Information: Regional Government announces increased support for self-employed workers
The Regional Secretary for Social Solidarity announced at the Legislative Assembly that the Regional Government is going to create a programme aimed at increasing support for self-employed workers in the Region, an exceptional measure in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Andreia Cardoso spoke by video conference during the discussion of a draft resolution on support for self-employed workers... more >>

Information: Regional Household Income Support Supplement covered more than 900 Azoreans in March
The Regional Household Income Support Supplement corresponding to the month of March has already begun to be paid to the 926 Azoreans benefiting from this support measure, namely employees, self-employed workers and domestic service workers. This measure grants additional support of up to 150 Euros per month. It covers parents with children under 12 or, regardless of age, with disability or chro... more >>

Information: Regional Government reinforces testing at Nursing Homes and Integrated Continuing Care Units in the Region
The Regional Government, in conjunction with the Regional Health Authority, is reinforcing the safety conditions of the Residential Structures of Nursing Homes and Integrated Continuing Care Units throughout the Region, namely by testing the staff and users for COVID-19 infection. In this regard, the members of the staff of the Bom Jesus Nursing Home of Rabo de Peixe Community Centre, who began ... more >>

Information: Regional Government increases allocation for COMPAMID - Supplement for the Purchase of Medicine by the Elderly
The Regional Government has made several changes to the Supplement for the Purchase of Medicine by the Elderly, the so-called COMPAMID, namely the increase in the amount to be allocated, from 315 Euros to 590.62 Euros. The allocation period that ended in April was also extended to October, with a new period beginning in the following month. This measure aims to prevent the movement of pensioners u... more >>

Information: Regional Government provides information on existing initiatives and social responses to the population throughout the Region
The Regional Secretariat for Social Solidarity has made available a list of public and private institutions providing initiatives and social responses aimed at the population of the Autonomous Region of the Azores at https://covid19.azores.gov.pt/. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, several institutions have been presenting initiatives and social responses to the population during this aty... more >>

Information: Order specifying the Regional Supplement to Support Available Household Income published in the Official Journal
The order specifying the Regional Supplement to Support Available Household Income, an additional support of up to 150 Euros per month for parents with children under 12 or, regardless of age, with a disability or chronic illness, was published today in the Official Journal. The document states that this support is intended for the situations of employed and self-employed workers, who are absent... more >>

Information: Regional Government creates COVID-19 Reception Centre at Ribeira Grande Health Centre
The Regional Government, through the Regional Secretariats for Social Solidarity and Transport and Public Works, has set up a reception centre at the Ribeira Grande Health Centre, a secondary support space to be used whenever necessary in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. This space, which is immediately available, has the capacity to accommodate patients admitted to hospital and/or other si... more >>

Information: Regional Government implements immediate measures to support household income
The Regional Secretary for Social Solidarity presented today in Angra do Heroísmo a series of immediate measures to support the income of families, following the state of emergency declaration due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Regarding the support to families, Andreia Cardoso announced the creation of a disposable income support supplement for families receiving family and parental allowances ... more >>

Information: Support measures for the elderly population remain a priority for the Regional Government
The Regional Secretary for Social Solidarity stated today in Angra do Heroísmo that the Regional Government will remain attentive to the needs of the elderly population in the period of emergency that the country is living due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Andreia Cardoso spoke at a press conference where she presented a package of immediate social measures to support Azorean families and to th... more >>

Information: Government of the Azores makes telephone calls to people over 65
The Regional Secretariat for Social Solidarity, through the Institute for Social Security of the Azores - ISSA, started making telephone calls this week to all people over 65 residing in the Azores in order to raise their awareness for compliance with the rules set for movement on public roads as well as to inform them on the availability of resources to support the supply of basic needs with the ... more >>