Finance Minister Dr. Nigel Clarke addressed the House of Representatives on Tuesday.
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Dr. Nigel Clarke
The government is to provide $2.7 billion in new social intervention programmes aimed at assisting vulnerable Jamaicans struggling with the rise in the cost of living.
This includes back to school assistance, additional support for the elderly and help for non-PATH beneficiaries.
Some $1.789 billion will be disbursed for one-off back to school grants.
This will be implemented through the Ministry of Social Security and directed towards 160,000 PATH school-aged children.
In addition, $189 million will be spent on back to school education grants and assistance to vulnerable non-PATH students through the Constituency Development Fund.
Finance Minister Dr. Nigel Clarke announced that another $550 million will go towards general welfare support for other non-PATH beneficiaries.
It includes $189 million which will be distributed through the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, another $189 million through the Constituency Development Fund for welfare and economic enablement activities and $70 million to municipal corporations, which will also provide welfare and economic support.
Some $52 million of the funds will go to the Poor Relief Department in the Ministry of Local Government.
Additionally, Dr. Clarke announced a $739 million Independence clean-up exercise for parish capitals as part of Jamaica 60 activities.
He said $550 million will be allocated to the National Solid Waste Management Authority and $189 million through Members of Parliament via the Constituency Development Fund for beautification, bushing, drain cleaning and other activities.
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