Topic: social welfare
MPs vote to overhaul ‘hopelessly out of date’ social welfare system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Poor Persons Relief Act, which Social Development Minister André Ebanks has described as inadequate and "hopelessly out of date".
$180,000 report suggests two choices for social welfare
A $180,000 study completed in March as part of an ongoing review of Cayman’s troubled social services network looked at the structure of those services rather than how specific services to the poor and indigent might be improved, according to testimony in the Legislative Assembly’s PAC.
EDITORIAL – The price of paying respect
Given the significant expenditure on seamen’s and veterans’ benefits, it is concerning how unclear members of the Legislative Assembly’s Finance Committee appeared to be on the specifics of the healthcare program.
EDITORIAL – Meals on Wheels: Plates for seniors, not platitudes
When public sector budgets are being crafted, every dollar is a decision. In that context, ranking at or near the government's list of priorities are the hundreds of elderly Caymanians who are hungry, isolated and vulnerable.
EDITORIAL – The people that Cayman forgot
Our country’s social services are a disservice — to the Caymanians who need public assistance, and to the welfare officers who deliver it.
2,500 Cayman families getting social welfare assistance
The Needs Assessment Unit is significantly under-resourced and lacks the necessary manpower and legislation to help move people from welfare to work, according to its director Tamara Hurlston.
