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Financial Assistance deadline extended to 21st May

May 19, 2020

The Financial Assistance for Job Retention (FA4JR) Committee has announced that the deadline for applications for financial assistance for the month of May will be extended until Thursday 21st May. 

The Committee has further clarified how the automatic renewal of applications will work for May as announced by Finance Minister Maurice Loustau-Lalanne in a press conference on 14th May. 

Based on the following four scenarios, applicants should proceed as follows:

  1. If April application has been approved and the applicant has received a decision letter: no renewal form needs to be submitted. The applicant will be paid the same amount for May automatically.

  2. If April application is still pending and the applicant has not yet received a decision letter: complete Renewal Form 3 (for payroll assistance) and/or Renewal Form 4 (income assistance for the self-employed) and submit either hard copy documents at Liberty House ground floor/local District Administration offices, or electronically via email at submit.fa4jr@finance.gov.sc.

  3. If April application has been rejected but the applicant wishes to reapply for May: complete Renewal Form 3 (for payroll assistance) and/or Renewal Form 4 (income assistance for the self-employed) and submit either hard copy documents at Liberty House ground floor/local District Administration offices, or electronically via email at submit.fa4jr@finance.gov.sc.

  4. If a first-time applicant for May: complete Form 1 (for payroll assistance) and/or Form 2 (income assistance for the self-employed) and submit either hard copy documents at Liberty House ground floor/local District Administration offices, or electronically via email at submit.fa4jr@finance.gov.sc.

The Committee will communicate closer to the end of May the way in which renewals and new applications for the month of June will be processed.

Please visit http://www.finance.gov.sc/financial-schemes for more information about the financial assistance scheme or call 190 during office hours (Monday to Friday between 8am and 4pm).

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