Thousands more to benefit from governments cash grant scheme

Education Minister Priya Manickchand said thousands of additional students will benefit from
the government’s multi-billion-dollar ‘Because We Care’ cash grant following the extension of
the deadline for registration by an additional month.
Originally, parents of children entering the public school system for the first time, were required
to register the new entrants by the June 30 deadline. But this was extended to July 31.
Consequently, some 3,300 additional students will receive the $19,000 per child cash grant out
of the US$16M (G$3.2B) facility.

The government has already planned annual incremental increases to the ‘Because We Care’
novelty until it reaches $50,000. The School Uniform and Supplies Grant has doubled from
$2000 last year to $4000 this year.
Manickchand has been part of the team distributing cash to households over the last two days in
Demerara/Mahaica (Region Four) on the East Coast corridor over the lasty two days. The
Ministry said scheduled distribution in the most populous of the 10 Regions will end Monday,
August 9. Some $600M are expected to be distributed in the Region by the time the exercise
ends in the next two days.
While on the east coast she extolled the virtues of the financial scheme with met community
members at Swami Purnananda, Enmore/Hope, and Paradise Primary schools.