The Ministry
Our Vision
To provide fair, equitable and responsive social protection in a sustainable manner to citizens of the Republic with special attention to senior citizens, persons with disabilities as well as vulnerable persons and to reinforce national solidarity.
Our Mission
Promote and enhance social protection and national solidarity and empower persons with disabilities, elderly persons and local communities to improve their quality of life.
Main services provided by the Ministry
The Ministry is mandated to provide a range of services as per hereunder:
- Social Assistance in cash
- Empowerment, welfare, protection and well-being of the Elderly
- Empowerment and welfare of Persons with Disabilities
- Financial assistance to persons facing severe personal hardship
- Contributory Pensions, Non-contributory Pensions and Industrial Injury Allowances under the National Pensions Act and Social Contribution and Social Benefits Act 2021
- Transition Unemployment Benefit, Lump Sum and Health Insurance under the National Savings Fund
- Unemployment Hardship Relief
- Management of Evacuee Centres sheltering evacuees on the occurrence of natural disasters like cyclone and flood
Our Customers Are:
- Needy and destitute persons
- Elderly, widows and orphans
- Persons with Disabilities
- Inmates of Charitable Institutions and Private Residential Care Homes
- Persons facing severe personal hardship
- Victims of natural disasters including cyclone, flood, earthquake and fire