As Government moves into the second phase of distribution of the National $100,000 Cash Grant as promised by President Irfaan Ali, Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance Dr. Ashni Singh has announced that the online portal on which eligible Guyanese can self-register for the National Cash Grant went live today to facilitate registration of eligible Guyanese across the country. The portal can be accessed on https://cashgrant.gov.gy .
The Minister, who made the announcement today, indicated that persons can self- register using the portal and that government continues to urge citizens to ensure that they have a bank account in their name at a local commercial bank as this is the easiest and fastest way they can receive the cash grant. He added that without leaving their homes, eligible citizens can access the new online platform, fill out the information required and once a simple verification process is completed, they should receive their cash grant. Dr. Singh emphasized too that government has dispatched persons on the ground to provide support to hinterland communities while a call centre to aid citizens facing difficulties is available and could be accessed during working hours.
Minister Singh explained that government aims to ensure that the cash grant distribution process goes smoothly so that each eligible Guyanese citizen will receive the cash grant.
Only last Friday, 48,858 central government employees comprising public servants, teachers, and members of the Disciplined Services received the Cash Grant when government launched the initiative last week. This amounts to almost $5 billion of additional disposable income being placed in the hands of these public servants. In comparison to the 2024 National Cash grant, for this National Cash Grant, government will be making the payout through the banking system which is consistent with President Ali’s previous announcement encouraging all citizens to open bank accounts as part of government’s digitization agenda.
The eligibility requirements to receive the National $100,000 Cash Grant paid into your bank account are as follows:
- Must be a Guyanese Citizen aged 18 years and older as at February 28, 2026
- Must have a valid National Identification Card, Digital Identity Card or Guyana Passport
- Registrant must have a bank account in their name at any local commercial bank
- Must be physically present in Guyana to register
Government has set up a national help desk to assist persons. This can be accessed on telephone numbers 501-5085 and 503-2977 during working hours.
It must be noted that with active bank accounts, government would be able to transfer cash grants swiftly, securely, and efficiently as is currently being done with the disbursements made last week to central government employees.
Prior to the roll out of this cash grant, the Ministry of Finance together with the Central Bank collaborated with financial institutions to simplify the process of opening bank accounts as well as to facilitate the opening of these accounts online.
The following commercial banks have since been facilitating the online opening of bank accounts:
- Demerara Bank Limited – https://demerarabank.com/individual-application/
- Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Limited – https://gbtibank.com/apply-for-an-account/
- Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited – https://www.republicguyana.com/republiconboard
- Scotiabank Guyana Incorporated –
In its 2025 Manifesto, the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) Government pledged to further promote financial inclusion amongst citizens and make financing more easily and affordably available to Guyanese businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and households, with the objective of fostering a more inclusive financial system. The aim being to empower all Guyanese citizens to access financial systems and participate in saving and investment opportunities across the country.
Prior to this, in late 2024, the PPP/C Government initiated the first $100,000 National Cash Grant for every Guyanese citizen age 18 and older which saw the transfer of more than $60 billion of disposable income into the pockets of over 600,000 Guyanese. Citizens aged 18 years and older in Guyana will once again now benefit from this second $100,000 National Cash Grant this year. When completed, a total of over $60 billion is expected to be transferred to these citizens. This current initiative represents the third major cash grant initiative rolled out by the PPP/C government with the first National Cash grant of $25,000 per household initiated when the PPP/C resumed office in 2020 in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
