The Guyana government says it will provide special tax incentives and assistance for parents of children living with disabilities.
President Irfaan Ali, who is expected to resume Friday his Cabinet outreach programme, said that the new initiative is designed to ease the financial strain faced by these parents. ‘We are working out a mechanism to give special tax incentives and special support for parents who have children living with disabilities, because we know sometimes at least one of our parents will have to stay home to take care of that child,’ he told the gathering in Amsterdam on Thursday.
He said the initiative forms part of the government’s broader push to ensure that every child, and every parent, receives the support they need to live with dignity.
‘You have a government that is matching your love at a national scale, because we love everyone .and we want the best for everyone,’ President Ali said, adding that this is part of a national expression of love and responsibility.
He said the government will invest in secure childcare and elderly care facilities to ensure that both seniors and young professionals have access to safe, well-managed centres and will soon announce additional measures to help operators improve childcare and elderly care facilities, creating new business opportunities for the many individuals trained in these fields through the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security’s WIIN programme.
He said a subsidised system will be introduced to reduce the financial burden on parents, where the government will support childcare costs, so parents will not have to pay the full rate.