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The Ministry of Labor, Welfare and Social Insurance announced today that the applications for sickness allowance can be submitted electronically from today, noting that in the next short period of time it will proceed to the digitization and electronic submission of applications for all benefits, with priority unemployment and maternity benefits.
According to the announcement of the Ministry, this arrangement was made possible in cooperation with the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy “in the framework of the government's policy for the digitization and modernization of citizens' communication with the Social Security Services in order to create a modern and citizen-friendly state “.
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“The electronic submission of applications for a specific allowance is the first step in the utilization of digital services that aims both to optimize communication with citizens, and to accelerate the completion of the examination of these requests,” it said.
It adds that “in the immediate future, the Ministry of Labor, Welfare and Social Security, in cooperation with the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, will proceed with the digitization and electronic submission of applications for all benefits, with priority given to unemployment and maternity benefits. which are the ones with the largest number of applications submitted “.
Specifically, applications for sickness benefit from the Social Insurance Fund can be submitted electronically, through the website http://www.mlsi.gov.cy/sid, with the aim of their faster examination.
In order to submit the electronic application for sickness benefit, it is necessary for the insured to have previously created a profile on the electronic platform Cy-Login (Ariadne) and to have been identified.
It is noted that the possibility of submitting an application in printed form will remain valid only for the next two (2) weeks. With the expiration of the two-week period, the application for sickness benefit will be possible only through the electronic process.
