{"id":4707,"date":"2024-03-19T18:01:52","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T16:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=4707"},"modified":"2024-03-19T18:01:52","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T16:01:52","slug":"the-elderlys-problems-are-not-governments-priority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=4707","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The elderly\u2019s problems are not government\u2019s priority\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/the-elderlys-problems-are-not-governments-priority.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\">\u201c<strong>The elderly\u2019s problems are not the government\u2019s priority<\/strong>,\u201d House Labour committee chairman and Akel MP Andreas Kafkalias charged on Tuesday.Speaking at a committee meeting regarding services for the elderly, he said problems faced by the elderly discussed by the committee as far back as six years ago have \u201cnot received any response\u201d from the government.Those problems, he said, include matters such as the institutional care allowance, which <strong>currently amounts to \u20ac750 per month while outgoings for such care regularly exceed \u20ac1,400<\/strong> per month.Additionally, he made reference to the matter of installations of \u201cred buttons\u201d in elderly people\u2019s homes, which they could press when in need of emergency assistance.<strong>This matter, he said, \u201chas been pending since 2019\u201d<\/strong> following a relevant cabinet decision. However, in the intervening five years, no update on the status of the plan has been given to the committee by either of two serving governments.He also spoke about the matter of pension payments, saying the social welfare deputy minister will be summoned to a forthcoming committee meeting to answer questions on the matter.Disy MP Fotini Tsiridou said issues facing the elderly \u201cmust be looked into immediately.\u201dShe brought to the agenda the matter of car insurance, with premiums for drivers over the age of 70 much increased compared to younger drivers.She said the five per cent increase in the low-income pensioners\u2019 allowance \u201cfor most <strong>people amounted to an increase between three and eleven euros<\/strong>, which, in the conditions in which we live today, is not a real increase.\u201dFollow the<br \/>\nCyprus Mail  on Google News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; House Labour committee chairman and Akel MP Andreas Kafkalias claimed that the problems of the elderly are not a priority for the government.<br \/>\n&#8211; Issues discussed six years ago regarding services for the elderly have not been addressed by the government.<br \/>\n&#8211; The institutional care allowance for the elderly is \u20ac750 per month, while the costs often exceed \u20ac1,400 per month.<br \/>\n&#8211; The implementation of &#8220;red buttons&#8221; in elderly people&#8217;s homes for emergency assistance has been pending since 2019, with no updates provided to the committee.<br \/>\n&#8211; The social welfare deputy minister will be questioned about pension payments in a forthcoming committee meeting.<br \/>\n&#8211; Disy MP Fotini Tsiridou emphasized the urgency of addressing elderly issues and mentioned the significant increase in car insurance premiums for drivers over 70.<br \/>\n&#8211; The low-income pensioners&#8217; allowance was increased by five percent, resulting in an increase of three to eleven euros for most, which is 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