-most vulnerable families to benefit

The Human Services Ministry says it receives about 300 applications daily to its Single Parents Registry. 

During a recent interview, Minister Priya Manickchand stressed that the objective of the registry is to collect data which will inform any interventions that the ministry will make. She said registrants’ financial status, the age of the child/children and their location must be considered. “I want to make it clear that not because you are registered, it means that that person will necessarily benefit from interventions…” Manickchand said. It is hoped that the interventions will put single parents in a better position to provide for their children.

Manickchand told Stabroek News that while she cannot quote a number as regards the status of the registration process outside the city, approximately 340 applications go into the ministry every day. She explained that the registry is for single parents; any person who has sole financial responsibility for a child or children. This includes mothers, fathers, grandparents or any other person financially responsible for a child. Manickchand said the type of job that the single parent has in no way affects one’s chance of registering. …..