350k relief applications approved
The Government today said it has completed the processing of all applications under the Temporary Unemployment Relief Scheme with subsidies granted to 350,000 out of 470,000 applicants, far exceeding the original estimate of 300,000 beneficiaries. The total subsidies amounted to $3.5 billion. The Government earlier reminded applicants to submit requests for a review of their applications by July 8. Among the 30,690 requests received by the deadline, around 27,500 applications were granted subsidies after the review while the decision to reject was upheld for about 3,190 applications. Relevant applicants have been notified of the final review results. Moreover, a lenient approach was adopted throughout the vetting and review process by exercising discretion to approve appropriate cases, the Government explained. About 120,000 applications were not approved under the lenient arrangements, some of which involve applicants who were found to have breached the terms and c
