Some parents had still not received their children’s allowance cheque for June, said MLP spokesman on social solidarity Marie-Louise Coleiro-Preca (photo) yesterday.

What made the situation worse, she added, was that parents were finding it difficult to contact the relevant office in the Department of Social Security, and when they did manage to, they did not get satisfaction.

Ms Coleiro-Preca said this late arrival of the allowances occurred periodically, which meant that the government was aware of the problem but apparently could not deal with it properly.