Baby benefits: How newborn grants compare across the Caribbean

<p><img width="800" height="416" src="https://stluciatimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Allen-Chastanet.png" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://stluciatimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Allen-Chastanet.png 800w, https://stluciatimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Allen-Chastanet-300x156.png 300w, https://stluciatimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Allen-Chastanet-768x399.png 768w, https://stluciatimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Allen-Chastanet-150x78.png 150w, https://stluciatimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Allen-Chastanet-600x312.png 600w, https://stluciatimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Allen-Chastanet-696x362.png 696w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /></p> <p>A report from Trinidad and Tobago made the rounds this week, highlighting a new grant for parents of newborns in Tobago and prompting discussion across the region about how much financial support governments provide to families when a baby arrives.  Under the Tobago House of Assembly’s Universal Child Benefit Programme, eligible parents will receive TT$500 [&#8230;]</p> <p>The article <a href="https://stluciatimes.com/183582/2026/09/baby-benefits-how-newborn-grants-compare-across-the-caribbean/">Baby benefits: How newborn grants compare across the Caribbean</a> is from <a href="https://stluciatimes.com">St. Lucia Times</a>.</p>