SOCIAL WELFARE & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

SERVICE TYPE

REQUIREMENTS

TIME FRAME

Disability Fund

•Register with the Department of Social

Welfare and community Development with two FULL size photos

One Day
• Submit application letter with a full photograph of applicant

NB: Photography showing body part of disability.

 

Letter should indicate:

• Present location

• Purpose of request

• Contact/ Address of applicant

• Type of disability

• Vetting of applicants

• Disbursement of funds to successful applicants

Any working day on quarterly basis

Child Maintenance and Welfare

• Make a verbal/written complaint to the Department

• The Department issues summons to both the complainant and defendant to appear before a Committee

• The Panel Committee sits on the case and settles it

• Dissatisfied party may make an appeal or seek redress at the courts of law.

Working days Within two (2) Weekly sittings

Early Dispute Resolution

• Make a verbal/written complaint to the Department

• The Department issues summons to both the complainant and defendant to appear before a Committee

• The Panel Committee sits on the case and settles it

• Dissatisfied party may make an appeal or seek redress at the courts of law.

Working days (2) weekly sittings