Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands – Monday, 18 November 2024: The Financial Assistance Programme 2024 will make its SECOND batch of payments, today, Monday, 18 November 2024.

Cheques are ready for collection at the Government Treasuries and Subtreasuries. For persons who applied for the FAP and have met the FAP eligibility criteria, your application, if approved for payment, will have a cheque that is ready for collection.

Pensioners are advised that the only method of payment for this round of payments is by cheque owing to a delay in confirming the schedules for payments to be made through deposits in the bank accounts submitted.  So, to progress payments as soon as possible, a decision was made to distribute the first set of batches by cheque only.

Subsequent monthly pension top-ups will be paid according to the preferred method of payment indicated in your applications.

There is a batch of remaining payments of approved FAP applications from the open portal that would have required additional information. Payment for the third batch will be made by Monday, 25 November 2024.

The list of pensioners with cheques ready for collection in the second batch is given below.

Pensioners must present a Government-issued photo identification to collect payments.

If you are a pensioner who is unable to collect the FAP cheque in person, the authorised person collecting the cheque must present a letter duly signed by the pensioner and notarised, giving him/her the authority to do so on the pensioner’s behalf.

PLEASE ALSO NOTE THAT THE SENIOR CITIZENS FAP PORTAL REOPENS TODAY, 18 NOVEMBER 2024 FOR NEW APPLICATIONS.

Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands – Tuesday, 12 November 2024: The Financial Assistance Programme has approved over $1.292 million in payments to 342 persons over the age of 70 years.

The Government is pleased to report that this intervention will ensure that the aged of the Turks and Caicos Islands, have a monthly FAP benefit of up to $1,000 per month. The programme was designed so that those with other sources of pensions which total less than $1,000 per month will be “topped up” to $1,000 per month and those without an alternate source will receive $1,000.00 per month.

The Honourable C. Washington Misick, Premier, in speaking about this programme said that the FAP is an investment in the well-being of the older folk of the TCI.  This monthly contribution makes pension benefits more relevant to the current cost of living and assures a certain level of financial independence and a better quality of life for pensioners.

The provision of liveable pensions is a social obligation that the Government has not taken lightly; and a key component of several initiatives implemented during the past four (4) years that are intended to strengthen social programs to promote economic stability during the entire span of a person’s life in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

The FAP portal is currently closed for submissions but will reopen on Monday, November 18, 2024.  To qualify you must:

• Be receiving a pension that is below $1,000.00 per month from one or multiple sources or is receiving no pension at all.
• Be a Turks and Caicos Islander or a British Overseas Territory Citizen.
• Have attained the age of seventy (70) years old.
• Be ordinarily resident in the Turks and Caicos Islands for the last 5 (five) years.

Persons who are “wards of the state” (e.g. residing in TCIG wellness centres, aged-care centres, etc.) and “wards of the court.” (e.g. in prison etc.) will not qualify for the FAP.

Apply at: seniorcitizensfap.gov.tc

Turks and Caicos, September 20, 2024 – The Turks and Caicos Islands Government wishes to advise that the portal for the (Senior Citizens) Financial Assistance Programme (FAP) is opened.

To receive the Financial Assistance Programme payment, you must meet the following eligibility criteria:

1. Be receiving a pension that is below $1,000.00 per month from one or multiple sources or is receiving no pension at all.
2. Be a Turks and Caicos Islander or a British Overseas Territory Citizen.

III.      Have attained the age of seventy (70) years old.

1. Be ordinarily resident in the Turks and Caicos Islands for the last 5 (five) years.

Applicants should have a completed and signed affidavit verifying their residency and sources of pensions ready to upload into the portal.  However, if you have not received the affidavit, you may download one from within the portal, complete it, and have it signed by a Justice of the Peace. Without this affidavit, the FAP cannot be processed.

If applicants receive pensions from multiple sources, and the aggregate benefit is less than $1,000.00, then documentation should be uploaded for each source other than the National Insurance Board (NIB).

If the applicant’s pension from multiple sources exceeds $1,000.00, the applicant is ineligible for the FAP.  An application with an aggregate pension of more than $1,000.00 will be denied.

For the first phase of the FAP, the applicant will receive an email originating from the portal using the email address that was provided during the Citizen’s Inflation Relief Stimulus. The email will provide instructions for the use of the portal, including uploading of the relevant document(s).

First phase pensioner’s information is already in the database but may need updating. If there is a need to update, the applicant will be contacted via the same email to do so.

If you haven’t received an email to the known address, check your junk and clutter folders to ensure that it was not lodged there.  Eligible persons who have not received an email will have an opportunity to apply in phase two, which will follow shortly thereafter.

Once you open the portal, you will be required to enter your date of birth which will give you access to another window and form to be completed.

If you are having problems with your submission email us at: tciassistance@gov.tc

Portal Opens:       Thursday, 19 September 2024 at 11:59pm

Portal Closes:       Thursday, 26 September 2024 at 11:59 pm