SOCIAL SECURITY
- Reduction in number of persons who are below the poverty line
- Increased National Minimum Wage from $800 to $1,200 per week
- Increase in all categories of National Insurance benefits by an average of 33.3%
- Sustained growth in National Insurance Fund to $16 billion, an increase of approximately 100% since 1998
- Ministry offices established in St. James, Westmoreland and Manchester to provide more efficient and customer-friendly service
- Project to assist students from inner-city schools with fees and uniforms
- Loans and grants for income generating projects under Skills 2000, which targets Food Stamp beneficiaries
- Improvement of conditions for the payment of National Insurance, Food Stamps and other Social Security Benefits
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