Stimulus slow to reach for first time applicants

By Dana Malcolm

Staff Writer

#TurksandCaicos, November 23, 2022 – The Government is experiencing challenges with the pay out of the second round of stimulus monies for residents who did not get a cheque in the initial Price Inflation Stimulus payout in August.

In a press release on Tuesday November 22^nd, the Premier’s Office which has responsibility for this round of the stimulus approvals process said while applications are currently being vetted ‘minor processing challenges’ could result in a delayed rollout of payments.

Previously, the government had assured residents that the process would be fairly quick once applications were in for the $1,000 cheques. The portal for the new applicants opened on the 19th of October and closed thirteen days later on the 31st of October.

It is being explained in that statement that some individuals have submitted applications with missing or unrelated documentation. It also informed that those people had been contacted via email with a request for the additional documents.

The advice from the Office of the Premier is, if you have not received an email requesting additional information, the government maintains your application is being processed and you will be notified of the outcome as soon as possible.