The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) will relax the arrangements for family members to visit their loved in the city’s elderly care homes from tomorrow, after consulting opinions from the Health Bureau (SSM).
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The government announced on Thursday that it will launch a one-year pilot scheme next month to pay a monthly subsidy of MOP 2,175 to those who are looked after by a caregiver.
The government has announced that it will provide a subsidy for local employees with disabilities whose wages are less than the statutory minimum wage so that their wages will meet the amount when the city’s overall minimum wage system takes effect on Sunday.
All the 41 government-subsidised crèches (also known as day nurseries) will reopen on 3 November.
The Central Registration System for Domestic Violence Cases listed 18 suspected domestic violence cases in the first half of this year.
A 30-year-old man was arrested on Monday in Taipa for luring underage children to take pornographic videos or photos of themselves and send them to him.
The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) said in a statement at the weekend that it is closely following up on the alleged case of a young child who, according to social media claims, sustained injuries in a local crèche.
The government has decided that the city’s government-subsidised crèches (also known as day nurseries) will not resume their service in the new school year.
Covid-19 has impacted lives in different ways and at different levels. While schools and businesses were suspended so that people could be safe at home, some social services had to continue to ensure that senior citizens living alone, single-parent families and those with disabilities were properly looked after and protected during the pandemic.