Information: "+ Housing" programme aims to increase affordable housing for families, announces Andreia Cardoso The Regional Secretary for Social Solidarity announced in Ponta Delgada that the first public consultation for the "+Housing" programme will be launched in August, adding that "families are expected to move to their new homes by the end of September." Andreia Cardoso spoke at the presentation of the "+Housing" programme," which is “the result of an alignment of wills and needs.” It pro... more >>
Information: New rules introduced to Lease Incentive programme aim to reach more people, announces Andreia Cardoso The Regional Secretary for Social Solidarity announced in Angra do Heroísmo that the new rules on the housing support programme designated as "Families with a Future - Lease Incentive" provides for the possibility of submitting a third application and introduces changes to the maximum support limit, from 70 to 75% of the lease amount.
Andreia Cardoso spoke at a press conference to present t... more >>
Information: Preventing and combating domestic and gender-based violence remain the Regional Government's priorities, says Andreia Cardoso The Regional Secretary for Social Solidarity highlighted in Vila do Porto the Regional Government's commitment to the prevention and fight against domestic violence, emphasising investments in projects for the promotion of equal opportunities and in awareness campaigns. “The Regional Government has made a clear commitment to the prevention and dissemination of the resources available in the ... more >>
Information: COVID-19 Support Supplement Regulation published in the Official Journal The Resolution of the Government Council approving and regulating the COVID-19 Support Supplement, aimed at supporting the decrease of income occurring a result of the pandemic effects, was published today in the Official Journal.
The document sets out the criteria and rules for the granting of the COVID-19 Support Supplement, similarly to what was done for other support supplements created to h... more >> Information: Regional Government invests in creation and improvement of social responses on the island of Santa Maria The Regional Secretary for Social Solidarity stated in Vila do Porto that the coverage rate of Free Time Activity Centres (CATL) on the island of Santa Maria "is higher than recommended," point out that "it was around 22.6% in 2019, above the recommended rate, which is set at 20%."
Andreia Cardoso spoke at the ceremony of laying the first stone of the refurbishment and adaptation works of a build... more >>
Information: Support programme for recovery of degraded housing aims to improve housing conditions for families The Regional Secretary for Social Solidarity stated today that the rehabilitation of building heritage has been a priority of the Regional Government, stressing that the support programme for the recovery of degraded housing has contributed to “the improvement of housing conditions for families" throughout the archipelago.
Andreia Cardoso spoke on the sidelines of a visit to the infrastruc... more >> Information: Free Time Activity Centres to gradually open, announces Andreia Cardoso The Regional Secretary for Social Solidarity stated in Angra do Heroísmo that the Free Time Activity Centres are gradually opening and demonstrating their ability to adapt to the new reality, according to the guidelines issued by the Regional Health Authority.
Andreia Cardoso spoke at the end of a visit to the Free Time Activity Centre of the Christian Youth Association, as part of a round ... more >>
Information: Regional Government reinforces prevention and dissemination of Support Line Against Violence The Regional Secretary for Social Solidarity stated today that the Regional Government has been promoting an exhaustive campaign against domestic violence and the dissemination of the Support Line Against Violence (800 27 28 29), namely through dissemination Regional Campaign Against Domestic Violence on video and audio format.
Andreia Cardoso spoke at the Legislative Assembly, by video conferen... more >> Information: Regional Government already supported more than eight thousand workers under layoff scheme The Regional Secretary for Social Solidarity announced at the Legislative Assembly that the Institute for Social Security of the Azores (ISSA) has already processed the payment of 1,287 applications submitted by companies and employers under the layoff scheme, covering a total of 8,697 workers. "The support for the maintenance of jobs under the simplified layoff scheme corresponds to an amount of ... more >> Information: Regional Government attentive and available to reinforce and complement support measures for managing partners of micro-enterprises The Regional Secretary for Social Solidarity stated at the Legislative Assembly that the Regional Government is attentive to the needs of micro-enterprises and available to reinforce and complement the support measures for the managing partners of companies with less than 10 workers.
Andreia Cardoso, who spoke by video conference, stated that, besides the temporary exemption from the payment of ... more >>
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