Orphan’s Allowance (DSS) An Orphan’s Allowance may be awarded to a person who is entrusted with the care and custody of a child whose parents are deceased.For information regarding cross-border situations please click here. Payment of an Orphan’s Allowance is issued every four (4) weeks in advance to the entrusted person.This allowance is paid until the child reaches sixteen (16) years of age.Plea...

Children’s Allowance - Child between 16 and 21 years of age (DSS) Benefit is paid to married, civil union, and cohabitating couples (whether in registered cohabitation or not), single, separated, or parents with refugee status who have care and custody of children aged between sixteen (16) to twenty-one (21) years.When children turn sixteen (16) years and are in full-time education, not receiving ...

Transition Co-ordinator Students with individual educational needs who are in Year 11 and their parents are supported by a transition coordinator in exploring post-secondary opportunities. The coordinator attends individual educational programme meetings, prepares action plans, organises orientation visits, and ensures the best educational or employment options for each student.  An individ...

ADHD Malta ADHD Malta is a non-governmental organisation established in 1996 by a group of parents of children with ADHD. The organisation began by collecting reliable information from the U.S. and U.K. to better support their children and share this knowledge with other families and professionals. Today, ADHD Malta supports a community of over 400 members and continues to advocate for the rights ...

The KIDs Programme The KIDs programme is one of the services offered by Richmond Foundation, a local NGO that supports people experiencing mental health problems in the community. This Programme is supported through a Public Social Partnership between Richmond Foundation and the Ministry for Social Policy and Children’s Rights. The KIDs in Development Programme is a residential, behavioural p...

Home Tuition Service Students unable to attend school from Year 1 to Year 11 for at least three consecutive weeks due to illness, medical condition (if it is not contagious) or injury can be referred for home tuition service. Students are provided with a compensatory educational service which aims to minimise the effect of absence from school by, providing continued education in Maths, English, an...

Karl Vella Foundation - The Wellness Pod The Wellness Pod is a service dedicated to offering psychotherapeutic support to children, aged between 5 and 17, coping with illness or loss of a relative A child may attend one of the various psychotherapeutic group sessions led by mental health professionals held at the KVF Centre. Where necessary, children are also offered ...

Speech-Language Pathology Services offered by Primary Health Care This service supports individuals who have speech, language, communication, or swallowing difficulties. Care is tailored to the needs of each person to help them communicate effectively and improve their quality of life. Assessment and therapy for speech and language development Support for swallowing and feeding diffic...

The Magic of Stories The Magic of Stories/Seħer l-Istejjer is a family literacy programme intended for children between 4 and 7 years of age, and their parents/guardians. The primary aim of this programme is to promote a love of reading among children and their parents/guardians. Weekly sessions are held free of charge, during which several stories are read in a fun and motivating environment, to ...

Read with Me The programme is intended for babies and toddlers up to 3 years and their parents/caregivers. Each session features the sharing of storybooks, the singing of nursery rhymes and other fun activities for this age group. The main objectives of the programme are to promote a love of books and to develop the child’s imagination through fun and stimulating activities. These free one ho...