Welfare benefits will be deposited directly into recipients’ bank accounts from July

According to the Welfare Benefits Board, significant measures have been taken to address the challenges faced by welfare beneficiaries in receiving their allowances. Effective from July, the board has implemented a direct crediting system, ensuring that beneficiaries’ bank accounts are directly credited with the necessary welfare benefits.

This encompasses the correction of any previous errors in social welfare benefits and the continuation of existing Government assistance programs such as Samurdhi and Elderly Assistance.