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CINDIRELLACINDIRELLANimxu l-mixja tal-mara u kultantnieqfu sabiex naraw x’tipt’g˙ajnuna, benefiççju, assistenza,g˙otja u pensjoni l-mara Maltija tkuntista’ tapplika g˙alija f’diversiçirkustanzi tal-˙ajja li tkun tinsabfihom. L-isem fittizju li ser nsej˙u lildin il-mara huwa CinderellaCinderellaCinderellaCinderellaCinderella.

Tlaqna: Mat-tmien xahar tqala, ommCinderella tista’ tapplika g˙all-Maternity BenefitMaternity BenefitMaternity BenefitMaternity BenefitMaternity Benefit g˙aliha nnifisha.M’hemmx test x’tissodisfa g˙ajr il-kondizzjoni li jekk tkun impjegata matistax tag˙mel uΩu mill-MaternityMaternityMaternityMaternityMaternityLeaveLeaveLeaveLeaveLeave ukoll. Jew ˙a©a jew o˙ra.

Sa sitt xhur wara t-twelid ta’Cinderella, l-istess omm tkun tista’titlob ic-Children’s AllowanceChildren’s AllowanceChildren’s AllowanceChildren’s AllowanceChildren’s Allowance mid-Dipartiment tas-Sigurtà Soçjali. Hawnjid˙ol il-means test jew a˙jar l-incometest. Iç-Children’s Allowance jibqa’g˙addej sa meta Cinderella tag˙laq16-il sena.

It-tarbija li welldet l-omm hija tifla liissa kibret u da˙let l-iskola. Bejn is-16 u 18-il sena, din it-tfajla Cinderellatkun tista’ tibqa’ tirçievi l’hekkimsejja˙ Special AllowanceSpecial AllowanceSpecial AllowanceSpecial AllowanceSpecial Allowance dment litkun g˙ada tmur l-iskola u ma tie˙uxstipendju jew tkun qeg˙da tirre©istrag˙all-impieg u qatt ma tkun ˙admetqabel. Xi Ωmien ilu din l-g˙ajnunakienet tissejja˙ UnemploymentUnemploymentUnemploymentUnemploymentUnemploymentSpecial Allowance (USA)Special Allowance (USA)Special Allowance (USA)Special Allowance (USA)Special Allowance (USA).

Inkomplu fit-triq ta’ Cinderella, it-tfajla Ωag˙Ωug˙a li s’issa nassumu lig˙adha xebba. Jekk Cinderella tkunqieg˙da tifforma familja g˙al rasha,ma tkunx impjegata u tkuntirre©istra g˙ax-xog˙ol ta˙t l-EwwelParti tar-Re©istru, din tista’tibbenifika mill-G˙ajnuna g˙ad-G˙ajnuna g˙ad-G˙ajnuna g˙ad-G˙ajnuna g˙ad-G˙ajnuna g˙ad-Disimpieg (UA)Disimpieg (UA)Disimpieg (UA)Disimpieg (UA)Disimpieg (UA) jekk tissodisfa it-testtal-mezzi.

Nimxu ftit ie˙or ma’ Cinderella li issa©iet impjegata g˙al numru ta’ sniniΩda sfortunatament gie Ωmien li sabetru˙ha bla xoghol. Setg˙et ©iet redun-dant, g˙alqet jew falliet il-kumpanija

li kienet ta˙dem mag˙ha iΩda mhuxli telqet ix-xog˙ol minn rajha. F’danil-kaΩ, Cinderella tista’ tag˙mel talbag˙al tliet benefiççji - UnemploymentUnemploymentUnemploymentUnemploymentUnemploymentBenefit (UB), Special UnemploymentBenefit (UB), Special UnemploymentBenefit (UB), Special UnemploymentBenefit (UB), Special UnemploymentBenefit (UB), Special UnemploymentBenefit (SUB) u UnemploymentBenefit (SUB) u UnemploymentBenefit (SUB) u UnemploymentBenefit (SUB) u UnemploymentBenefit (SUB) u UnemploymentAssistance (UA).Assistance (UA).Assistance (UA).Assistance (UA).Assistance (UA).

L-ewwel benefiççju (UB) jinkiseb billiCinderella tmur tirre©istra g˙ax-xog˙ol; it-tieni benefiççju (SUB) u t-tielet g˙ajnuna (UA) jinkisbu billi,wara li tkun bdiet tirre©istra ta˙t l-Ewwel Parti, Cinderella tmur fl-eqrebUffiççju Distrettwali tas-Sigurtà Soçjalifejn titlob lill-Manager jew uffiççjalie˙or jimlilha applikazzjoni. Jekk dinit-tfajla tissodisfa l-kriterji rikjesti mill-Att tas-Sigurtà Soçjali, allura fi Ωmienstipulat tibda tircievi l-ewwelbenefiççju u warajh tie˙u wkoll it-tieni u t-tielet benefiççji l-o˙ra.

Nifhmu li fejn tid˙ol is-sa˙˙a umana,il-˙ajja tista’ tippreΩentalna sorpriΩimhux daqshekk sbie˙ u wie˙ed jista’j©arrab xi nçident jew jimradtemporanjament jew g˙al Ωmien twil.U dan ig˙odd kemm g˙all-kbar kifukoll g˙aΩ-Ωg˙ar. Xebba b˙alCinderella li tkun çertifikata inkapaçig˙ax-xog˙ol minn tabib, tista’tikkwalifika g˙all-G˙ajnuna SoçjaliG˙ajnuna SoçjaliG˙ajnuna SoçjaliG˙ajnuna SoçjaliG˙ajnuna Soçjali(SA)(SA)(SA)(SA)(SA) jew g˙all-Pensjoni tad-Disabilita’Pensjoni tad-Disabilita’Pensjoni tad-Disabilita’Pensjoni tad-Disabilita’Pensjoni tad-Disabilita’(HP)(HP)(HP)(HP)(HP) jekk il-kaΩ ikun serju biΩΩejjed.Hawn japplika wkoll it-test tal-mezzi.

G˙adna mexjin ma’ din it-tfajla xebbali ta’ spiss tiltaqa’ mal-boy friendtag˙ha u ©urnata fost l-o˙rajn issibli ar©et tqila. Fost problemi familjari,ta’ akkomodazzjoni, trobbija u o˙rajnli tista’ tiffaççja din Cinderella,mill-ewwel tqum il-problema tal-finanzi. Tibda t˙okk rasha uCinderella ssaqsi ta’ spiss “Minn fejnser nikseb il-flus biex immantni lit-tarbija tieg˙i?” meta forsi l-©enituritag˙ha jkunu qed ig˙ixu bl-g˙ajnunasoçjali huma stess.

Hawn tid˙ol l-id ˙anina ta’ l-Istatpermezz tad-Dipartiment tas-SigurtàSoçjali u din Cinderella, xebba omm

(single mother) tista’ tibbenifika minnsensiela ta’ g˙ajnuniet soçjali b˙almaforsi gawdiet ommha meta kelllhalilha u li a˙na di©à semmejna xi w˙udminnhom fil-bidu tal-mixja tag˙nama’ din it-tfajla. Tista’ titlob il-Maternity LeaveMaternity LeaveMaternity LeaveMaternity LeaveMaternity Leave jew tag˙Ωel li tie˙ul-Maternity BenefitMaternity BenefitMaternity BenefitMaternity BenefitMaternity Benefit; tista’ titlob iç-Children’s AllowanceChildren’s AllowanceChildren’s AllowanceChildren’s AllowanceChildren’s Allowance fl-eventwalitàli jkollha tarbija; tista’ tapplika g˙all-G˙ajnuna SoçjaliG˙ajnuna SoçjaliG˙ajnuna SoçjaliG˙ajnuna SoçjaliG˙ajnuna Soçjali irrispettivament jekktkun tg˙ix g˙al rasha jew mal-©enituritag˙ha iΩda mhux mal-boy friend.Ma’ min tg˙ix jag˙mel differenza fir-rata ta’ l-g˙ajnuna soçjali li din ix-xebba omm tibda tirçievi (100% jew75% jew xejn).

Cinderella tibbenifika wkoll mill-G˙otja G˙all-G˙otja G˙all-G˙otja G˙all-G˙otja G˙all-G˙otja G˙all-ÓÓÓÓÓalib alib alib alib alib (Milk Grant)(Milk Grant)(Milk Grant)(Milk Grant)(Milk Grant)kemm il-darba tkun di©àbenefiççjarja ta’ g˙ajnuna soçjali u ti©içertifikata minn Medical Panel li matistax tredda (breast feeding) jew lil-˙alib tag˙ha mhux suffiççjenti jewli t-tarbija tin˙tie© li ti©i weanedmin˙abba differsi ra©unijiet ta’ sa˙˙a.

Triq serja o˙ra li Cinderella tista’ uwisq probbabli tie˙u hija dik taΩ-Ωwie©. Kemm l-g˙arus kif ukollCinderella malli j iΩΩew©ujibbenefikaw mill-G˙otja taΩ-Ωwie©G˙otja taΩ-Ωwie©G˙otja taΩ-Ωwie©G˙otja taΩ-Ωwie©G˙otja taΩ-Ωwie©(((((Marriage GrantMarriage GrantMarriage GrantMarriage GrantMarriage Grant))))) kull wie˙ed bla maji©u su©©etti g˙at-test tal-mezzi.Hawnhekk il-means test ji©i applikatbiss jekk ir-ra©el ikun bla impjieg,jirre©istra mal-ETC u jitlob l-g˙ajnunag˙ajnunag˙ajnunag˙ajnunag˙ajnunag˙ad-disimpiegg˙ad-disimpiegg˙ad-disimpiegg˙ad-disimpiegg˙ad-disimpieg kemm g˙alih biss,g˙al martu u forsi iΩjed tard g˙all-uliedu wkoll.

Jekk sfortunatament Cinderella, g˙alra©unijiet diversi, tissepara minn ma’Ωew©ha, u ssib ru˙ha wa˙edha mat-tfal li trid tie˙u kura tag˙hom utipprovdi kemm g˙aliha kif ukoll g˙aluliedha kultant ta˙t çirkustanzidiffiççli, hawn wkoll l-Istat joffri l-idta’ solidarjetà ma’ din l-omm (singleparent). Cinderella tkun libera litavviçina l-eqreb uffiççju distrettwalitag˙ha tas-Sigurtà Soçjali u tapplikag˙al kull g˙ajnuna possibli ta˙t iç-

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çirkustanzi tag˙ha. Fosthom hemml-CA, SA u Pink FormCA, SA u Pink FormCA, SA u Pink FormCA, SA u Pink FormCA, SA u Pink Form. Hawn ukolljeΩisti t-test tal-mezzi u allura kulld˙ul minn Cinderella nkluΩ il-manteniment g˙aliha u g˙al uliedha,jekk ikun il-kaΩ, ji©u kkunsidrati.

KaΩijiet ta’ separazzjoninormalment jidhru quddiem il-Qortital-Familja fejn jin˙atar medjatur biexqabel kollox jara jekk mhux possiblili jkun hemm rikonçiljazzjoni bejn il-partijiet involuti. Nag˙mluha çara lid-Direttur tas-Sigurtà Soçjali qatt majitlob li koppja tissepara biextkun tista’ tikkwalifika g˙alxi tip t’g˙ajnuna soçjali anzig˙al kuntrarju jawgura lilkull min ji©i quddiemu biexissir l-g˙aqda mill-©did. Fejndan ma jkunx possibli, allurajkun neçessarju li d-Diretturjitlob provi konkretiming˙and Cinderella li hiverament qieg˙da fil-proçedura tas-separazzjoni utg˙ix indipendentamentminn Ωew©ha. Dan g˙alra©unijiet ovvji.

Mill-banda l-o˙ra jekkCinderella fil-mixja tal-˙ajjatag˙ha, tiddeçiedi li tibqaxebba biex tkun tista’ tie˙u˙sieb a˙jar ta’ xi membru tal-familja tag˙ha, b˙al ©enituri,nanniet, zijiet u o˙rajn dintista’ titlob G˙ajnuna SoçjaliG˙ajnuna SoçjaliG˙ajnuna SoçjaliG˙ajnuna SoçjaliG˙ajnuna SoçjaliG˙ax-Xebbiet (SAF)G˙ax-Xebbiet (SAF)G˙ax-Xebbiet (SAF)G˙ax-Xebbiet (SAF)G˙ax-Xebbiet (SAF)speçifikament g˙al tip ta’nies b˙alha li jkunu çça˙dumilli jmorru ja˙dmu g˙al dakl-iskop li joffru s-servizzikontinwi tag˙hom li jdurubil-pazjenti qrabathom. Dinit-tip t’g˙ajnuna li joffri d-dipartiment tas-SigurtàSoçjali jistg˙u jibbenefikawminnha ukoll ir-romol. L-g˙ajnunahija su©©etta g˙at-test tal-mezzi mhuxtal-pazjent iΩda tal-benefiççjarju.

Jekk il-pazjent ikun wheel chairbound jew bed ridden, xebba jewarmla li tkun il-˙in kollu tie˙u ˙siebdak il-pazjent tkun tista tikkwalifikag˙all-Pensjoni tal-Wens (Pensjoni tal-Wens (Pensjoni tal-Wens (Pensjoni tal-Wens (Pensjoni tal-Wens (Carer’s Pen-Carer’s Pen-Carer’s Pen-Carer’s Pen-Carer’s Pen-sionsionsionsionsion))))) su©©etta g˙al means test. JekkCinderella b˙ala xebba tirtira mix-xog˙ol biex iddur bil-pazjent li jkunf’din il-kondizzjoni ta’ sa˙˙a, tista’wkoll tie˙u dak li nsej˙u credits g˙al

matul iΩ-Ωmien kollu li ddum tie˙u˙sieb il-pazjent. Dawn il-creditsjistg˙u jg˙inu lil Cinderellatibbenefika minn PensjoniPensjoniPensjoniPensjoniPensjoniKontributorja ta’ l-IrtirarKontributorja ta’ l-IrtirarKontributorja ta’ l-IrtirarKontributorja ta’ l-IrtirarKontributorja ta’ l-Irtirar meta til˙aql-età tal-pensjoni jekk sintenditissodisfa il-kriterji kollha rigward il-kontribuzzjonijiet tas-sigurtà soçjali(bolol).

Matul il-mixja kollha tag˙ha,Cinderella setg˙et wkoll jin˙ar©ilhapermess biex i©©ib mediçini bla las(il-karta r-roΩail-karta r-roΩail-karta r-roΩail-karta r-roΩail-karta r-roΩa) li hija wa˙da

mill-g˙ajnuniet in kind u mhix f’g˙otja ta’ flus (in cash), g˙alkemmnafu kemm flus jiswew il-mediçini.

Assistenza o˙ra li Cinderella tkuntista’ titlob mid-Dipartiment tas-Sigurtà Soçjali hija dik imsej˙aG˙ajnuna G˙all-Mard (SKA)G˙ajnuna G˙all-Mard (SKA)G˙ajnuna G˙all-Mard (SKA)G˙ajnuna G˙all-Mard (SKA)G˙ajnuna G˙all-Mard (SKA). Ikunrikjest minn Cinderella li tidherquddiem Bord Mediku tad-Dipartiment tas-Sigurtà Soçjali biexji©i stabbilit jekk tkunx issofri minnwa˙da mill-kondizzjonijiet ta’ sa˙˙astabiliti mill-li©i. Dawn jinsabu f’Part

1 ta’ Schedule 5. Ìeneralment din l-g˙ajnuna ting˙ata lil dawk il-benefiççjarji ta’ l-g˙ajnuna soçjali jekkil-Bord Mediku jikkonferma l-mardafl-applikazzjoni tal-pazjent. L-g˙ajnuna g˙all-mard tin˙are© lill-kaptal-familja li fi ˙danha jinsab il-pazjent. IΩ-Ωew© eççezzjonijiet fejnmin jag˙mel it-talba ji©i kkunsidrat liqed jifforma familja g˙al rasu humameta l-applikant ikun isofri minschizophrenia jew ikunbenefiççjarju ta’ Pensjoni ta’ Disabilita(HP). Nawgura li Cinderalla ma tkunx

vittma tag˙hom!

TeΩisti wkoll g˙ajnuna g˙almin ibati bit-TuberculosisTuberculosisTuberculosisTuberculosisTuberculosis(TA)(TA)(TA)(TA)(TA) jew bil-Leprosy (LA)Leprosy (LA)Leprosy (LA)Leprosy (LA)Leprosy (LA) lig˙alihom ma jeΩisti l-ebdameans test u ikun me˙tie©biss li l-Awtorità tas-Sa˙˙atikkonferma li l-persunatkun qed tbati minn wa˙daminn dawn il-kondizzjonijiet.

Kull bidu g˙andu t-tmiem.Meta Cinderella tikber u ssirmara anzjana jew kif ig˙idul-Amerikani senior citizen ujkollha d˙ul baxx u r-riΩorsikapitali ma jaqbΩux il-limitistabbiliti bil-li©i, tista’ tgawdimill-Pensjoni ta’ l-Età (AP)Pensjoni ta’ l-Età (AP)Pensjoni ta’ l-Età (AP)Pensjoni ta’ l-Età (AP)Pensjoni ta’ l-Età (AP)jew jekk tkun ˙admet mill-Pensjoni ta’ l-Irtirar (RP)Pensjoni ta’ l-Irtirar (RP)Pensjoni ta’ l-Irtirar (RP)Pensjoni ta’ l-Irtirar (RP)Pensjoni ta’ l-Irtirar (RP) jewjekk tkun romlot minnPensjoni t’Armla (WP)Pensjoni t’Armla (WP)Pensjoni t’Armla (WP)Pensjoni t’Armla (WP)Pensjoni t’Armla (WP)skond il-kaΩ.

Nawgura wkoll lil Cinderellasa˙˙a u hena biex tkun tista’tgawdi l-pensjoni tag˙hag˙al bosta u bosta sninqabel tispiçça l-mixja tag˙hafuq din l-art u tibda o˙raisba˙ u eterna fejn ma jkun

jonqosha xejn.

Dan l-artiklu g˙addihulna CharlesMuscat (District Manager tal-Óamrun). L-artiklu jifforma partiminn feature li Charles Muscatkien ippreΩenta flimkien ma’Josephine Borg (AssistantDirector - Customer Care) waqtil-programm INWAR fuq RadjuMalta Wie˙ed.

carmelo.b.muscat@gov.mt

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Mill-qrib

Id-District Office ta’Id-District Office ta’Id-District Office ta’Id-District Office ta’Id-District Office ta’l-Imsidal-Imsidal-Imsidal-Imsidal-ImsidaKien fil-11 ta’ Frar tas-sena 2002, liwara sitta u g˙oxrin sena li kont ili l-Head Office, ing˙atajt il-kariga ta’District Manager, fl-uffiççjudistrettwali ta’ l-Imsida.

L-uffiççju ta’ l-Imsida qieg˙ed fuq ix-xellug, int u tiela triq d’Argens, fl-a˙˙ar dar bil-parapett. Huwa biniantik. Jg˙idu li fiΩ-Ωmien dan il-binikien skola, imbag˙ad g˙al xi Ωmienkien iservi b˙ala g˙assa tal-pulizija.

L-uffiççju distrettwali ta’ l-Imsidahuwa wie˙ed mill-24 uffiççjumxxerrda ma’ Malta u G˙awdex.Flimkien mal-lokalità ta’ l-Imsida,a˙na naqdu nies li j i©u mill-lokalitajiet tal-GΩira, Ta’ Xbiex,G’Man©ia, Pietà, tas-Swatar u ©ieliminn lokalitajiet o˙ra.

F’©img˙a jkollna medja ta’ 450persuna li ji©u jew içemplu biexjinqdew dwar xi benefiççju jew xiinformazzjoni o˙ra.

Kif g˙idt qabel, wara 24 sena fil-Claims Section u fl-istaggers, usentejn fil-Pensjonijiet, assejt li kellix’noffri lill-pubbliku kemm b˙alainformazzjoni kif ukoll esperjenzatax-xog˙ol. IΩda l-kaΩijiet u l-problemi li tiltaqa’ mag˙hom fl-uffiççju distrettwali, huma mifruxa˙afna u varji. G˙alhekk irrealiΩΩajtkemm hemm x’titg˙allem!!

Il-kollegi tieg˙i kollha jaqdu lill-pubbliku, kemm personali jew bit-telefon. Filg˙odu, speçjalment it-Tnejn u t-Tlieta ma’ nieqfu xejn,min˙abba li jkollna wkoll problemitar-re©istrar. Barra minn dan ix-xog˙ol, issir ukoll il-posta, kemm dikli tkun ©ejja mill-Head Office, kif

ukoll dik li tkun sejra ‘l hemm. Isirul-fins, u l-cash book, jinΩamm up-dateta’ l-overpayment records li g˙andnafl-uffiççju, isiru reminders biex il-pubbliku jattendi, u tinΩammstatistika ta’ kull xahar tan-nies lijattendu fl-uffiççju distrettwali.

Il-pubbliku jigi japplika g˙alG˙ajnuna Soçjali, G˙ajnuna Medika,Karta RoΩa, G˙ajnuna Supplimentari,Children’s Allowance, Pensjonijiet, kifukoll Pensjonijiet ta’ barra.

Dawn l-a˙˙ar snin il-pubbliku sarjistaqsi ˙afna dwar x’pensjoni sejie˙u, dwar ir-records tal-kontribuzzjonijiet u kif ti©i affetwatal-pensjoni tieg˙u.

In-nies jistaqsu wkoll dwar l-iskemita’ l-Awtorità tad-Djar, speçjalmentdwar sussidju fuq il-kera. Jistaqsuwkoll dwar is-servizzi li joffri d-Dipartiment g˙al arsien ta’ l-anzjani.

F’diversi drabi jkollok tid˙ol fuqkaΩijiet li ma jkunux jaqg˙u ta˙t id-Dipartiment tag˙na, iΩda min˙abbaç-çirkostanzi li jkun jinsab fihom il-klijent jew g˙ax ikun illiterat, tispiççaiççempel ‘l hawn u ‘l hemm biextg˙inu. IΩda permezz t’hekktitg˙allem ˙afna dwar proçeduri ta’dipartimenti o˙ra u tag˙mel kuntatti©odda.

U˙ud mill-kollegi tieg˙i, ukoll ©ewminn background ta’ Head Office.Min kien Staggers, min Pensions umin il-Computer Section. Kullesperjenza u informazzjoni li ti©bormatul is-snin, tg˙in biex tkun tista’tag˙ti direzzjoni tajba lill-pubbliku lijattendi u jistaqsi dwar benefiççji ug˙ajnuniet o˙rajn.

Barra minn hekk nemmen li l-uffiççjudistrettwali huwa l-ewwel olqa bejnil-pubbliku u d-dipartiment.G˙alhekk, b’daqsxejn attenzjoni,nistg˙u ng˙inu biex il-pubblikujapplika g˙al dak il-benefiççju jewg˙ajnuna li hija l-aktar me˙tie©ag˙alih. U min-na˙a l-o˙ra ng˙addul-informazzjoni kollha me˙tie©a lid-dipartiment sabiex it-talba tieg˙utkun tista’ ti©i proçessata fl-iqsarΩmien possibli u jing˙ata dak kollu

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Josephine Vella

DistrictManager

Moira Vassallo

ExecutiveOfficer

Judith Govè

ExecutiveOfficer

Graziella Abela

Clerk

Konrad Galea

Casual SubstituteClerk

Joseph Filletti

IPSL

Anthony Pace

Group IIGeneral Hand

Patrick Gouder

Group IIGeneral Hand

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Óamsin Sena ta’ Sigurtà SoçjaliMill-Album tar-Ritratti

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Getting to know you better ...1. What is your most marked1. What is your most marked1. What is your most marked1. What is your most marked1. What is your most markedcharacteristic?characteristic?characteristic?characteristic?characteristic?

2. If you could have any job in the2. If you could have any job in the2. If you could have any job in the2. If you could have any job in the2. If you could have any job in theworld, what would you choose to do?world, what would you choose to do?world, what would you choose to do?world, what would you choose to do?world, what would you choose to do?

3. If you have to change one thing3. If you have to change one thing3. If you have to change one thing3. If you have to change one thing3. If you have to change one thingabout your character what would thatabout your character what would thatabout your character what would thatabout your character what would thatabout your character what would thatbe?be?be?be?be?

4. What is your greatest extravagance?4. What is your greatest extravagance?4. What is your greatest extravagance?4. What is your greatest extravagance?4. What is your greatest extravagance?

5. What is your greatest regret?5. What is your greatest regret?5. What is your greatest regret?5. What is your greatest regret?5. What is your greatest regret?

6. Which part of your body would6. Which part of your body would6. Which part of your body would6. Which part of your body would6. Which part of your body wouldyou want to change?you want to change?you want to change?you want to change?you want to change?

7. What would you never dream of7. What would you never dream of7. What would you never dream of7. What would you never dream of7. What would you never dream ofwearing/not wearing in the public?wearing/not wearing in the public?wearing/not wearing in the public?wearing/not wearing in the public?wearing/not wearing in the public?

8. What is your favourite TV8. What is your favourite TV8. What is your favourite TV8. What is your favourite TV8. What is your favourite TVprogramme?programme?programme?programme?programme?

9. What is your favourite gadget?9. What is your favourite gadget?9. What is your favourite gadget?9. What is your favourite gadget?9. What is your favourite gadget?

10. Name one person you would like10. Name one person you would like10. Name one person you would like10. Name one person you would like10. Name one person you would liketo be stranded on an island with.to be stranded on an island with.to be stranded on an island with.to be stranded on an island with.to be stranded on an island with.

Joseph CamilleriDirector

Social Security

1.1.1.1.1. I am always open to change.2.2.2.2.2. Farming or gamekeeping.3.3.3.3.3. Be more assertive!4.4.4.4.4.Birds - the feathered kind ofcourse!5.5.5.5.5. That I did not follow up on myartistic side.6.6.6.6.6. Although far from perfect - I amstill happy with what God decidedto give me. But I would say I shouldlose a few kilos!7.7.7.7.7. I would not wear that whichdoesn’t suit me.8. 8. 8. 8. 8. Dr. Phil - it shows that we aremasters of our own destiny and thatwhere there is a will there is a way!9.9.9.9.9. For work a laptop - otherwise giveme a radio - it keeps me company.10.10.10.10.10. I am sure that you are waiting

for me to mention a filmstar ormodel - but that’s not reality. Itwould only be imaginative. Inreality I would prefer to be strandedwith someone I can speak to whounderstands me and I understandher. Therefore after 24 years ofmarriage that would still be my wife- and I am sincerely not beingdiplomatic!

Frank MicallefAssistant Director

Contributory Benefits

1.1.1.1.1. I tend to think and speak withthe same speed. Therefore I speakrather fast which is a greatdisadvantage at times and I have toslow down.2.2.2.2.2. Member of a crew on a sailingboat or a chef.3.3.3.3.3. Sometimes I feel that I am toogood and tend to accept new tasks.I have to learn to say NOOOO!!4.4.4.4.4. Good food especially fish andgood wine.5.5.5.5.5. That I did not learn to play amusical instrument.....a piano forexample.6.6.6.6.6. Well.......I would prefer to be halfmy size (thinner) and a crop of curlyhair on top of my head.....joking. I’mhappy as I am.7.7.7.7.7. If it suits me I wear it!!8 .8 .8 .8 .8 . Apart from current affairsprogrammes, which one is obligedto see, I prefer those programmesthat feature the sea and sailing eg.Pianeta Mare, Linea Blu and latelyForza Sette (America’s Cup).9.9.9.9.9. My iPod nano.10.10.10.10.10. In all sincerity I prefer to bealone, accompanied with my iPodon which I have my favourite clas-sical music and a chest of goodbooks...non fiction.

Alfred PortelliAssistant Director

Non Contributory Benefits

1.1.1.1.1. Listening rather than talking to a person.2.2.2.2.2. Social work.3.3.3.3.3. A little bit less introvert.4.4.4.4.4. My greatest is procrastination.5.5.5.5.5. Not having attained a university degree.6.6.6.6.6. I would not change any part. Mydeep forehead is a feature of myfamily. Why do away with it?7.7.7.7.7. I would never dream to wear aCarnival costume.8.8.8.8.8. Tista’ Tkun Int. I admire the workentailed in getting together relatives.9.9.9.9.9. The scissors with so many uses.Even symbolical. Cut it short if it fitsyou better.10.10.10.10.10. I leave it to your imagination. Iwouldn’t share it with anyone else.

Joyce BorgAssistant Director

Customer Care

1.1.1.1.1. Impatience.2.2.2.2.2. Customer care.3.3.3.3.3. Take life a little bit more easy.4. Indulge in food if my diet allows.5.5.5.5.5. Not being a millionaire.6.6.6.6.6. I accept God’s model.7. 7. 7. 7. 7. I would never dream of exposingany part of my body in the public(except what already is, of course).8 .8 .8 .8 .8 . All types of discussion anddocumentary programmes.9.9.9.9.9. My wrist watch.10.10.10.10.10. My springer spaniel Buttons.

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Colleague Posting Birthday

Micallef Louise Ann CA 3-May

Mallia Maria Marsa 4-May

Farrugia Marisa Fgura 5-May

Mifsud Marie Pensions 5-May

Azzopardi Moira Valletta 6-May

Anastasi Maria Dolores CA 7-May

Pace Tessie Messengers NI 7-May

Schiavone Josianne Zebbug 7-May

Portelli Alfred DSS Secretariat 10-May

Debono Melissa Umpire 12-May

Pace Maria Josephine SA 12-May

Spiteri Suzanne DSS Secretariat 12-May

Zerafa Maria Birkirkara 16-May

Attard Goggi Margaret Pensions 18-May

Pace Anthony Messengers NI 18-May

Vella Alexander Short-Term Benefits 20-May

Rapinett Ivan Messengers NI 21-May

Abdilla Eugenia Marsa 22-May

Vella Paul Short-Term Benefits 22-May

Bharwani Susan CA 23-May

Falzon Alison DSS Secretariat 23-May

Muscat Anthony SA 24-May

Borg Inguanez Anthony Naxxar 29-May

Debono Carmelo Rabat 29-May

Mangion George Qormi 29-May

Cauchi Ivan Short-Term Benefits 1-Jun

Bartolo Josephine Anne Mosta 3-Jun

Attard Anita San Gwann 4-Jun

Pace Anthony Msida 5-Jun

Azzopardi Dennis Short-Term Benefits 7-Jun

Galea Agnes Paola 8-Jun

Fenech Antonia Paola 9-Jun

Grech Said Miriam Short-Term Benefits 11-Jun

Cassar Josephine CA 13-Jun

Attard Joseph UA 14-Jun

Cristina Emmanuel Pensions 14-Jun

Palmier Albert Naxxar 16-Jun

Camilleri Vincent Paola 17-Jun

Vassallo Nadya Zejtun 17-Jun

Filletti Joseph Msida 19-Jun

Sant Monica Mosta 19-Jun

Camilleri Francesca Short-Term Benefits 21-Jun

Colleague Posting Birthday

Baldacchino John Naxxar 22-Jun

Caruana Georgia Short-Term Benefits 26-Jun

Ursino Marisa San Gwann 26-Jun

Cascun Joseph Messengers NI 27-Jun

Buhagiar Martin Zejtun 28-Jun

Scicluna Rita San Gwann 28-Jun

Muscat Vincent DSS Secretariat 29-Jun

Camilleri Mariella Sliema 30-Jun

Refalo Rose Short-Term Benefits 30-Jun

Tonna Josephine Qormi 30-Jun

Zammit Carmel Pensions 30-Jun

Bartolo Perez Raymond SA 2-Jul

Galea Giorgia Qormi 3-Jul

Borg Gaetano Pensions 5-Jul

Vella Simon Naxxar 5-Jul

Albani Moira Pensions 7-Jul

Bajada Rose Medical 7-Jul

Galea Konrad Msida 7-Jul

Cilia Ivan UA 9-Jul

Meilak Sandra Short-Term Benefits 9-Jul

Borg Philip Messengers NI 10-Jul

Iavarone Peter Mosta 10-Jul

Meli Paul Messengers NI 11-Jul

Cacciattolo Kathleen Pensions 13-Jul

Psaila Josianne Qormi 13-Jul

Theuma Saviour CA 16-Jul

Formosa Johan SA 18-Jul

Sultana Victor Short-Term Benefits 19-Jul

Bonnici Carmen Marsa 20-Jul

Cassar Kevin UA 23-Jul

Sammut Brian Zabbar 24-Jul

Ghigo Carmel Zebbug 25-Jul

Caruana Michael UA 26-Jul

Farrugia Mary Rose Pensions 29-Jul

Muscat Pauline Short-Term Benefits 30-Jul

Nawgurawlhomf’eg˙luq sninhom

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Niltaqg˙uma’ ...

Niltaqg˙u ma’ ... hija roknadedikata g˙all-hobbies, talentiartistiçi u sportivi, kollezzjonijietu kull xorta ta’ passatemp ie˙orta’ l-impjegati tad-Dipartimenttas-Sigurtà Soçjali. Aqsam ma’s˙abek dak kollu li taf tag˙melbilli tag˙mel uΩu minn din ir-rokna.

Mill-qrib

Id-District Office ta’Id-District Office ta’Id-District Office ta’Id-District Office ta’Id-District Office ta’l-Imsidal-Imsidal-Imsidal-Imsidal-Imsida

li tintitolah is-sistemà u l-Att dwar is-Sigurtà Soçjali.

Nemmen ukoll, li bil-kuntatt dirett lijkollna, il-pubbliku jista’ ji©i edukatbilli nispjegawlu li kif hu g˙andu d-dritt g˙al xi g˙ajnuniet, huwa g˙anduwkoll obbligi. B’hekk nevitaw li jkunhemm abbuΩ u ˙las Ωejjed ta’benefiççju.

Ix-xog˙ol fl-uffiççju distrettwali huwampenjattiv afna u xi kultant jg˙ajjikg˙ax il-pubbliku dejjem ©ej u dejjemirid. IΩda jag˙tik ˙afna sodisfazzjonspeçjalment meta quddiemek ikollokbniedem imkisser bil-problemi, iΩdapermezz tal-benefiççji soçjali li tkunapplikajtlu u bil-koperazzjoni tal-Head Office, jibda jirçievi L-EwwelG˙ajnuna , u lil dan il-bniedem tarahjistejqer daqsxejn mill-problemi lijkollu u jag˙mel kura©©.

Huma dawn il-kaΩijiet li j˙e©©unabiex inkomplu na˙dmu b’modimpenjattiv, u dawn il-kaΩijiet humaprova reali li jikkonfermaw li d-Dipartiment tag˙na jkun veramentqed jaqdi l-missjoni tieg˙u.

Il-kitba ta’ dan l-artiklu t˙ejjiet minn

Josephine Vella,

District Manager ta’ l-Imsida.

josephine.vella@gov.mt

ikompli minn pa©na 4

Raymond Chetcuti iluja˙dem fid-Dipartiment tas-Sigurtà Soçjali g˙al dawn l-a˙˙ar 29 sena u dejjem˙adem fl-uffiççji distrettwali.B˙alissa, Raymond huwa d-District Manager ta’Birkirkara. B˙ala delizzju, il-˙in meta ma jkunx xog˙oll-uffiççju jiddedikah mal-pjanti. Qabel qabad dan id-delizzjuRaymond kien dilettant tas-sajdimma meta marad missieru tmintax-il sena ilu ˙ass li kellu jkun iktar id-dar mieg˙u g˙alhekk qaleb g˙alpjanti. Il-˙in li kien ikollu liberu jewl-isptar dejn missieru kien iqattg˙ujaqra dwarhom u jesperimenta fuqtnissil minn Ωerrieg˙a u biççiet. L-interess Ωdied u beda jfittex kotba

iktar sofistikati dwartkabbir u tnissil u anke dwar insettiu fungi li jattakahom. L-ewwel pjantili beda jesperimenta fuqhom kienupjanti tropikali. Warajhom g˙amel8 snin ikabbar il-kaktus u issa darg˙at- tnissil miΩ-Ωerrieg˙ ta’ pjantibil-fjuri. Ix-xewqa tieg˙u hi li xidarba jirnexxielu jo˙loq tip ta’pjanta ©dida permezz ta’ crossbreeding.

Mill-ittritag˙kom

Sur Editur,

Prosit ta l-ewwel ar©a tad-DSS Linkf’Mejju 2006. Kien wasal iΩ-Ωmien lidan il-mezz ta’ komunikazzjoni fl-a˙˙ar jissarraf f’azzjoni poΩittiva b˙aldik li ttie˙det minnek u l-kollegiassistenti tieg˙ek u b’hekk ˙are© il-frott f’forma tal-fuljett DSS Link.In˙ajjar lil-˙addiema s˙abi li jistg˙ujikkontribwixxu bit-tixrid ta’ tag˙lim©enerali, b’esperjenzi personali u biproposti li jolqtu speçjalment lilna l-impjegati mad-Dipartiment tas-Sigurtà Soçjali sew fl-Uffiççju Çentralikif ukoll fl-Uffiççju Distrettwali sabiexma joqg˙odux lura milli jissoomettul-ideat u s-su©©erimenti tag˙homg˙al ©id ta’ kul˙add.Inselli g˙alik.

Charles MuscatÓamrun District Manager