SOCIAL SECTOR INVESTMENT PROGRAMME
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SUSTAINING GROWTH, SECURING PROSPERITY
CHAPTER 5: REVIEW OF SOCIAL PROGRAMMES
AND INITIATIVES FOR 2013
INITIATIVE
MEDIUM
TERM
PRIORITY
(Where
Applicable)
BENEFICIARY
CATEGORY
PROJECT
OUTPUT
ACHIEVEMENTS
OUTCOME
MINISTRY OF THE PEOPLE AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
•
Senior Citizens’ Pension
The Senior Citizens’ Pension provides
financial assistance to persons aged
65 and over whose income does not
exceed TTD 3,000 a month and who
meet the other qualifying criteria for the
grant
Income Band
New Range
0-500
$3,000
>500-1450
$2,550
>1450-1650
$2,350
>1650-1800
$2,200
>1800-2000
$2,000
>2000-2200
$1,800
>2200-2400
$1,600
>2400-2600
$1,400
>2600-2800
$1,200
>2800-3000
$1,000
Eligible Senior
Citizens
As at September 2013, there were
82,509 senior citizens
in receipt
of the Senior Citizens’ Pension. Of
this total,
6,756 persons were new
applicants.
•
Disability Assistance Grant
This grant of TTD 1,500.00 is provided
to applicants who are deemed by a
government medical practitioner to be
unfit to work due to a physical disability.
Persons
18-64 years
of age who
have been
certified by a
Government
medical officer
as being
permanently
disabled
and as a
consequence
unable to earn
a livelihood.
As at September 2013, Disability
Assistance Grants were disbursed to
a total of
24, 312 persons. Of this
total, 2,250 were registered as new
recipients.
