The European Commission approved the Maltese Operational Programme for the new Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (Fead).

Malta will receive nearly €4 million for the period leading to 2020 to provide food assistance to those in most need in the country. These funds will be complemented with €600 000 from national resources.

In Malta, Fead will provide food packages to households with the lowest means, such as those receiving social assistance, having at least two children and a revenue below the minimum wage, or receiving low non-contributory pensions.

Food delivery is planned indicatively three times a year and will be carried out by partner organisations, selected through an open call.

These organisations will also provide accompanying measures aimed at the social inclusion of the beneficiaries. These measures will include offering information on a healthy diet and advice on budget management and/or employment.

Launched in January, Fead aims is to break the vicious circle of poverty and deprivation, by providing non-financial assistance to some of the EU’s most vulnerable citizens.

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