Ministry of Finance has revealed income support allowance has been disbursed to over 14,000 individuals whose sources of income were affected due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The government introduced a monthly income support allowance of USD 323 as compensation to cover the essential expenses of individuals whose employment has been negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Statistics publicised by the finance ministry revealed USD 11.7 million has been disbursed as income support allowance for 14,501 individuals by December 17.
The income support allowance is provided for individuals who have been either dismissed or suspended from their jobs without pay, as well as employees who have been sent on no-pay leaves and employees whose monthly wages have been reduced below USD 323.