Tag: Needs Assessment Unit
Long road to welfare reform
(CNS): A catalogue of problems with government social assistance programmes are far from being addressed as the community affairs ministry is only at the start of a long road towards welfare reform and implementing a defined policy to deal with people in the Cayman Islands in need. Dorine Whittaker, the chief officer in the ministry, said staff […]
Needs Assessment Unit confirms acting deputy
(CNS): Following a competitive recruitment process, Matthew Hylton (32) has been formally appointed as deputy director at the Needs Assessment Unit (NAU), after acting in the post for some time. The young Caymanian takes up the senior position at a time when the unit is at bursting point, according to the community affairs minister. Speaking in […]
Ozzie blames work permit system for poverty
(CNS): The community affairs minister took aim at the government’s own work permit system and the discrimination against Caymanians in the workplace Thursday as he pointed to the “overwhelming” situation faced by the Needs Assessment Unit (NAU) of local people in real financial difficulty. Osbourne Bodden said the unit, which deals with welfare support, is […]
Minister: Needs Unit at ‘breaking point’
(CNS): The community affairs minister has said government plans to inject more resources into the Needs Assessment Unit (NAU), which he described as being “stretched to breaking point”. Osbourne Bodden told the local media that he is very concerned about the mounting social problems, including the homeless and those with mental health issues. The CIG is […]
Data, policies and laws missing on poverty
(CNS): No research analysis or information gathering on who and how many people in the Cayman Islands are living in poverty or at risk of falling into it has been conducted since well before the 2009 economic crisis hit. Government does not have any defined policies or goals about how its social assistance programmes should […]
Health insurance woes
Candace Ebanks writes: I am absolutely disgusted with the Needs Assessment Unit. I tried to assisted a dear friend whom I have known almost all my life, a borne Caymanian, who under better times and conditions applied to CINICO and was needs tested and could pay a small amount towards a premium for CINICO. At that time […]
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