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The Ministry of Education and Sports is pleased to announce that final arrangements are being made ahead of the 2022 School Uniform Grant Programme.<\/p>

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This year\u2019s SUGP will commence on 4th<\/sup> July and end on 2nd<\/sup> September, 2022.<\/p>\n

Employee training begins on Monday for one week in the areas of data entry, customer service and ethics, Supervisor Tanesha Mckenzie-James revealed, before distribution of uniform vouchers commences at the Multi-Purpose Cultural and Exhibition Centre.<\/p>

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This year, organisers will be offering both face-to-face service and the drop box option, the latter of which can be done at the distribution centre at Perry Bay. Mckenzie-James said the two options are to make the programme more convenient for beneficiaries and to reduce the time it takes to complete the process.<\/p>

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Additionally, parents and guardians whose names are already in the SUGP\u2019s database, will only be required to present a form of identification they have used in past visits to receive the uniform voucher. However, the requirements are different for those accessing the programme for the first time.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor those who are new to the programme, we are asking that you walk with the birth certificate of the child, the acceptance [school] letter and an I.D for the parent. If you\u2019re utilizing the drop box, we ask for you to attach the relevant documents [photocopied] to the application form for the new student,\u201d the SUGP supervisor stated.<\/p>

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Where transfers are concerned, officials are advising that until the process is complete and a letter is granted to that effect, beneficiaries should not access the programme.<\/p>\n

Information on new vendors and existing ones where uniform vouchers can be redeemed will be provided by SUGP officials.<\/p>

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This is the 17th<\/sup> consecutive summer that the SUGP, one of the largest social programmes of the government, will be providing school uniforms to beneficiaries.<\/p>

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