Once-only Grant – Former employees of International Aeradio Ltd (IAL)

Overview

In order to implement one of the measures identified in Budget 2025, the Prime Minister, the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Social Policy and Children’s Rights have developed the following scheme to provide a once-only grant for persons who:

• were engaged under the tutelage of the Deparment of Civil Aviation in the administration of the air traffic control services and ancillary services in the period between August 1972 and 31st March 1979 and thereafter served in the Public Service.

What you’ll get

The grant will be paid only to eligible applicants who qualify and comply with the provisions of this Scheme.

The payment of the grant shall be paid to applicants by:

• Be deposited directly into a bank account where the pension of the same applicant is deposited.

No interests are due to the applicant on the amount of this grant. The condition of this Scheme for those accepting the grant, is that the applicant shall be renouncing to any other claim related to this Scheme and withdraw any case instituted against Government, Authority or Government entity.

Eligibility

• This Scheme applies to applicants who were were engaged under the tutelage of the Deparment of Civil Aviation in the administration of the air traffic control services and ancillary services in the period between August 1972 and 31st March 1979 and thereafter served in the Public Service.
• The Scheme also applies to the heirs of such individuals if they satisfy the conditions of this Scheme.

How to apply

Applications under this scheme shall be made on the application form set out in the schedule to this scheme and shall contain all the information and details.

For an eligible deceased applicant or authorized heir, an application has to be submitted by the authorised heir.

Applicants who are eligible and entitled, including the heirs where applicable, may apply for the grant in respect of the service provided as required in the terms of this scheme.

Applications for this Scheme are to be inserted in the application form under the Schedule and shall contain the information and details as required in the said form and under this same Scheme.

In a scenario where an application for this Scheme is made on behalf of a deceased person, this is required to be presented by the heirs. If there is more than one heir, one application has to be presented by the authorised heir. Along with the application, a notary statement should be appended declaring the heirs of the deceased and the authorised one. The statement should clearly indicate that the deceased person was eligible to apply for this scheme. The Department of Social Security reserves the right to request further documents in addition to the above-mentioned statement.

Applications should be accompanied by any documents and other information that might be requested by the Minister for Finance or the Minister for Social Policy and Children’s Rights.

Applications under this Scheme, including all related documents, shall be submitted by not later than 31st July 2025. You can download the application by clicking here.

This application together with all the relevant documents is to be sent by post to the Department of Social Security, 38, Ordnance Street, Valletta, VLT 1021 or by visiting one of the servizz.gov hubs.