed following the 30-month imprisonment sentence handed down to a 30-yea
Govt assists more than 9,000 families through their Care and Protection Allowance
More than 9,000 families have been assisted through Government’s Care and Protection Allowance since August last year. The Care and Protection Allowance is a so
New Labasa Golden Age Home expected to be opened next year
The Labasa Golden Age Home which is undergoing a $4.7 million face-lift is expected to be opened in the beginning of next year. Director of Social Welfare Rupeni Fatia
Managers of Aged Care Homes plan how to respond and recover better from natural disasters
Managers of Aged Care Homes are meeting today to plan how to prepare better when responding and recovering from natural disasters. Fiji has eight Aged Care facilities.
Social Welfare recipients can now get immediate assistance after a tropical cyclone
Social Welfare recipients can now get access to immediate assistance following a tropical cyclone after being included in the Parametric Micro-insurance product. This
Social welfare recipients get allowances ahead of Diwali
The Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation says all recipients of its four main social protection programs can now withdraw their allowances and can prepare
Akbar confirms they are organizing a temporary shelter for the Nakasi woman who is living in a wrecked van
Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation Rosy Akbar says they are in the process of organizing a temporary shelter for 45 year old Anita Singh who lost her ho
Ministry urges all social welfare recipients to get vaccinated for COVID-19
The Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation is encouraging all social welfare recipients to get vaccinated for COVID-19 and protect themselves and their loved
Social Welfare recipients eligible for term life and funeral benefits must be fully vaccinated by 1st November 2021
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says social welfare recipients eligible for term life and funeral benefits must be fully vaccinated by 1st November 2021. Whi
Elderly social welfare recipients can access assistance through their children or a third party – Social Welfare Dept
Social welfare recipients particularly elderly Fijians who cannot go to supermarkets or banks to access food and payments can now give their food voucher cards and bank c
Some beggars prefer to live on the streets- Fatiaki
Director for Social Welfare Rupeni Fatiaki has stressed that they have made every effort to provide shelter to the homeless people but some of them prefer to stay on the
COVID-19 has brought additional poverty and may reverse years of progress in the fight against child labour - Karimli
International Labour Organisation Office for Pacific Island Countries Director, Matin Karimli says the COVID-19 pandemic has brought additional poverty and may reverse ye
There is a risk that a generation of Fijians will grow up thinking that gender based violence is justified - Vuniwaqa
Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, Mereseini Vuniwaqa says violence against women and children is illegal, immoral, it can never be justified and it ne
Social Pension recipients may receive reduced allowance if their circumstances have changed - Poole
Some recipients under the Social Pension Scheme may receive a reduced payment if their circumstances have changed however the allowance is still $100 per month. Perman
Social Pension Scheme allowance will remain $100 per month
The Social Pension Scheme allowance will remain at $100.00 per month and if you have received a lower allowance than usual, then you must contact the Ministry of Women, C
Govt assisting more people through Social Welfare payments
More people are now receiving assistance through the government’s Social Welfare programs as Fiji struggles to overcome the effects of COVID-19 and the recent trop
Dept of Social Welfare doing their assessment on a family of 7 that had to stay at a bus stop for 3 nights
The Department of Social Welfare says they are doing their own assessment where a family of 7 including a 5-year-old, 4-year-old, 2 years 7 months, a 3 weeks old baby and
Social Welfare recipients need to open a BSP account in order to receive their payments straight away – Westpac Fiji
Westpac Fiji has highlighted that for the recipients of Social Welfare to receive their payments straight away, they would now need to open a BSP account. This follows
Department of Social Welfare urges recipients to check their bank accounts on the 6th of every month as social welfare payments are delivered on the 5th
The Department of Social Welfare is urging all welfare recipients to check their bank accounts on the 6th of every month regarding their monthly welfare payments, as time
Some social welfare recipients who bank with Westpac say they have not received their allowance
Some of the recipients of the social welfare allowances that still bank with Westpac have confirmed that they still have not received their allowance, however, the Direct