Disability benefits to be broadened by gov’t

A Ministry of Social Affairs official yesterday announced that, starting next year, the government would offer regular payments of 20,000 riel (about $5) to all disabled Cambodians, a benefit that so far has only been available to retired disabled soldiers. In an announcement that coincided with Cambodia’s National Day of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Affairs Secretary of State Sem Sokha said the frequency of payments would be based on the severity of the recipient’s disability. …

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