New decisions from the Cabinet of Ministers with approval of bills, land allocation, Easter allowances and support for low-income pensioners.
More specifically. The decision is part of the policy implemented to revitalise rural and peripheral areas.
The Council of Ministers decided to grant an Easter allowance of €190 to a total of 18,822 low-income pensioners. The income threshold is increased to €7,000 from €6,500 for a single-person household and to €12,000 from €11,000 for a household of two pensioners. A total of 5 people benefit from the extension of the income threshold.151 persons,[/B] who had either lost their entitlement to the Easter Benefit due to an increase in their pensions for the year 2021, or are new beneficiaries of the benefit due to an increase in income limits, who are included in the Low Income Pensioners' Support Scheme, including low-income pensioners receiving the Low Income Pensioners' Benefit through the Minimum Guaranteed Income. The additional expenditure from the increase in the income threshold amounts to almost EUR 1 million.
The Council of Ministers has approved a Low Income Pensioners' Support Scheme as a counterbalance to support households and taking into account the particular circumstances created by the pandemic, inflation and the further decline in the market value of low-income pensioners' households. Details of the Plan will be announced by the State Ministry of Social Welfare.
Also, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the Bill entitled "The Law of 2022 on the Implementation of Regulation (EU) 2018/1240 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 September 2018 establishing the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS), which provides for the establishment of the ETIAS travel information and authorisation system at the Ministry of the Interior."
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the Bill entitled "The Law of 2022 on the Implementation of Regulation (EU) 2018/1240 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 September 2018 establishing the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS)" which provides for the establishment of the ETIAS travel information and authorisation system at the Ministry of the Interior. The scheme concerns third country nationals who do not need an entry visa to travel to Cyprus. The implementation of this programme aims to improve internal security, prevent illegal immigration, protect public health and reduce delays in border crossings.
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