Welfare Benefits Board (WBB)
'Aswesuma' Welfare Benefits Payment for 1,792,265 families and 'Samurdhi' allowance for 393,094 families - State Minister of Finance, Shehan Semasinghe has said this.
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1,280,000 families who are receiving Samurdhi benifits have applied for “Aswesuma”, out of which 887,653 families have qualified. It was decided to extend the Samurdhi allowance to 393,094 families who are not qualified for “Aswesuma” among the families currently receiving the Samurdhi subsidy until the appeals / objection process is concluded. The appeals and objections that have been submitted are will be reviewed and arrangements will be made to start accepting new applications as soon as it is completed.
Currently, 1,792,265 families are eligible for welfare benefits on Aswesuma and 9,046,612 of them are newly qualified for welfare benefits. Relief is to be provided for 20 lakh families and after consideration of appeals and objections it will be possible to reach the target.
Meanwhile, for the elderly, kidney and disabled people receiving assistance, will be paid as previously. Accordingly, arrangements will be made to provide elderly allowances through post offices and kidney and disabled allowances through divisional secretariats.
The 11,660 people in elderly homes, children's homes, disabled centers and religious places will receive allowances without a change until a new politics formulated.
Meanwhile, the Welfare Benefits Board has received the details of 10 lakh accounts for the payment and the government requests the eligible people to open accounts as soon as possible to receive the benefits.
State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe has said this.
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