The Cambodian government has initiated its third-ever social security payment system, citing a weak global economy, inflation, the Covid-19 pandemic and this year’s floods for exacerbating hardships among the poor, particularly in rural areas.
A directive signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered the Planning Ministry to determine who will qualify for cash assistance under a government policy “targeting at-risk families across the country.”
It said they will “receive timely payments, in order to guarantee justice, equality, integrity and transparency … to ensure that at-risk people and families who are encountering real difficulty due to the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, the severe flooding this year and inflationary pressures.”
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