Guyana

January 9, 2009

Dear Editor,

We appreciate the fact that the Minister of Finance has realized the need to increase the old age pension and has sought to do so. However, an increase of $300 is totally inadequate. It brings the pension to $6300 a month. Who could live on $ 6300 a month? We know that in addition to the pension , old age pensioners are provided useful help with water and electricity. But $6300 is not even enough to buy food for a month, let alone address essential needs other than water and electricity.

Red Thread & GWAR Living Income Campaign Leaflet #1 of 2010

INCREASE OLD AGE PENSIONS FROM THE MISERABLE SUM OF $212 A DAY!

“By the time we done pay de light bill we aint gat nothing left.”
This is the cry of many women and men who are old age pensioners.

Press statement: Red Thread and Help & Shelter, Thursday, December 10, 2009