Family advice

Introduction

• 0811061 – Employment and Development Centre

  Anna Sigurborg Ólafsdóttir attended the meeting and presented the activities of the Deiglan Centre for Enterprise and Development.

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• 0901251 – Public Benefit, working group

  Sæmundur Hafsteinsson, Director of Social Services, attended the meeting and reported on the situation in the field of social welfare.

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General presentations

• 0810149 – Social assistance

  Til fundarins mætti Ingibjörg Jónsdóttir frá félagsþjónustu.%0DLagt fram yfirlit frá félagsþjónustu; samanburður milli ára á fjárhæðum og fjölda þeirra sem þegið hafa framfærslustyrk og húsaleigubætur. %0DEinnig lögð fram tafla sem sýnir heildarfjölda 24 ára og yngri á framfærslu í des. 2008 og febrúar 2009 og þar af fjölda á skólastyrk.

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• 0801097 – Disabled people, affairs

  A declaration of intent was presented by the government and local authorities regarding the transfer of services for disabled people from the state to local authorities.

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• 0701245 – The employment situation

  A report by the Employment Service on the state of the labour market in February 2009 was presented.

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• 0903134 – The Cultural Landscape 2009, conference

  A letter from the Ministry of Education, dated 12 March, was presented, announcing a conference organised by the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Industry and the Association of Icelandic municipalities in cooperation with the Cultural Council of the Countryside, where the groundwork will be laid for further cooperation between the state and municipalities on culture and cultural tourism.

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Applications

• 0902285 – Housewives of Hafnarfjörður, grant application

  Lagt fram öðru sinni erindi Orlofsnefndar húsmæðra í Hafnarfirði, dags. 19. febr. sl., styrkbeiðni vegna orlofsdvalar sumarið 2009.%0DAfgreiðslu var frestað á síðasta fundi ráðsins.%0D

  The 2009 budget provides for a grant of kr. 1,748,000. To be met from heading 02-704-9710.The Family Council directs the following to the Housewives' Holiday Committee: Referring to Article 6 of Act No. 53/1972.To ensure that women who have managed a household without payment for that work have the opportunity for a holiday. A copy of the tax return may be requested to verify the validity of applications.To ensure that housewives with two children under the age of 7 are given priority for holiday travel.The Family Council emphasises that the aforementioned points are included in the advertisements for the mothers' holiday committee for the upcoming holiday period.;