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SS Relief Fund: 2000 applicants have received payment totaling $2 million dollars

 

Public Relations Manager at the St. Christopher and Nevis Social Security Board, Kamilah Lawrence.

 

She was providing an update on the Social Security’s CoVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund.

 

Here in St. Kitts and Nevis, the Social Security Board began disbursing funds of up to $1000.00, to workers who applied for relief under the Fund, on Monday, April 20th.

 

Beneficiaries of the fund include: Full time and part-time employees who have been laid off, employed but with reduced hours, persons made redundant as a result of the pandemic and registered Self-employed persons whose income is impacted by the pandemic.

 

The Relief Fund was created to assist all working persons whose income has been directly affected by the CoVID-19 virus.

 

Meantime, Ms. Lawrence also gave this information regarding the forms for the Relief Fund.

 

Public Relations Manager at the St. Christopher and Nevis Social Security Board, Kamilah Lawrence.

 

Here on Nevis, Social Security can be contacted by dialing 469-5245.