Information: Regional Government has invested 5 million Euros in the recovery of degraded housing
The Regional Secretary for Social Solidarity stated in Vila Franca do Campo that the Government of the Azores has invested five million Euros in financial support to degraded housing throughout the Region. "The Government has already supported 500 families in the renewal of degraded housing, which corresponds to an overall investment of five million Euros in housing support and benefits," said A... more >>

Information: Government launches new edition of "Meus Açores, Meus Amores" programme
The Government of the Azores has launched a new edition of the tourism programme designed to promote senior mobility - "Meus Açores, Meus Amores" (My Azores, My Love). This initiative aims to cover 960 senior citizens residing in the archipelago aged over 60 years. Participants will have the opportunity to spend one week (six overnight stays) in tourist accommodations across the Region on f... more >>

Information: Andreia Cardoso announces tender for the lease of 10 houses in Maia, São Miguel
The Regional Secretary for Social Solidarity announced in Ribeira Grande the opening of a public tender for the granting of 10 houses in the village of Maia on a sublease scheme with purchase option. This tender falls within the policies conducted by the Azorean Government to support families, being a tool to help families overcoming difficulties in the access to the housing market. "The aim o... more >>

Information: Ongoing investments for people with special needs represent financial effort of 8.7 million Euros, reveals Andreia Cardoso
The Regional Secretary for Social Solidarity stated today in Ponta Delgada that the ongoing investments and those to begin soon, directed to people with special needs or disabilities, "represent an investment of nearly 8.7 million Euros" to be made by the Azorean Government. These investments "reinforce and improve the Network of Social Infrastructures in the Azores," stressed Andreia Cardoso, w... more >>

Information: Regional Government allocates 300 thousand Euros in new support measures for degraded housing
The Regional Secretary for Social Solidarity allocated today financial support for the renewal of degraded houses to nearly 30 families at a ceremony held in Ponta Delgada. These measures correspond to a total investment of about 300 thousand Euros. The ceremony was presided over by the Regional Secretary for Social Solidarity, who granted the allocation of financial support to 22 processes conc... more >>

Information: Funds allocated to Social solidarity will increase 17% in 2015, says Andreia Cardoso
The Regional Secretary for Social Solidarity said today that the proposed Investment Plan for 2015 provides a global allocation of 52.2 million Euros, representing an increase of 17% compared to the Plan that is currently in force. Andreia Cardoso spoke to journalists after being heard at the Committee on Social Affairs of the Legislative Assembly. The government official stressed that the propo... more >>

Information: Regional Plan to Support Informal Caregivers to be implemented in 2015, announces Andreia Cardoso
The Regional Secretary for Social Solidarity announced today in Angra do Heroísmo that the Government of the Azores will implement a Regional Plan to Support Informal Caregivers of the Elderly and Dependants by the beginning of next year. "The plan aims to promote the complementarity between formal and informal systems. It is a guiding tool regarding the provision of organised support to in... more >>

Information:  Regional Government has invested 4.2 million Euros in the recovery of degraded housing
The Regional Secretary for Social Solidarity stressed today in Ponta Delgada the effort that has been carried out by the Government of the Azores in the area of housing throughout the archipelago. The government official spoke during the signing of a protocol with families for the allocation of support to the recovery of degraded housing. "A total of 320 families were supported under the program... more >>

Information: Government of Azores regards social area as an investment, says Andreia Cardoso
The Regional Secretary for Social Solidarity restated on Corvo the Government's determination to counter the national trend to cut cost in the social area, thus assuring the continued promotion of a series of social policies that ensure equal access to all Azoreans. "In a country where social support has been assumed as a cost that must be contained, the Government of the Azores regards the socia... more >>

Information: Andreia Cardoso restates Regional Government's commitment to renew housing stock on Flores and Corvo
The Regional Secretary for Social Solidarity stressed today in Santa Cruz das Flores the effort that has been carried out by the Government of the Azores in the area of housing on the islands Flores and Corvo. The government official spoke during the signing ceremony of seven protocols with families for the renewal of degraded housing. "In the last six years, two million Euros have been invested ... more >>