The government will soon commence the distribution of the cash grants allotted for newborn babies, according to Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday.
During his weekly press conference, he noted that all babies born from January 01, 2025 are eligible for the $100,000 cash grant. “We have the numbers, the President told me how much there are already, so they’re going to get it retroactively,” he said.
Jagdeo pointed out that he is unaware of the current mechanism to be implemented for the rollout of the money, but is advocating for it to be distributed by the Ministry of Finance.
“So wherever the child is born, all you do is get the birth certificate and go in and we will try to do it as quickly as possible since people may need it in the first month to buy things for the baby,” he explained.
The Vice President said he will push for the process to be done in “real-time” so the money is issued the day after the baby is born.
The Government of Guyana has allocated $1.3 billion annually to deliver a $100,000 one-off cash grant to each child born to a Guyanese mother. This measure was introduced in the 2025 National Budget.
The government is currently rolling out the $100,000 cash grant per adult citizen initiative.
