The Council of Ministers met today under the chairmanship of the President of the Republic, Nicos Anastasiades. During the Cabinet meeting, important decisions were taken on various issues.
The following decisions were taken.Beneficiaries are all mothers, regardless of their employment status, provided that they have resided permanently and legally in the Republic of Cyprus for the five years preceding the birth of the children.
The plan provides for the payment of a lump sum of €1,500 per child to cover the initial needs.
In addition, it is possible to apply for benefits in line with the Baby Dowry Scheme, including equipment and nappies, depending on the needs of the family, up to a value of €1500 per child.
A particularly important support provision is the allocation of up to €400 per month to subsidise the purchase of home services by an approved carer or childminder, from the day of birth until the children's first birthday.
Provision is also made for the grant of an amount for the attendance of children at a childcare centre/preschool up to four years. Payment will be monthly and will be made on presentation of the relevant documents, without retroactive effect. Details will be announced by the competent State Ministry.
The Council of Ministers also decided to allocate an additional amount of €3,600,000, to grant student allowances to more beneficiaries.
In particular, it was decided to grant a living allowance of €500 to all eligible students due to the housing shortage. In addition, due to the increase in the price of airline tickets, the granting of an airline ticket allowance of €200 to all eligible students was approved.
The Council of Ministers decided to grant financial assistance, up to a maximum total amount of €1,220.500 to affected farmers for damages caused by adverse weather conditions and natural disasters to agricultural crops during the 2021 - 2022 growing season.
Since August 2019, when the new risk management plan for agricultural production was implemented, farmers have been granted 30 million euros for compensation related to natural disasters and severe weather events. In addition, 25 million have been allocated to address the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and another 20 million for the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
In the same context, the Council of Ministers decided to grant, on humanitarian grounds, financial assistance to those affected by extreme weather events and fire in the Kormakheti community
in Kyrenia Province. The assistance concerns a small number of affected people in the occupied community of Kormakheti.
It also decided to grant Minor Aid of €14,055 for 2022 to professional fishermen of the Zygios area, as a compensatory measure for the impact of the construction and operation of the marine fuel loading dock in the area of Vasilikos.
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