Human Services Ministry has 42,500 old age pensioners on roll

Valerie Garrido-Lowe

The $9.7 B allocation to the Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security in this year’s National Budget was on Thursday approved by the Committee of Supply and the number of old age pensioners has been listed as 42,500.

Of the sum, $263 M went to the Strategic Planning, Admin and Human Services department, $8.7 B to Social Services, $429.9 M to the Labour Administration and $382.5 M to the Child Care and Protection Agency.

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