Bill

Increase Monthly Stipend for Disability Assistance

S.B. No. 12-78

To amend Division 10, Chapter 85 of Title 34 of the Palau National Code to increase the monthly stipend for the wheelchair-bound and/or blind from $200 to $250; expand the eligibility of the monthly stipend to include citizens who are 60 years of age or older that do not have any source of income; remove child-raising from the designated source of funding; and for other related purposes.

Progress of the Legislation

Passed First Reading
20 Aug 2026

Assigned to Committee

Standing Committee on Ways and Means & Financial Matters

Copies of this bill may be obtained by contacting the Senate Office.