The Government of Grenada is pleased to announce the successful payment of the pension and gratuity by 30 November 2022, as promised.
As of today, 15 November 2022, the first tranche of payments was made to over 300 retirees, in the amount of $44.1 million.
The payment of these long overdue benefits symbolises Government’s dedication to its transformation agenda that seeks to empower its people, make good on commitments to citizens and be transparent in its governance of the country.
Importantly, the retroactive payments also demonstrate our ability, as a country, to satisfactorily address our challenges, as difficult as they may be, once we set clear goals and work towards achieving them.
Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Hon. Dickon Mitchell expressed on behalf of the Government, profound appreciation to the employees at the Ministry of Finance, including the Accountant General’s Department, Tonia Adams and her team at the Pension Secretariat, and the Audit Department for their stellar work in ensuring that the deadline for payment of the pension and gratuity was met.
The Pension Secretariat continues to work assiduously to ensure that all eligible applicants are processed on or before 30 November 2022. To facilitate the timely payment of benefits, the Secretariat is urging all approved applicants, who have not yet done so, to please submit Life Certificates and banking information.
In total, the Ministry of Finance anticipates a payout of $75 million to 525 eligible retirees.
The Government wishes to counsel all recipients of the pension and gratuity to ensure that the funds are used wisely to their benefit.
The Pension Secretariat can be reached at 473-424-4962 or via email at [email protected].
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I attended the Ministry of Finance on the Carenage about an hour ago and was
met by hostile heavy set employee with blue mascara on her eye lashes .I told her if I responded to a client on my job the way she responded to me, I would be fired.
She was of no help, rude , blunt and did not seem to appreciate the fact she was there to assist other.