The Cabinet has today, 13 April 2022, approved, the proposal of the Minister of Labour and Social Insurance for the announcement of the Scheme entitled "Scheme for subsidizing holidays of low pensioners in hotels in the Mountain resorts and the Tower of Tilliria during the periods June - July 2022 and September - 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.
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 a 4-day stay (3 nights) with full board, from Friday to Monday and from Tuesday to Friday. Beneficiaries of the Scheme are.500 for singles and,
(4) pensioners with an annual income of up to €20.000 for families and their dependants, as defined in the Plan of Assistance to Low Income Pensioners.
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).
The cost of implementing the Plan for the participation of approximately 5,200 persons is estimated at eight hundred thousand euros (€800,000).
The aim of the Plan is, on the one hand, to provide quality services to low-income pensioners but also to support the mountain resorts of our country, which through their operation offer 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.
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