2024 news

Islanders are being reminded that the new Government building in Union Street will open to the public at 8.30am on Monday 9 December.

The Government’s Customer and Local Services department will officially be renamed Employment, Social Security and Housing from 9 December 2024.

Almost 3,000 rose bushes will be replanted in the Crematorium’s Memorial Rose Garden over the coming weeks.

On Monday 9 December, the brand-new Government building in Union Street will open to the public.

Students aged over 18 in full-time education can now access free GP surgery consultations in the Island.

A temporary scheme to support lower-income workers who have lived in Jersey less than five years has been launched.

Jersey’s first step towards a living wage will be made in April 2025.

The Minister for Social Security, Deputy Lyndsay Feltham, directed the Employment Forum to conduct a consultation exercise to review the current levels of compensation awards.

The Government of Jersey’s micro-grant initiative, Connect Me: Connecting Our Communities, is evolving with the introduction of a new website.

From Monday 20 May, the cost of GP visits will be reduced by a further £10 following an increase in Government support.

Nearly 10,000 Islanders will benefit from improvements to the Health Access Scheme through a £2 reduction to adult patient fees in GP surgeries.

The Minister for Social Security has signed an Order to bring changes to Jersey’s Employment Law into force for working parents who suffer the death of a child under 18.

The latest release from Statistics Jersey indicates that there are currently 720 jobseekers actively registered for work, a number consistently lower than in previous years, thanks to the ongoing efforts of the Back to Work team.