#Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI)

The cabinet on Tuesday approved a new social welfare deputy ministry initiative giving work-capable Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI) recipients opportunities to gain professional experience. According to the deputy ministry, the ...

The average time to review applications for Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI) has been cut to 60 days, the deputy welfare minister said on Tuesday. In a video message, Marilena Evangelou said ...

A bill to allow disabled people to receive the minimum guaranteed income regardless of how much other family members earn was discussed on Tuesday at the House labour committee, with ...

The audit office on Wednesday flagged over 800 questionable cases of individuals who received guaranteed minimum income (GMI) but had accumulated a wealth of property. In a special report for the ...

The government on Tuesday pledged to overhaul the benefits system for disabled people, by de-linking it from the Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI) which currently also covers such persons. In parliament, ...

The modernising and upgrading of the Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI) for vulnerable groups is based on three pillars tackling inefficiency, misappropriation of funds, and empowerment of applicants, Government Spokesman Konstantinos ...

Delays in processing guaranteed minimum income (GMI) applications have been slashed to three months, down from the usual year or two, Deputy Welfare Minister Marilena Evangelou said on Monday. In ...

Legislation is need to ensure the rights of the disabled across all aspects of life, the Cyprus Confederation of Disability Organisations (Kysoa) said on Monday. “The core objective of Kysoa ...

Human Rights Commissioner Maria Stylianou Lottides on Tuesday called for more measures to ensure an acceptable standard of living for pensioners with disabilities. In her latest report, Lottides said she ...

Applications for Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI) can now be filed online, the government said on Tuesday. Deputy minister for social welfare Marilena Evangelou was speaking at the House labour committee. ...

Three years ago, Cyprus declared its first case of coronavirus, shuttered the island and locked down the population with the same mantra as every other government – three weeks to flatten ...

The labour ministry announced Wednesday it has deposited the low pension allowances in the bank accounts of around 3,300 eligible families who were also eligible for the guaranteed minimum income (GMI). ...