Inflation Mitigation Payment of $180 starts today

The first batch of payments for the $180 Inflation Mitigation Assistance will start today with approximately 210,000 people paid by the 5th of September.

Permanent Secretary for Economy, Shiri Gounder says the total payout will be approximately $38 million for this phase.

Gounder says approximately 9,000 Government pensioners and After Care beneficiaries will be paid today.

Approximately 100,000 parents with children below Year 13 will be paid by tomorrow while about 90,000 social welfare recipients and 13,000 tertiary students will receive their payment by Monday September 5th.

Gounder says more applications are still being received through the digital platform and through Legal Aid Offices and the schools.

He says the qualifying Fijians under this category will get paid on September 15th as announced earlier. A total of $60 million has been allocated for this in the 2022/2023 National Budget.