Distribution of $20,000 travel allowance for senior citizens to begin July 8

See full statement from the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security:

Distribution of the Government’s $20,000 annual Senior Citizens’ Travel Allowance will officially commence on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Vindhya Persaud, announced on Friday morning.

Over 90,000 senior citizens across Guyana are expected to benefit from this first-time annual transportation grant, representing an additional $1.9 billion in direct support for persons aged 65 and over.

The Travel Allowance forms part of the Government’s continued commitment to improving the quality of life of senior citizens. Combined with the Old Age Pension, which was increased to $46,000 per month in January 2026, the Government will provide more than $54 billion annually in financial support to pensioners nationwide.

Senior citizens who receive their Old Age Pension through banks or MMG will have the $20,000 Travel Allowance deposited directly into their accounts before the end of July 2026, eliminating the need to visit a distribution centre.

Meanwhile, pensioners who collect their benefits using the Old Age Pension Book are required to take their 2026 booklet to the nearest Ministry of Human Services and Social Security Probation and Social Services Office to have a $20,000 value stamp affixed to the first of the two additional pages located at the back of the book, which is marked “for official use”. The stamped voucher can then be encashed at any Post Office or other alternate payment venues, such as SurePay, MoneyGram, Bill Express or Western Union.

Minister Persaud stated, “𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 $𝟐𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝. 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭.”
The Minister went on to say, “𝐖𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐨. 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞.”

Pensioners can access the travel allowance starting July 8th until the end of October, 2026.
The Senior Citizens’ Travel Allowance was among the measures announced by the PPP/C Government during the presentation of Budget 2026 by Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, reaffirming the Government’s commitment to strengthening social protection and providing meaningful financial assistance to Guyana’s senior citizens.