The budget for 2023 includes $33.7 million for social protection
Social Protection services in St. Vincent and the Grenadines would receive $33.7 million, or 7.2 percent of the 2023 budget, to support poor and vulnerable persons and families.
Funds given under Social Protection will primarily be used to rehab/rebuild houses, particularly those affected by the La Soufriere eruption.
Improvements to rural infrastructure and other community-based services would also assist the sector.
Among the most important are:
Human Development Service Delivery Project $6.1 m
Housing Reconstruction/Rehabilitation Projects $5.5 m
Home Reconstruction Project – Phase II $7.2 m
Other important projects in the areas of Education, Community, and General Public Services are as follows:
School improvement Programme $13.2 m
Technical and Vocational Education and Training $ 3.7 m
Book Loan Scheme Phase II $1.0 m
Computer Replacement for Secondary Schools $1.0 m
Land Purchase III $4.0 m
Modern Parliament $3.5 m
Modern High Court Complex $1.0 m
Unleashing The Blue Economy (UBEC) $18.0 m
OECS Regional Tourism Competitiveness Project $7.2 m
Diamond Sporting Facility $4.0 m
Rural Development – BNTF 10 $6.6 m
