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COMMERCIAL
7.10.2021
THE Planning Authority together with the Ministry
for the Environment, Climate Change and Planning,
have realised the significant financial repercussions
on Social and Local Community Clubs during the
COVID-19 pandemic.
Such clubs play an integral role in the social fabric
of our towns, villages, and society as a whole. The
aim of the recently launched 'Irrestawra l-Każin'
grant scheme is to provide financial assistance at
a time when such clubs have had a considerable
reduction in their income, but still had to carry out
maintenance works.
With an allocated fund of €250,000, the maximum
amount that can be awarded to each Social and Lo-
cal Community Club will not exceed €5,000. Eli-
gible works are related to the maintenance of the
premises and such works may have already been
carried out, are still in progress or may still need to
be carried out, such that all receipts are presented
to the Planning Authority by the 15th of December
2021. Those works that require a planning permit
are still expected to be covered by a valid permit.
Martin Saliba, Chairperson of the Executive
Council at the Planning Authority, said that "So-
cial and Local Community Clubs are visited regu-
larly and bring communities together. We felt the
need to help them out with their financial struggle
and developed this scheme which falls under the
recently launched 'Irrestawra' series of schemes.
All such schemes have had a very good take-up and
I believe that 'Irrestawra l-Każin' will do so too.'
Applications open on the 22nd of September and
are on a first-come, first-served basis. The scheme
will remain open until November 30th, or until the
allocated budget is used up.
The conditions applicable to the scheme are
available at pa.org.mt/irrestawra-kazin. Further
information on the "Irrestawra l-Kazini" scheme
can be obtained by calling on 22901554/22901555
or by emailing irrestawrakazin@pa.org.mt.
Irrestawra l-kazin - a PA fund to assist
