WILLEMSTAD - Vulnerable groups in society will receive extra allowances in the coming months. This was announced by the Minister of Social Development, Labor and Welfare (SOAW) Ruthmilda Larmonie-Cecilia during a press conference on Thursday.
The measures are intended for people in the social assistance or with an AOV pension to alleviate the price increases. Retirees aged 65 and older, who only receive an AOV pension and are eligible for a monthly allowance from the Social Insurance Bank (SVB), will receive an additional 25 guilders per month. It concerns a group of 9,600 people.
In addition, people over sixty who are waiting for their AOV receive an extra twenty guilders per month. They have fallen into a gap since the AOV age has been raised to 65 years. People in the social assistance system also receive an additional allowance of twenty guilders per month. In both cases, the increase is six percent.
This concerns temporary relief that is valid until December 2022. A total of 2.3 million guilders has been made available for the increased allowances. The financing comes from SOAW's budget, but does mean that funds for other projects will have to be temporarily shifted in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance.