GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana government says it will make a payment to senior citizens of GUY$56,000 (One Guyana dollar=US$0.008 cents) in March as it rolls out the increased senior pension payment, along with the back pay for the first two months of this year.
Pensioners received GUY$41,000 for January and February, but in March, payments will include the new GUY$46,000 plus GUY$10,000 each in back pay for those two months.
“So your big sum in March will be $56,000 because it’s $5,000 from January, $5,000 from February, and then in March you get the full sum of $56,000,” said Minister of Human Services and Social Security Dr. Vindhya Persaud.
In a statement posted on social media, she urged pensioners to ensure their vouchers are stamped at post offices and that the process confirms the updated payment amount.
“What you need to do is take your pension book with the vouchers for the month and get these vouchers stamped at the post office,” Persaud explained, reiterating that the stamp ensures pensioners receive the accurate monthly payment of $56,000.
“A member of your family or someone you trust can go and stamp it for you…You have to authorise it with a signature or thumbprint and witnesses,” she said, emphasising that the system provides security measures against misuse and supports accountability.
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