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Dear Sir, Why does the Department of Financial Assistance give seniors a hard time? They give a little, then take away from us. They even give help to foreigners. Young people get help, no problem. The females keep having babies, then brag: “Why sho...

Laying bare every detail of her personal finances is nothing but stress for one great-grandmother who feels she has no other choice to ensure her financial survival. The 66-year-old has lost her job and fearing that her age will hinder her ability to...

In a “disturbing” trend, rising numbers of young students from needy homes are coming to the classroom with their lunchboxes empty. Children at ten schools already get help with breafast each morning, courtesy of the Coalition for the Protection of C...

•This is the second and final part of Robert Stewart’s opinion piece on the economy By Robert Stewart Many Bermudians seem to be engaged in a process of mass deception. They seem to believe that there are unlimited government funds or government magi...

A recent letter from Jason Hayward, head of the Bermuda Public Service Union, and an appeal by Charles Jeffers, of Age Concern, for a healthcare safety net seeks to make the case for the Bermuda Government to become even more involved with solving th...

Time limits are set to be imposed on clients of the Island’s burgeoning financial assistance programme. Able-bodied recipients will be able to claim up to a maximum of five years, with payments reducing annually after the first year. The amendments, ...

Financial assistance is potentially available for local veterans and their widows in cases of need, with the help of overseas organisations. Veterans deemed eligible by the Bermuda Legion can apply for annuities from the Royal Commonwealth Ex-Service...

Local war veterans and their widows can now obtain extra benefits via the Bermuda Legion, which is officially aligned with the Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League. “We have got ourselves in a position where the League will offer an annuity for life...

Financial Assistance faces a harrowing Budget tomorrow, with a $45 million cap likely — cutting it short of last year’s unprecedented $50 million. But helping agencies across the Island see no end in sight to the rise in people who need support. “Cu...

An “unprecedented increase” in the number of people using Financial Assistance has led to Government launching an anonymous hotline for the public to report cases of fraud. According to Wayne Scott, the Minister of Community, Culture and Sport, Gover...