The Government has revamped the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) to speed up the delivery of social protection benefits to vulnerable families.

Making his contribution to the 2026/27 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 19, Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles Jr, said that the changes undertaken have reduced the excessive bureaucracy, resulting in faster processing of applications and support to those in need.

He explained that getting onto PATH, required three steps – a preliminary assessment using the Beneficiary Management Information System (BMIS), social workers going into the field to do verification, and asking applicants to participate in an orientation and training session.