Benefits and Financial Support News
Meeting International Standards for Measuring Gross Domestic Product
The Department of Economic Development has launched an important survey which will be used to assist in the calculation of the Isle of Man’s National Income as...
Tuesday, 9 September 2014
Customers can still have their benefits paid at post offices
The Department of Social Care wishes to confirm that its customers can still choose to have their benefit paid by way of vouchers, cashable at a post...
Tuesday, 18 March 2014
Tynwald approves Meat Plant refurbishment expenditure
The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture has today received Tynwald’s approval of £1.6 million pounds expenditure to refurbish the Meat Plant at...
Tuesday, 18 March 2014
Minister urges return of outstanding re-claim forms
The Minister for Social Care is urging child benefit recipients who have not yet returned their re-claim forms to do so as soon as possible if they want to get...
Monday, 10 March 2014
A new approach to service delivery at Markwell House
As the move away from universal benefits towards a much more targeted approach to individual need begins to pick up pace, the Department of Social Care takes...
Tuesday, 26 November 2013
Modernising the Benefit Payment System
Consequent to the DSC plans coming to light that they had decided in principle to pursue the introduction of a pre-payment card system for the distribution of...
Tuesday, 12 November 2013
Means Testing of Child Benefit Set to Begin
The means testing of child benefit is to begin from 7th April next year if Tynwald approves Orders made by the Minister of Social Care at this month’s sitting...
Monday, 11 November 2013
Response to Onchan Commissioners Press Release on Housing Proposals
The Minister for Social Care Hon Chris Robertshaw MHK said:
'The issue considered by Onchan Commissioners is only one part of the Housing Review work currently...
Thursday, 27 June 2013
Changes to age related exemptions for prescription and dental charges from 1 June
The public are being reminded that, following the approval of Tynwald at its April sitting, exemption from prescription and dental charges on age grounds is...
Wednesday, 29 May 2013
Department of Social Care to tackle abuse of budgeting loans scheme
The Department of Social Care will shortly be submitting legislation to Tynwald which is intended will prevent abuse of its budgeting loans scheme and make it...
Monday, 13 May 2013
