BENEFIT overpayments resulting from government administration errors are being written off. Yesterday’s revelation in the States by Social Security Minister Lyndsay Feltham came in response to an oral question from Deputy Max Andrews. Deputy Feltham said there had been no announcement of the decision, which was made early in her time as Social Security Minister, […]
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States to vote on day off for visit by King and Queen
ISLANDERS could get a public holiday to mark the visit of King Charles III and Queen Camilla to Jersey, if States Members agree tomorrow. Politicians are expected to agree to relax standing orders at their sitting on Tuesday to allow a debate on the proposed additional bank holiday on 15 July. It would take its […]
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Jersey government spent £11k of taxpayer money on attending HR award ceremony
ALMOST £11,500 of taxpayers’ money was spent by the government to attend a black-tie awards dinner in London, a freedom-of-information request has revealed. A group of ten employees from the human resources team flew to the capital for the 2023 Personnel Today Awards, spending £4,000 on a table at the event at London’s Grosvenor House […]
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Looming Budget defeats prompt government U-turns on environment and police funding
FACED with the prospect of an embarrassing defeat barely five hours into a week-long Budget debate, ministers performed a u-turn yesterday and scrapped proposed cuts to the Environment Department – then just hours later reversed their stance on cuts to the States of Jersey Police’s funding. A Scrutiny panel’s amendment to reinstate the £656,000 worth of […]
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Call for better ‘messaging’ on income tax and social security in pension petition debate
STATES Members have called for better communication from the government to Islanders about issues relating to tax and social security. During a debate about whether old-age pensions should be exempt from tax, the Treasury Minister acknowledged criticism about the failure to offer taxpayers adequate explanations about how their rates and payments were calculated. The “in-committee” […]
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Proposal free GP care for Jersey students
A SCHEME providing free GP visits for children could be expanded to cover full-time students in higher education, if an amendment to the proposed Government Plan is successful. The initiative, which was announced by Social Security Minister Elaine Millar in July – providing free face-to-face surgery consultations with GPs, nurses, paramedics, pharmacists and healthcare assistants […]
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‘There is a genuine desire to resolve the current teachers’ pay dispute’
THE new government has expressed a “genuine desire” to resolve the long-running pay dispute with teachers. Following confirmation of his appointment on Tuesday, Chief Minister Lyndon Farnham provided an update yesterday in response to a call by one of the two main teaching unions for government action. The National Education Union wrote to Deputy Elaine […]
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Long-term care weekly benefits to increase by 7.7%
THE government has announced a 7.7% increase to the weekly benefit rates payable under the Long-Term Care Scheme. The increase, which will take effect from January, is in addition to the 2023 uprate of 12%, representing an increase in Long Term Care benefit funding of just over 20% since December 2022. The Long-Term Care Scheme […]
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Ministers start work on 'carbon tax' for private jets
MINISTERS have started work to apply a “carbon tax” to private jets, the Treasury Minister has said, but the revenue-gathering measure might not be included in next year’s budget. Deputy Elaine Millar recently told the States that ministers had met tax and environment officials to “discuss possible options” for the charge. The commitment to investigate […]
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Treasury Minister to stand as Senator in 2026 election
EXCLUSIVE DEPUTY Elaine Millar has fired the starting pistol on Jersey’s 2026 election – becoming the first candidate to officially stake a claim on one of the newly reintroduced Islandwide seats. The Treasury Minister revealed her intentions at the end of a wide-ranging podcast interview in which she explained and defended some of the “difficult […]
