The Law on the Renaming of the Ministry of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance to the Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance has been published in the Official Gazette of the Republic, the Ministry said in a statement, noting that citizens should contact the Deputy Ministry of Social Welfare for issues related to benefits.
The statement recalls that the Deputy Ministry of Social Welfare has been established since July 2021, and government decisions have placed the Social Welfare Services under the responsibility of the Deputy Ministry since July 2021 and the Welfare Benefits Management Service since January 2022.
It is further noted that any issues concerning social welfare benefits or benefits administered by the Social Welfare Services or the Welfare Benefits Administration Service, including any appeals for benefits, should be submitted to the relevant Deputy Minister and the relevant Ministry of State, as appropriate.
It is also clarified that the main benefits and allowances that have been transferred together with the Welfare Benefit Administration Service to the State Department of Social Welfare include, inter alia, the Minimum Guaranteed Income, Child Benefit and Single Parent Benefit, Low Pensioner's Allowance, benefits to World War II veterans and widows of veterans.
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