$100,000 cash grant for newborns to be issued soon – Jagdeo

Government will soon commence distribution of cash grants allotted to newborn babies. All babies born from January 01, 2025 are eligible for this $100,000 cash grant.
This is according to Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, who, on Thursday, during his weekly press conference, noted, “We have the numbers. The President told me how much there are already, so they’re going to get it retroactively.”
Pointing out that he is unaware of the current mechanism to be implemented for the rollout of the money, Jagdeo has said he 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 has said he would 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.
Government is currently rolling out the $100,000 cash grant per adult citizen initiative.