//Karas to benefit from free cash
Due to poor rainfall received throughout 2022/2023, the //Karas Region has been selected as a beneficiary of government’s conditional basic income grant (CBIG).
The grant falls under the auspices of the gender equality and poverty eradication ministry.
Governor Aletha Frederick announced this during her state of the region address last month, adding that an assessment was done on the region in May.
In April, the ministry noted that the food bank initiative will transition into CBIG, which will see beneficiaries – who were previously part of the food bank - receiving N$600.
"The ministry managed to transform the food bank programme into the CBIG during the current financial year, and a total of 8 047 households (37 053 individuals) received the grant across all 14 regions as part of the first phase of implementation,” it said.
The ministry received N$6.48 billion during the budget allocation in April.
According to the ministry's spokesperson Lukas Haufiku, the transition will make it easier for beneficiaries to use the grant for anything, like transport money or toiletries.
"The current project rollout plan will cover the 2024-2025 financial years. Currently, the ministry is analysing and working on the criteria for beneficiaries and is still in the development phase with that,” he told Namibian Sun.
The grant falls under the auspices of the gender equality and poverty eradication ministry.
Governor Aletha Frederick announced this during her state of the region address last month, adding that an assessment was done on the region in May.
In April, the ministry noted that the food bank initiative will transition into CBIG, which will see beneficiaries – who were previously part of the food bank - receiving N$600.
"The ministry managed to transform the food bank programme into the CBIG during the current financial year, and a total of 8 047 households (37 053 individuals) received the grant across all 14 regions as part of the first phase of implementation,” it said.
The ministry received N$6.48 billion during the budget allocation in April.
According to the ministry's spokesperson Lukas Haufiku, the transition will make it easier for beneficiaries to use the grant for anything, like transport money or toiletries.
"The current project rollout plan will cover the 2024-2025 financial years. Currently, the ministry is analysing and working on the criteria for beneficiaries and is still in the development phase with that,” he told Namibian Sun.
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