ROOFS beneficiaries urged to use grants wisely

Beneficiaries of grants under the Restoration of Owner or Occupant Family Shelters (ROOFS) Programme are being urged use the grants responsibly and in keeping with the purpose for which they have been provided.

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles Jr., said the assistance is intended to help persons recover from Hurricane Melissa, particularly by repairing and rebuilding their homes.

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“While some support may cover other essential recovery needs and I know there are different circumstances and there are persons who might have fixed…some parts and need their money to support them in terms of other household items, whatever it is, we ask that you use it judiciously,” Charles Jr. said, in an audio from the ministry.