Disability Assistance Grant (Adults)

This grant provides financial to citizens and legal residents of Trinidad and Tobago who are medically certified as being permanently disabled from earning and cannot be employed.

Who Qualifies

  • Age – Persons must be eighteen (18) years of age.
  • Residence – Applicants must be a resident of Trinidad and Tobago for three (3) years preceding the date of application. Periods of absence from the country must not total more than six (6) months during those three (3) years.
  • Income – Applicant’s annual income must not exceed $12,000 TTD per annum.
  • Disability – Applicants must be, in the opinion of the Local Board, unable to earn their livelihood as a result of their disability.

 How to Apply

  • Applicants must satisfy all four (4) criteria.
  • Application and Medical Report forms can be obtained at the Local Board Office in your district.
  • Applicants are then required to attend a disability assessment meeting with the Local Public Assistance Board.
  • The Assistance Board decides on all applications and rejected persons have the right to appeal

Required application documents:

  • National Identification Card
  • Birth Certificate (and Affidavit where necessary)
  • I.D. Card
  • Passport
  • Bank Passbook
  • Marriage Certificate (married woman)
  • National Insurance Information
  • Medical Report from a Government Officer

Any other document relevant to the individual’s application.

Disability Assistance Grant Form (Adult)
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