$53m paid out to 296,441 Fijians as part of the Govt’s $180 Inflation Mitigation Assistance

$53m paid out to 296,441 Fijians as part of the Govt’s $180 Inflation Mitigation Assistance

By Rashika Kumar
Sunday 18/09/2022
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$53 million has been paid out to 296,441 Fijians as part of the Government’s $180 Inflation Mitigation Assistance.

This includes parents of 184,572 students below Year 13, around 12,805 tertiary students, 86,198 social welfare recipients, 5,737 Aftercare beneficiaries and 1,451 pensioners.

Application is still open for parents and guardians and closes on the 30th of this month.

Parents and guardians can get their application forms from schools or at the Legal Aid Offices where guardians will have to first sign a statutory declaration.

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