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Social-services caseload tops 27,300 in newly released annual reportNCPE seeks longer paid family leave as fertility falls to 0.98
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Social-services caseload tops 27,300 in newly released annual report

The Foundation for Social Welfare Services recorded a 5.2% rise in cases during 2025, with domestic-violence referrals and loneliness among the pressures highlighted in its report.

Why it mattersThe report released on Friday covers 2025, when the foundation handled more than 27,300 cases involving almost 26,000 people.

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NCPE seeks longer paid family leave as fertility falls to 0.98

Why it mattersThe National Commission for the Promotion of Equality called for stronger work-life measures in Budget 2027 after Malta’s fertility rate reached 0.98, which it described as the EU’s lowest.

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Confidential 1779 helpline opens for image-abuse victims

Why it mattersThe government has launched helpline 1779 for people affected by the non-consensual distribution of sexually explicit images, commonly described as revenge porn.

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Migrant communities organise monthly blood donations with union support

Why it mattersFour community organisations representing third-country nationals have joined a monthly blood-donation initiative with the National Blood Transfusion Service and support from the General…

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Fifth Gozo Pride puts safety, dignity and equality at its centre

Why it mattersGozo Pride held its fifth edition under the theme “Pride Without Permission”, presenting visibility as both a celebration and a call against discrimination and violence.

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Groups oppose catering proposal opposite Valletta’s Ta’ Ġieżu church

Why it mattersFlimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar and Valletta residents objected to PA/05005/26, a pending application to convert a former art shop into a catering outlet using tables and chairs on a public s…

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Three-year agreement expands Malta’s service-dog training

Why it mattersA new agreement with Service Dogs Malta Foundation will provide more than €50,000 annually from 2027 to 2029, including support to train three service dogs each year.

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Worker hospitalised after five-metre fall in Mellieħa

Why it mattersA 46-year-old worker living in St Paul’s Bay was taken to Mater Dei Hospital after falling approximately five metres at a residence in Triq il-Marfa, Mellieħa.

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Floriana council plans one-day closure over depopulation

Why it mattersFloriana Local Council announced it would close its offices on 25 August in a symbolic protest over the locality’s declining residential population.

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Paceville apartment block evacuated after safety assessment

Why it mattersResidents were evacuated from Seaview Apartments at the corner of Triq San Ġorġ and Triq il-Wilġa in Paceville.

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Swieqi petition demands controls on short lets and antisocial behaviour

Why it mattersA parliamentary petition backed by Swieqi Local Council called for action on round-the-clock noise, rubbish, vandalism, antisocial behaviour and unregulated short-term rentals.

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Four rescued from capsized boat near St Paul’s Islands

Why it mattersA coordinated sea-rescue operation recovered four people after their boat capsized near St Paul’s Islands.

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Two unused Mtarfa sites being converted into community spaces

Why it mattersOne project at the former Mtarfa barracks will turn about 3,000 square metres into a garden with roughly 160 fruit trees, seating, educational areas and restored historic reservoirs.

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