The Council of Ministers, at its meeting today, approved the proposal of the Deputy Minister of Social Welfare, Ms Marilena Evangelou, to grant an Easter allowance to beneficiaries of the Aid Scheme for Pensioners with Low Income.
The Easter Allowance for low pensioners, which amounts to €190 per pensioner, will be paid to those low pensioners whose income does not exceed:
[A](a) €7,000 for a single-person household or
(b) €12,000 for a two-person household.
Note that the income threshold is adjusted according to the composition of the household, i.e. it is increased by €2,100 for each dependent under the age of 14 and by €3,500 for each dependent over the age of 14.
The number of low-income pensioners expected to benefit from the Easter Allowance is approximately 16,200 and the projected expenditure is approximately €3.07 million.
The Easter Allowance will be paid to the accounts of beneficiaries, by bank transfer, on 12 April 2023.
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