Social Assistance
Programmes available to Duhaney Park residents
These are government programmes the office helps residents apply for. Each listing shows who can apply, what documents you need, and where to get the form.
Housing Assistance
Support for low-income households to access home repair grants, new housing units, and settlement upgrading through national housing programmes.
Housing
Overseas Employment Programme
Seasonal agricultural and hospitality work placements in the United States and Canada, administered through the Ministry of Labour and Social Security.
Employment
Back to School Assistance
Support for families covering the cost of uniforms, books, and school supplies at the start of the academic year.
Education
Youth Summer Employment Programme
Paid summer work placements giving young Jamaicans their first structured work experience, run during the summer holiday period.
Youth
HEART/NSTA Trust
Free and subsidised skills training and vocational certification for young people and adults, delivered across training centres and community-based programmes.
Education
NHF Card
Subsidised prescription medication for Jamaicans of any age living with a chronic illness covered by the National Health Fund.
Health
JADEP
Jamaica Drugs for the Elderly Programme. Subsidised medication for Jamaicans aged 60 and over for a defined list of chronic conditions.
Health
PATH
Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education. Conditional cash transfers for eligible households, paid on condition that children attend school and family members attend…
Social Welfare