The Minister of Infrastructure, Miguel Pinto Luz, said today that the Government of the Republic has suspended the changes planned by the Regional Government to the social mobility subsidy (SSM), pending the enactment of the changes approved in the Assembly of the Republic. “The Government suspended all the changes it…
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SSM – A Bureaucratic Hell
The President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque, once again criticised the new Social Mobility Subsidy model for air travel as a “bureaucratic hell.” During the PSD-Madeira and PSD-Azores Parliamentary Summit, Miguel Albuquerque emphasized that the main priority should be making access to the SSM simple, ensuring people only pay…
Mobility Law Needs Fine Tuning
The president of the Regional Government of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque, reacted to the new model of the social mobility subsidy approved in the Assembly of the Republic, warning of risks associated with the diploma and criticising the position taken by the opposition throughout the process. The minister began by stressing…
Madeira Accessability Worries
The Regional Government of Madeira, through the Regional Secretary for Tourism, Environment and Culture, Eduardo Jesus, is concerned about the possibility that the main air carriers that provide connections between the mainland and the autonomous regions may abandon the routes covered by the Social Mobility Subsidy (SSM) Eduardo Jesus warns…
24 People Defraud Mobility Allowance Scheme
The Public Prosecutor’s Office (MP) has brought charges against 24 defendants (13 men and 9 women working for two companies on the island of Terceira, Azores) for several crimes under Operation Mayday. The suspects have defrauded the State for more than 9.5 million euros through the social mobility allowance –…




