Cash grant registration: Ignore rumors – Finance Minister says portal not finalised

Senior Minister with Responsibility for Finance Dr Ashni Singh says that the online registration portal for the $100,000 per adult cash grant initiative is still being finalised and that the official launch of the platform will be announced soon.
He made this clarification on Wednesday after information about the portal was shared online and resulted in scores of persons flocking to the website to get registered. In fact, some persons were even complaining that the portal was either not working well or was down.

This promoted Minister Singh to issue a public notice, stating that “Please be advised that the official online portal for the Government’s $100,000 Cash Grant is currently in the final stages of development and testing.”
According to the finance minister, the formal launch of the portal will be “announced officially in due course.”
To this end, Dr Singh implored with persons to disregard any other information being circulated on this matter until the official announcement is made.
“Thank you very much for your patience as we ensure a simple and seamless process for all Guyanese,” he posited in the notice posted to his Facebook page.
This comes after the finance minister had indicated last week that the digital online platform to register for the cash grant would be launched sometime this week, allowing all eligible Guyanese citizens in the country to sign-up to receive their grant.
After the registration, a verification process will be conducted and once the information submitted is confirmed, then the money would be deposited into the bank account.
The eligibility requirements to receive the $100,000 Cash Grant into your bank account include: Must be a Guyanese Citizen aged 18 years and older as at February 28, 2026; Must have a valid National Identification Card or Guyana Passport; Registrant must have a bank account in their name at any local commercial bank, and Must be physically present in Guyana to register.
Last week, almost 50,000 Central Government were the first category of Guyanese to received their $100,000 cash grant.
This first cohort of 48,858 employees comprising public servants, teachers and members of the disciplined services received their cash grants via their bank accounts, amounting to some $5 billion.
In a March 19 statement, Minister Singh indicated that subsequent groups of eligible beneficiaries will follow. In fact, he reiterated calls for citizens to open bank accounts, explaining that this is the easiest and fastest way they can receive the cash grant without leaving their homes.
The finance minister noted that with active bank accounts, government would be able to transfer cash grants swiftly, securely, and efficiently as is currently being done with the disbursements to central government employees.
“A central pillar of this initiative is to promote financial inclusion. This is why we are urging all Guyanese to utilise the formal banking system,” Minister Singh reiterated.
He further pointed out that that in anticipation of the roll out of this cash grant, the Ministry of Finance together with the Central Bank collaborated with financial institutions to simplify the process of opening bank accounts as well as to facilitate the opening of these accounts online.
Among the commercial banks 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.
This is the second tranche of national $100,000 Cash Grant for Guyanese citizen age 18 and older that the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government has undertaken. During the first round in late 2024 into 2025, more than $60 billion of disposable income were transferred into the pockets of over 600,000 Guyanese.
Another $60 billion is expected to be transferred in this second round of distribution.