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Message by the Director General of Social Security, to mark the 65th anniversary of the establishment of the Department of Social Security
65 years of Social Security in Malta It was way back in 1956 when we, today’s present staff within the Department were yet to be born, that the Social Security Department was created to...
Strengthening the Workers- More employments and benefits, less social dependence
During the press conference forming part of the ‘Strengthening the Worker’ campaign Hon. Michael Falzon, Minister for Social Justice and Solidarity, the Family and Children’s Rights stated...
Strengthening workers by addressing past injustice for the fifth consecutive year
“This is a very meaningful week for all those who believe in the role of workers, thus it is important to remember Workers’ Day because the Labour Government has always had one goal: the...
Nearly one thousand, one hundred parents were paid €580,000 in Covid temporary benefits
The payment process has now been concluded and over 1, 100 parents of children under the age of 16 and children with severe disabiities have benefitted from the Covid temporary benefits. Over 1,...
Expenditure for Social Benefits for 2020 exceeds one billion Euro
For the first time in our country, a historic milestone in the social area has been set, after the global expenditure in social security benefits has exceeded one billion euro. The total...
The benefit for parents affected by the closure of schools will be paid once again
The Ministry for Social Justice and Solidarity, the Family and Children’s Rights is re-introducing a scheme aimed at paying a benefit to those parents whose children are under the age of 16 and...