PHNOM PENH, Jan 22 (NNN-AKP) – The Cambodian government, extended a cash handout for approximately 700,000 families hit by COVID-19 for another three months until Mar, according to a decision released yesterday.
“The subsidy will be disbursed in the fourth week of each month,” said Economy and Finance Minister, Aun Pornmoniroth.
Cambodia first began the cash handout programme in June, 2020. Through the programme, poor families in the capital Phnom Penh and provincial towns, receive a cash handout of 30 U.S. dollars a month, while poor families in the countryside get 20 dollars in assistance.
Each poor family member also receives between four and 13 dollars depending on their areas.
Children under five, disabled people, citizens with HIV or citizens aged 60 and above, receive between four dollars and 10 dollars, depending on their areas.
Cambodia registered 120,956 cases, with 3,015 deaths and 117,180 recoveries, the ministry said.
So far, the kingdom has administered one dose of COVID-19 vaccines to 14.32 million people, or 89.5 percent of its 16-million population, the ministry said.
Of them, 13.72 million, or 85.8 percent, have been fully vaccinated with two required shots, it said.– NNN-AKP
