Another 23,000 citizens to receive $100,000 cash grant in 24 hours

…total beneficiaries to date rise to 85,842

The second batch of citizens, totalling 23,816, who successfully registered and were verified on the Government’s online portal, will have their $100,000 cash grants deposited directly into their bank accounts within 24 hours.
In an update on Wednesday, Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh said that Phase One of the programme saw 48,858 Central Government employees, including public servants, teachers, and members of the disciplined services, receive their grants on March 19, totalling $4.9 billion in direct support.
Following this, Phase Two opened an online portal on March 26 for citizens to self-register. The first batch of citizens, numbering 13,168, received their grants on March 30, bringing the total number of recipients to 62,026 and injecting $6.2 billion into the local economy.
With the addition of the second batch on April 1, the total number of beneficiaries, including Central Government employees, rises to 85,842, representing over $8.5 billion in funds disbursed nationwide.
As of today, 63,113 individuals have completed self-registration, while another 25,879 are at various stages of the process. The finance minister encourages all eligible citizens to continue registering through the portal at https://cashgrant.gov.gy to access their grants.
As part of the registration process, eligible Guyanese, that is, citizens aged 18 years and older as of February 28, 2026, will have to establish an account on the portal with their basic personal information (name, address, and telephone number) and provide a valid national identification (ID) card or Guyana passport.
Applicants will also have to undergo a facial recognition test or a liveness test, as well as provide their bank account information. While there has been some criticism about this method of distributing the cash grant, the finance minister said during a previous update that there has been a tremendous response, with numerous persons taking advantage of this self-registration tool.

No bank account?
However, the finance minister went on to state that while having a bank account would make the process easier, it is not a criterion to be eligible for the cash grant.
“Nobody will be denied their cash grant on account of the fact that they do not have a bank account. If you do not have a bank account…or for some other reason, you don’t want your cash grant paid into your bank account, [then] we will work out an arrangement and devise a mechanism for you to get your cash grant. So, you do not need to worry,” Dr Singh declared, dismissing online chatter that suggests otherwise.
But many have been complaining about not getting onto the portal after completing the first step.
Addressing challenges faced by users, the minister acknowledged that heavy traffic on the platform has been an issue and encouraged persons to try accessing the system at different times.
Meanwhile, in anticipation of the rollout of this 2026 cash grant, the Ministry of Finance, together with the Central Bank, collaborated with financial institutions to simplify the process of opening bank accounts and facilitate the opening of these accounts online.
Among the commercial banks that have since been facilitating the online opening of bank accounts are Demerara Bank Limited (DBL), Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Limited (GBTI), Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited, and Scotiabank Guyana Incorporated.
During the previous national cash grant initiative in late 2024 into 2025, more than $60 billion of disposable income was transferred into the pockets of over 600,000 Guyanese. Another $60 billion is expected to be transferred in this second round of distribution.
These two cash distribution exercises come on the heels of the first National Cash Grant of $25,000 per household that was paid when the PPP/C resumed office in 2020 in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.