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Paola and St Paul’s Bay residents top social housing waiting list
One in every eight social housing applicants hail from Paola or St Paul’s Bay. This information emerged from a recent parliamentary question by Opposition MP Bernice Bonello to Social Housing…
Passport scheme raised rental prices, had little trickle down effect
The passport scheme is failing to have the promised trickle down economic effect, is pricing out the Maltese from the property rental market and is attracting applicants from jurisdictions having…
Are you ready to take up a career in healthcare?
Are you considering becoming a doctor, nurse, pharmacist, physiotherapist, or exploring another role in healthcare? If you are interested and want to learn more, you should visit the Health Careers…
One in seven had their grievance upheld by the Ombudsman
In 2024, one in every seven aggrieved parties who sought redress before the Office of the Ombudsman had their case upheld, while one in every five had their case resolved…
Survey aims to gauge household spending power
An important survey gauging the spending power of Maltese households which will also impact the cost of living adjustment (COLA) has been launched. The 2024 Household Budgetary Survey, as it…
Budget 2025: UHM meets the Prime Minister
The proposal for mandatory union membership for low-income workers, social dialogue, as well as the need for a demographic strategy for the coming years, were on the agenda of a…
Budget 2025: The UHM Voice of the Workers proposals
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Seven-fold increase in foreigners since 2012
The radical demographical changes of the Maltese Islands during the last decade characterised by a large influx of foreign workers, have been fully exposed in a recent report by the…
Energy and fuel subsidies to remain in place
Malta has successfully lobbied with Brussels to keep the controversial fuel and energy subsidies in place as long as it keeps public finances within EU parameters. Finance Minister Clyde Caruana…
Basket of essential items rose by up to 80% since 2020
A basket of basic essential items for a family of four has shot up by 37% in just four years, according to a study by Caritas. The spike was even…