- Parents who both work in the private sector requiring one of the parents to stay at home to take care of school-aged children and cannot carry out their functions through teleworking.
- Single parent families who have school-aged children.
- Persons with Disability who work in the private sector and are duly registered with Jobsplus, may opt to stay home for health and safety reasons.
- Persons employed in the private sector, who after 27th March 2020, due to the impact of COVID-19 are not going to work because they are ordered by the Superintendent of Public Health not to leave their home, work full-time or part-time in the private sector, cannot work from home and are not being paid by their employer during their absence, and have not yet reached retirement age
- will receive a direct payment of:
- €166.15 per week if working full-time
- €103.85 per week if working part-time
- Employees who had their full-time employment terminated as of 9th March 2020, including those who were self-employed, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic will be eligible for the Contributory Unemployment Benefit and will receive a direct payment of:
- €166.15 if work was in full-time before becoming unemployed
- €103.85 per week if work was part-time before becoming unemployed
- Government will increase rent subsidies for individuals who have their job terminated.
In addition, they will enjoy the following benefits:
- The Social Security Contribution will be paid and their future contributory pension rights are safeguarded
- If entitled to Children’s Allowance – the rate will be adjusted taking into consideration the new income earned (this may increase up to the maximum rate of €24.08 per week per child)
- If entitled to the In Work Benefit – they will continue to receive it without deductions
- If entitled to Supplementary Allowance – they will have its rate adjusted taking into consideration the new income earned (this may increase up to the maximum rate of €4.57 per week for single persons and €12.54 per week for couples)
- If entitled to the Tapering of Benefits – they will continue to receive it without deductions
- If entitled to any of the Disability Assistances – they will continue to receive it without deductions
Applications for the abovementioned social benefits can be found in the following links:
- Person with Disability benefit:
https://socialsecurity.gov.mt/onlineforms/Pages/COVID19DisabilityBenefitEN.aspx
Should you require any further information or assistance on the matter, please do not hesitate to reach out to Dr Sarah Mifsud personally on [email protected]
Disclaimer: The information provided does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice. All content available is for general informational purposes only. This may also not constitute the most updated information and you are always advised to seek legal advice.
