The Deputy Ministry of Social Welfare announces that the Decree of the Minister of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance on the provision of the Child and Single Parent Family Allowance for 2022 has been published in the Official Gazette of the Republic.
Based on the provisions of the Decree, those who had become beneficiaries of the above allowances for the year 2021 do not need to reapply for the year 2022 and the provision of the allowances will be automatically processed by the Welfare Allowances Management Service (WMA). Payment of benefits for 2022 will commence from 15 May 2022 while the monthly payment of benefits that continue to be paid monthly to beneficiaries will continue uninterrupted.
Please note that if there has been any change in details affecting their entitlement to a benefit, claimants should inform the DSS by submitting/sending the relevant Change of Details Form.
It is further noted that those who have become eligible for Child Benefit for 2021 and wish to apply for Single Parent Family Allowance for the year 2022, their application may be submitted via the Change of Details Form.
At the same time, those who did not apply for or become entitled to Child Benefit for 2021 may apply for Child Benefit or Child Benefit and Single Parent Family Allowance. These applications are submitted ONLY electronically, through the Government Online Security Gateway (GIS), where citizens can easily and securely submit their application via any device with internet access, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. A prerequisite is registration on ARIADNI and identification of the citizen's profile at authorised centres or through i-banking.
It is stressed that, for the purposes of examining the application, it is mandatory for families applying for the first time, to complete and send the Authorization Form in original and paper form to the Welfare Benefits Management Service.
For further information on the online application for Child Benefit and Single Parent Family Allowance:
- Website: http://www.dmsw.gov.cy/wbas
- Phone: 22 804000
- Email: grants@mlsi.gov.cy
- Fax: 22 803048
(BG/SX)
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