News in brief: Single-parent allowance and tenants rights
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16 Oct 2019, 9:00 AM
Cap on single-parent allowance raised to MVR10,000
The ceiling of the monthly single-parent allowance has been raised from MVR3,000 (US$200) to MVR10,000 (US$650) after cabinet deliberations on Tuesday.
After the decision was widely misreported, the National Social Protection Agency explained on Wednesday that the rate per child remains unchanged at MVR1,000. The rules previously limited the monthly allowance to MVR3,000 even if a single parent was caring for more than three children.
The rules were also revised to provide single parents of children with special needs with both the single-parent allowance and the disability allowance. Whereas a 2009/2010 household income survey was previously used for assessment purposes, the social services ministry would now set a new income threshold to assess poverty levels or means-testing.
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