Fiji

FIJI Post-Disaster Needs Assessment
Annex 3: Supplementary Material for
Employment, Livelihoods and Social
Protection
Table 100: Population Affected by TC Winston
Division Deaths Missing Hospitalised Injured
Number
of people
affected due
to loss of
livelihood of
main bread
winner
Number
of people
displaced
Total number
of those
affected
Central 6 2 24 162,698 5245 167,975
Eastern 22 1 3 59 30,222 7595 37,902
Northern 3 5 10 93,488 10210 103,716
Western 13 17 24 198,622 32145 230,821
Total 44 1 27 117 485,030 55,195 540,414
Source: Estimations by Assessment Team.
Table 101: Poverty Alleviation Government Programmes by Year (F$ million)
Programmes 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Department of Social Welfare
Poverty Alleviation Projects 1.0 0.6
Poverty Benefit Scheme 22.6 22.0 22.0 22.0
Child Protection Allowance 0.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 6.0 4.5 2.0 3.2
Social Pension Scheme 3.2 3.0 8.0 13.0
Food Voucher Programme 7.4 11.0 12.6 1.3 1.0 0.5
Women's Plan of Action 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.0
Cottage Industry Development 0.3 0.1
Integrated National Poverty Eradication Programme 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Welfare Graduation Programme 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Fiji National Council of Disabled Persons 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4
Capital Grant to Voluntary Organizations 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3
Family Assistance Scheme 20.0 15.0 15.0 15.0
Women’s Resources Centre 0.2
Grants to Girls' Home 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2
Fire Victims Relief 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2
Education
Education/ Poverty Relief Fund 0.2 0.3
Bus Fare Subsidy 12.0 12.0 11.0 20.8 20.0 19.0
Health
Free Medicine 8.0 10.0
Department of Housing
HAG (2011)/Housing Assistance for First Time
Home Buyers
10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0
Low Cost Housing Project (HA) 12.0
Public Rental Housing Project 10.0
Lagilagi Housing Development Project - Phase 2 3.0 2.0 3.3
Savusavu Development Project 2.5 3.4 2.6
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