Around 9,000 families living under difficult circumstances will be supported through the Ministry of Social Protection’s Conditional Cash Transfer programme which is set to be launched soon, GINA said.
The new programme will see the Ministry undertaking a needs and risk assessment of the families to determine what type of assistance is needed to decrease dependence on Public Assistance, and ultimately reduce poverty.
Forbes Monroe, the Ministry’s Chief Probation and Social Services Officer told GINA that the Ministry recognises that families have been receiving the monthly public assistance, but the Ministry found it inadequate to bring about the desired outcomes and therefore the Conditional Cash Transfer programme was devised.