Update on the Cost-of-Living Relief Programme: Sixth and Final Batch of Applications Successfully Processed

Press Release

FROM THE Ministry of Finance, Investment & Trade

Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, Wednesday, 29, January 2025: The Ministry of Finance, Investment, and Trade is pleased to announce the distribution of the final batch of cheques for the Cost of Living Relief Programme, commencing today Wednesday, 29 January 2025.

Approved applicants can collect their cheques at the Treasury on Providenciales, the Treasury on Grand Turk, or the sub-treasury on South Caicos and North Caicos. Collection times are Monday to Thursday from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM, and Friday from 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM. Please remember to bring your reference number along with a valid form of identification for collection. Batch list can be viewed by visiting www.gov.tc.

Please be advised that cheques are for in-person collection only. There will be no deposits to any bank accounts for the Cost-of-Living Relief Programme.

For relief recipients who are disabled or confined to their home (in Turks & Caicos Islands), the Treasury will provide a cheque delivery service. To utilize this facility, approved applicants or his or her representative are asked to make a written request, for the delivery of the cheque to colreliefsupport@gov.tc.

The request must include the following:

• a copy of the approved applicant Government Issued ID
• application number
• phone number and
• address for the cheque to be delivered

Cheques will be valid for six (6) months from the printed date. All uncollected cheques will be voided and cancelled. Lost or stale dated cheques will not be reissued.

We appreciate your patience and support throughout this process. For further inquiries, please contact us at colreliefsupport@gov.tc.