Tag: public assistance
Gov’t launches online portal for old-age pension, public assistance applications
Persons eligible for pension and public assistance can now apply for these services from the comfort of their homes, as ... Read More
Old age pension increases to $36,000 in budget 2024
— Public Assistance also increases to $19,000 Effective from January 2024, old age pension will be $36,000 per month placing ... Read More
Pensioner says one-off grant practical, timely
Elderly Guyanese are overjoyed this holiday season thanks to the government's timely one-off $25,000 cash grant, distributed to 72,000 pensioners ... Read More
‘$25,000 cash grant will go a far way’ – Region Three pensioner
Pensioners living in various communities across Region Three have expressed gratitude to the government as they received their one-off cash ... Read More
Pensioners along East Coast corridor welcome one-off cash grant
As the roll out of the government’s one-off cash grant distribution exercise gets underway for pensioners nationwide, scores of beneficiaries ... Read More
Govt streamlining public assistance for people living with disabilities
The government is streamlining the system that deals with the issuance of public assistance to People Living with Disabilities (PWD) ... Read More
Old age pension, public assistance campaign taken to Region Three
The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security for the first time rolled out an old age pension and public ... Read More
Couple of 53 years among 166 benefitting from free spectacles
Husband and wife of 53 years, Ivan and Juliet Bennet, were among 166 persons from Region One to receive free ... Read More
Old age pension increases to $33,000
- public assistance is now $16,000 The Government of Guyana announced Monday that the old age pension has been increased ... Read More
$100,000 disability cash grant distribution begins next week
Parents across Guyana of children living with disabilities will receive a $100,000 one- off cash grant next week, a demonstration ... Read More