The Council of Ministers approved on Wednesday the proposal of the Minister of Labour and Social Insurance for the announcement of the scheme entitled "Low Pensioners' Holiday Subsidy Scheme in Hotels in the Mountain resorts and the Tower of Tillaria during the periods of June July July 2022 and September October October 2022", under which full subsidies will be provided for full board accommodation for low-income pensioners for holidays in resorts in the mountain resorts and the Tyrrhenian Tower.
According to a press release, the scheme will operate for the period from 1/6/2022 to 31/7/2022 and from 1/9/2022 to 31/10/2022 or until the relevant budget is exhausted and will cover 4 days' accommodation (3 nights) with full board, from Friday to Monday and from Tuesday to Friday.
It should be noted that beneficiaries of the Scheme are beneficiaries of the Low Income Pensioners' Assistance Scheme (low-income pensioners receiving the small cheque), low-income pensioners who are beneficiaries of the Minimum Guaranteed Income, pensioners with an annual income of up to €15,500 for singles, pensioners with an annual income of up to €20.000 for families, as well as to their dependants, as defined in the Low Income Pensioners' Assistance Scheme[/B].
Beneficiaries of the Plan included in the above categories must necessarily be permanent residents of the island.
The cost of implementing the Plan for the participation of approximately 5,200 persons is estimated at eight hundred thousand euros (€800,000).
It is added that the aim of the Plan is to provide quality services to low-income pensioners, but also to support our country's mountain resorts, which through their operation provide a significant number of jobs in areas outside urban centres, enhance the tourist product of Cyprus during the winter months, thus helping to extend the tourist season, and through their operation support to a significant extent the communities in which they operate.
As regards the application procedure, the Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance will inform the beneficiaries shortly, once the procedures regarding the implementation of the Plan have been finalised, the press release concludes.
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