The Ministry of Social Protection has announced that the payment of old age pensions for August will begin on Tuesday at all post offices countrywide.
It said in a statement on Friday that an alphabetised system, using surnames/last names, will be employed for senior citizens to receive their payments at the post offices during the first five (5) payment days of the month at post offices in regions Two, Three, Four, Five, Six and Ten.
Senior citizens will be paid as follows:
● Surnames/last names beginning with the letters A to D on Tuesday, July 28, 2020
● Surnames/last names beginning with the letters E to K on Wednesday, July 29, 2020
● Surnames/last names beginning with the letters L to P on Thursday, July 30, 2020
● Surnames/last names beginning with the letters Q to T on Monday, August 3, 2020 (the fourth payment day)
● Surnames/last names beginning with the letters U to Z on Tuesday, August 4, 2020
The alphabetised system will only be used during the first five (5) payment days and afterwards, senior citizens will be allowed to cash his/her coupon/s on any day after the fifth payment day.
The statement said the ministry, in collaboration with the Guyana Post Office Corporation, continues to put measures in place to protect senior citizens and contain the spread of COVID-19 by curbing mass gatherings and ensuring social distancing is practiced at all times.
Persons visiting post offices are asked to wear protective masks and sanitise their hands before entry. The public areas are also sanitised intermittently throughout the day.
