Ministerial: Grant of an extraordinary Christmas Gift - Who are the beneficiaries?

The granting of an extraordinary Christmas Gift for 2022, with an expenditure of €17.1 million, was approved today by the Council of Ministers, following a proposal by the Deputy Minister of Social Welfare Ms. Anastasia Anthousis.

The Christmas Gift will be awarded to the same categories of beneficiaries as it was given in 2021, specifically to:

• Beneficiaries of Minimum Guaranteed Income (MIG),

• Beneficiaries of the Pensioner Household Support Plan with Low Incomes,

• Beneficiaries of the Plan to Provide an Honorary Allowance for Mothers with Many Children,

• Recipients of Public Assistance, and

• Prisoners and children of prisoners who live in the occupied areas and attend the Kindergarten, Primary and High School of Rizokarpasos.

In addition to the above categories of beneficiaries, the extraordinary Christmas Gift will be granted this year to beneficiaries who receive Single Parent Families Allowance, with a total income of up to €19.500 and deposits of up to €10.000.

It is clarified that the amount of the Christmas Gift will not be considered as income for the purposes of providing the EEE, Low-Pensioner's Allowance, Honorary Mother's Allowance, Child and Single Parent Family Allowance, Easter Gift and Christmas Gift.

Payment of Sub-Ministry of Social Welfare Allowances for December

In view of the Christmas holidays, the Social Welfare Services and the Welfare Benefits Management Service of the Deputy Ministry of Social Welfare have made all the necessary arrangements for the early payment of public benefits, allowances and other social benefits, as follows: