The Cabinet of Ministers today approved the revised Financial Support Scheme for former children in the legal care of the Director of Social Welfare Services after the age of 18 for the purposes of rehabilitation and enhancing their social integration.
According to a written statement by the Deputy Government Spokesperson, Niobe Parishinou, the Scheme provides financial support to former children under the care of the DSS, upon their coming of age, in order to ensure opportunities for their smooth rehabilitation through studies, vocational training/education and the purchase of household/vocational equipment.
Also, the revised plan added the coverage of a monthly rent amount for those children who have secured a place at a university abroad and/or in Cyprus, which will be paid on a semesterly basis.
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