Pensioners welcome increase but want cap raised to $6,000

Pen­sion­ers have wel­comed the Gov­ern­ment’s de­ci­sion to in­crease the se­nior cit­i­zens grant by $250, but the Trinidad and To­ba­go As­so­ci­a­tion for Re­tired Per­sons (TTARP) is call­ing for the in­come cap to be in­creased from $5,500 to $6,000 a month so more el­der­ly peo­ple can ben­e­fit.

Speak­ing to Guardian Me­dia, TTARP pres­i­dent Reynold Coop­er said the as­so­ci­a­tion was grate­ful that the Gov­ern­ment had con­sid­ered the needs of se­nior cit­i­zens in the 2027 Bud­get.

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How­ev­er, he said those whose Na­tion­al In­sur­ance Sys­tem (NIS) ben­e­fits and se­nior cit­i­zens grant al­ready to­tal $5,500 a month would not ben­e­fit from the $250 in­crease un­less the cap was ad­just­ed.