A cry of despair from pensioners at a time when accuracy is galloping and the prices of basic goods have risen.
Speaking to the Cyprus Times, Kostas Skarparis, General Secretary of EKYSY, noted that there are unfortunately elderly people who are now thinking about whether to buy food, or medicine or whether to get gas to keep warm.
"It is tragic in 2022 that our pensioners are thinking about whether to keep warm, or whether to buy food, or medicine.
"It is tragic that in 2022 our pensioners are thinking about whether to keep warm, or whether to buy food, or medicine. Unfortunately, we are told that many "locked themselves in their homes because of the shortage to keep warm, but at the same time to protect themselves from coronavirus."
Under these conditions, he stresses, pensioners unfortunately cannot survive with dignity, noting that many of them are also facing depression problems due to the situation. They also have to buy food and pay for heating because of the prolonged winter. Prices have skyrocketed and our pensions are not reaching the end of the month, by our math," he said."
Waiting to get their small check deductions back
As Mr.Scarparis the small cheque cut-off money to low pensioners has not yet been returned, as promised by the Ministry of Welfare.
[/P][BR][/P][BR]"We are waiting to get back what was cut off. We had a meeting with the Deputy Minister and we were promised that the problem would be resolved in February and now we are told in March. However, we have yet to see the money that was cut off from the small cheques being taken back and we are afraid that the promise will not materialise."
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