Social Welfare

Wives Turn To Government For Help
NATION, NEWS

Wives Turn To Government For Help

Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, Lynda Tabuya, made the comment in an interview during the gran...

Single Parent Thankful For $180
NATION, NEWS

Single Parent Thankful For $180

“I am really thankful for the money I received, I pray every night for the leaders of our country,” she said.

$180 Cash Payout
NATION, NEWS

$180 Cash Payout

“From the money, I was able to buy my daughter’s sports uniform and other essentials,” she said.

Inflation Mitigation Payment Of $180 Starts Today
NATION, NEWS

Inflation Mitigation Payment Of $180 Starts Today

More applications are still being received through the digital platform and through Legal Aid Offices and the schools.

Home Of Physically-Challenged Man Gets Renovated
NEWS

Home Of Physically-Challenged Man Gets Renovated

A 51-year-old physically-challenged man’s prayer request for renovation of his house was finally answered.

Couple Needs Shelter
NATION

Couple Needs Shelter

“I never thought one day my health would give up and we would not have a place of our own.”

Vunika Fire Victim Seeks Help
NATION

Vunika Fire Victim Seeks Help

An elderly grandmother who lost everything in a house fire at Lowcost in Labasa is seeking assistance to build a hou...

Naduna Mother And Daughter Pleads For Help
NATION

Naduna Mother And Daughter Pleads For Help

“My mother is a social welfare recipient and she only receives $100 pension a month.”

Homeless By Choice: Busy City Streets By Day Turn To Sleeping Ground At Night
Feature

Homeless By Choice: Busy City Streets By Day Turn To Sleeping Ground At Night

Suva Street in Toorak, Amy Street, Knolly Street, Renwick Road, Waimanu Road and Raojibhai Patel Street are just som...

Waqetia Deserves A Medal For His Compassion And Love For ‘Street Kids’
Opinion

Waqetia Deserves A Medal For His Compassion And Love For ‘Street Kids’

At the same time, we need to strengthen the family institution to prevent young people from ending up on our streets...

Fiji Budget 2019: Fijians Getting Assistance
Budget 2019

Fiji Budget 2019: Fijians Getting Assistance

...the biggest challenge the ministry encounters is the lack of support from the families and communities to suppo...

Adoptive Parents Do Not Need To Live In Fiji, Committee Hears
NEWS

Adoptive Parents Do Not Need To Live In Fiji, Committee Hears

UNICEF’s recommendation was that if the child needs to be adopted, the matching of the child with the most suitabl...

Overpayment of Social Welfare Benefits Highlighted in Reports
NEWS

Overpayment of Social Welfare Benefits Highlighted in Reports

Social welfare benefits were overpaid because officers failed to review the cases. Relatives and guardians of childr...

Coconut Wireless: 14th March, 2017
Coconut Wireless

Coconut Wireless: 14th March, 2017

Family in distress This is a case for Social Welfare and other relevant agencies. A man, living with his four childr...

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