The Destitute and Infirmed Payment is set to increase from $165 a month to $200 a month from 1 July 2016 and the Old Age Pension rate for those aged 70 and over will increase from $650 a month to $660 a month. The Destitute and Infirmed Payment is a means tested payment targeting working age…
21st December 2015 Government is pleased to announce that from Tuesday 22 December 2015, all beneficiaries receiving the Old Age Pension, Child Benefit, Infirm and Destitute payments from the Cook Islands Government will receive a $50 Christmas Bonus. The payment will be made into the Bank of the Cook Islands (BCI) account of each beneficiary…
The Minister for Internal Affairs, Hon. Albert Nicholas, has announced that the Government has extended the eligbility for the Funeral Allowance to NZ Super Pensioners who have returned to live in the Cook Islands. Currently, a funeral assistance grant is only paid on the death of Cook Islands Old Age Pensioners, however, NZ Super Pensioners…
8 June 2015 MEDIA STATEMENT Attn: News Editors/Chief Reporters Budget 2015/16 – Increased Social Impact Funds to help the most Vulnerable Minister for Internal Affairs announces increased funding to the Social Impact Fund to help the most vulnerable. Minister for Internal Affairs, the Honourable Albert Nicholas, outlined that the Government will provide an ongoing annual…
Parliament has approved amendments to the Welfare Act 1989 now making it easier for local pensioners seeking reinstatement of their pension if they have lost eligibility for being out of the Cook Islands for more than six months. Read more…