FINANCE Minister Colm Imbert says that some 30,000 persons have applied for the Salary Relief Grant (SRG) this round.
On Monday, Imbert posted the information on Twitter.
The process for the grant application ended on Monday after being opened on May 18 by the Ministry of Finance.
Imbert stated, “As of May 31, 2021, we have a total of 18,747 Salary Relief Grant applications submitted to the MoF, with a further 11,183 applications in progress; a total of 29,930 active SRG applications in 12 days.The bulk of the applications are in the Food, Restaurant and Retail Sectors.”
Imbert shared a graph that showed over 15,000 people from the food and restaurant sector applied for grants and over 13,000 from the retail sector sent in applications.
Others seeking assistance include employees working at casinos,spas, bars and pre-school/daycares, amusement parks and sporting facilities.
The Salary Relief Grant offers $1,500 for those who lost their jobs or source of income from May 1 and a $1,000 grant for those who lost their jobs from May 8.
