Cash Wage Support Payments Start Today! According to a statement by the Minister of Family, Labor and Social Services Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk, cash support payments for May 2020 are being distributed starting today. Minister Selçuk announced that the cash payment transactions are being sent to recipients’ accounts as of today. She also reminded that, after the coronavirus outbreak was declared a pandemic, cash payments during the pandemic period have been made through bank accounts to ensure citizens observe social distancing rules.
When Will the Cash Wage Support for May 2020 Be Paid?
When will the cash wage support for May 2020 be paid? According to the statement by Minister Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk, cash wage support payments for May 2020 have begun to be transferred to the accounts of those in need today. Minister Selçuk explained that these cash wage support payments are intended for workers whose employment contracts were terminated from March 15, 2020 onward and who are not eligible for unemployment benefits, and that transfers to accounts have started today.
Minister Selçuk also said that, to avoid crowding during the distribution of May 2020 cash wage support payments, measures were taken so payments would be made on specific days determined by the last digit of recipients’ national ID numbers. To reduce congestion, payments have been scheduled by the final digit of national ID numbers and the distribution is as follows.
- Citizens whose national ID ends in 0, 2, or 4 will be paid on Tuesday, June 9, 2020,
- Citizens whose national ID ends in 6 or 8 will be paid on Wednesday, June 10, 2020,