COVID-19 RELIEF FUND PAYMENTS AS AT JUNE 3RD, 2020
COVID-19 RELIEF FUND PAYMENTS AS AT JUNE 3RD, 2020
BASSETERRE ST. KITTS, 4TH JUNE 2020 — The St Christopher and Nevis Social Security Board hereby informs the public that as of Wednesday June 3rd, 2020, a total of $11, 099, 540* has been paid out to over 5200 applicants for the Covid 19 Relief Fund.
In March 2020, a total of $15 million was allocated to assist working persons whose income has been adversely impacted due to the coronavirus pandemic.
| Payments for April 2020 totalled | $ 6,083,267 | |
| Payments for May 2020 totalled | $ 5,016,273 |
*These figures are unaudited and are subject to change.
Payments for approved applications will continue to be uploaded daily to the various banks and credit unions while applicants for cheque payments are required to collect cheques at the Social Security Offices in Basseterre and Pinney’s. Approved payments may be made retroactively for the period of April to June 2020.
The Departments of Labour on St Kitts and Nevis and the Social Security Board thank the public for their patience and understanding as we work together to ensure that payments are accurate and paid in a timely manner.
Employees who have not received a payment to date, kindly contact the Departments of Labour at 869 662 2075 on St Kitts or on Nevis at 465 5521 or via email at dolcovid19@gmail.com and labourdept@nia.gov respectively.
Self Employed persons and pensioners, may contact Social Security at 667 2535, 465 2535 or 469 5245 or via email at covid19fund@socialsecurity.kn.
For more information, please contact:
Ms. Kamilah Lawrence, Public Relations Manager
St. Christopher & Nevis Social Security Board
Phone: 869 465 2535
Email: klawrence@socialsecurity.kn