Topic: Financial assistance
Internships to bridge gap from welfare to work in overhaul of government aid
Able bodied adults receiving financial assistance will be linked with internships to help them get back to work as part of sweeping changes to the welfare system in the Cayman Islands.
Financial assistance reviews extended to November
Caymanians who are due a reassessment to determine their eligibility for government financial support now have until 10 Nov. to submit their application forms.
MPs vote to overhaul ‘hopelessly out of date’ social welfare system
Lawmakers have approved a new Financial Assistance Act to replace the six-decade-old Poor Persons Relief Act, which Social Development Minister André Ebanks has described as inadequate and "hopelessly out of date".
Health Insurance assistance programme renewed
Government has renewed its health insurance assistance to displaced Caymanian tourism workers for another three months.
New business support programme launching
A new financial assistance programme to help tour operators maintain their assets and ready their businesses for the border reopening has been funded with $4 million.
Website launched to simplify applying for NAU aid
The Needs Assessment Unit has launched a new website to make it easier for people to determine if they are eligible for government financial assistance.
Financial assistance recipients to be reassessed
People receiving Permanent Financial Assistance from the Needs Assessment Unit who have not been assessed since July 1, 2015, must be reassessed to continue receiving the benefits, the unit advised this week.
