Anguilla Support

Who Should Apply/Eligibility Criteria:

Employees and self-employed persons, who have not contributed to Social Security or who have contributed to Social Security for less than fifty (cumulative) weekly payments, are eligible to apply provided they meet one of the following criteria:

1. Has become unemployed, being either temporarily or permanently laid off, as a result of COVID-19 after February 1st, 2020;
2. Is underemployed as a result of COVID-19 after February 1st, 2020, and is earning less than EC$800 a month; or
3. Their business has closed or is earning less than $800 XCD as a result of COVID-19 after February 1st, 2020.

Requirements:

1. All applications to be submitted by 15th June, 2020
2. Applicants must have been unemployed or underemployed due to COVID for 15 days or more (excluding Sundays) prior to making a claim.
3. Self-employed persons may be required to provide additional information to support their claim.
4. Applicants must either be registered with Social Security at the time of application, or subsequently registered with Social Security in order to receive the assistance. Registration forms can be obtained at the Social Security Office or downloaded from the Social Security website at www.ssbai.com.

Applicants must be in Anguilla unless seeking medical assistance overseas.

Payments:

1. Payments are to be made directly to bank accounts and first payments are scheduled to reach accounts on or before May 15th, 2020.
2. Approved unemployed persons will receive payments of EC$800 for the period during which they remain unemployed up to a period of three months, if their previous monthly earnings were EC$ 800 or more. Persons who earned less than EC$ 800 will receive that amount.
3. Approved underemployed persons will receive the difference between their current earnings and their pre-COVID 19 monthly earnings up to a maximum of EC$800 (i.e. an earnings top-up) for the period during which they remain underemployed up to a period of three months.