Four measures which directly assist and reduce some of the expenses faced by Gozitan students, relatives of patients, and Gozitan employees working in Malta were announced on Thursday by the Gozo Ministry.
The Travel Reimbursement for Patients Undergoing Cancer Treatment at Mater Dei has been revised to be available to patients seeking treatment in a government hospital for cancer, for renal dialysis or for an operation, and for the adult accompanying the said patient. The support also applies to Maltese patients seeking treatment in Gozo.
An additional allowance to help with the costs of accommodation for these patients will also be implemented. If a hospital appointment is prior to 8:30am and so the patient has to find accommodation for the previous night, the government will provide a maximum of €45 per night to cover at least some of the costs for their stay.
From January, the ministry will also be encouraging collective transport by provided partial compensation of €1.50 per day to Gozitan workers who are employed in the public sector and organising collective transport. The benefit will equate to €650 in a year. Teachers and LSAs who work less days due summer holidays will obtain €525 annually. This is besides a tax credit already offered to private companies who organise collective transport.
The benefits will be split in into two instalments; between January and June, and then between July and December. Applications for this assistance can be submitted in July this year.
All Gozitans working in Malta will be entitled to a Gozitan Works Subsidy, which will equate to a €300 benefit annually. This means that for the first time, the distinction that only government workers were given this form of help.
Gozo Minister Justyne Caruana said that these initiatives were the fruit of work done by the Government and had been studied and integrated with the government's vision.
from The Malta Independent http://bit.ly/2Bflpi7
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