Aswesuma Allowance
Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte Divisional Secretariat Division
The Welfare Benefits Board (wbb) has been established with effect from 15th February 2016 in terms of Section 3 of the Welfare Benefits Act No. 24 of 2002.
According to the above gazette notification, the relief allowance provided to low-income earners will provide benefits under four main categories in the first phase, while arrangements have been made to provide benefits under three categories in the second phase.
Accordingly, the number of beneficiaries in the (i) and (ii) phases of the Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte Divisional Secretariat is as follows
Step (I)
|
Selected category |
Number of beneficiaries |
| Extremely poor |
220 |
| Poor |
692 |
| Vulnerable |
495 |
| Transient |
689 |
|
Total |
2096 |
Step (II)
|
Selected category |
Number of beneficiaries |
| Extremely poor |
17 |
| Poor |
56 |
| Vulnerable |
50 |
|
Total |
123 |
