Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, says additional Guyanese have already begun receiving the government’s $100,000 cash grant directly into their bank accounts.
In an update on the initiative, Dr. Singh said 26,639 people had successfully completed the self-registration process after four days of the portal’s operation.
He added that another 22,611 applicants had started registering and were at different stages of completing the process.
According to Dr. Singh, payments have already been processed for 13,168 of the persons who completed registration in full and whose information passed the necessary verification checks.
Those beneficiaries have already started receiving the money in their bank accounts, with the remainder expected to be credited within the next 24 hours.
The latest batch comes on top of the 48,858 central government employees, including public servants, teachers, and members of the disciplined services, who were paid in the first phase of the programme.
With both groups combined, the government has now processed payments for 62,026 people.
Dr. Singh said the transfers represent a total of $6.2 billion being delivered to Guyanese without recipients having to leave home, join a line, collect a cheque, or travel to cash it.
The minister explained that the online platform, available at cashgrant.gov.gy, allows persons to register by entering personal information, submitting identification details, completing a facial recognition or liveness check, and providing bank account information.
He encouraged those who have not yet finished the process to return to the platform and complete their applications.
Dr. Singh acknowledged that some users have experienced delays when trying to access the system, particularly due to heavy traffic and difficulties with facial verification.
He said the challenges are part of a broader learning process for both the government and the public as more services move online. The Finance Minister urged persons experiencing problems to try again later, especially during periods when traffic may be lighter.
