SEA moving 5 000 beneficiaries to direct deposits

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Lourianne GrahamJournalist at Barbados Today

September 12, 2026

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SEA moving 5 000 beneficiaries to direct deposits

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The Social Empowerment Agency (SEA) is moving about 5 000 National Assistance Grant beneficiaries from cheques to direct deposits, Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs Adrian Forde announced on Friday.

The move follows a recent cheque-printing issue which inconvenienced some SEA clients in accessing their assistance.

Forde told a press conference that the government can no longer operate in an “anachronistic way”.

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