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The proposal of the Deputy Minister of Social Welfare, Ms Marilena Evangelou, for the revision of the Resettlement Plan in the occupied areas was approved today, 30 April 2024, by the Council of Ministers, concerning the provision of financial assistance to Greek Cypriots and members of the Maronite Community, who have permanently settled in villages where they are stranded and which are located in areas not under the effective control of the Republic of Cyprus.
Specifically, according to the decision:
- The right to participate in the Resettlement Scheme is also granted to families in which one of the spouses resides in the occupied territories.
- The number of compulsory overnight stays in the occupied villages remains at four per week, but without the requirement that they be consecutive and without regard to whether they are weekdays or weekends.
- As regards the 240 euro care allowance, it will now also be granted to couples over 75 years of age, in addition to single persons, as was previously the case.
As Ms. Evangelou stated after the Cabinet meeting, "by improving the Plan, the Government looks forward to continuing resettlement so that our occupied villages remain, under the difficult conditions of the occupation, alive."
(MΘ/EAT/EP)
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