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Who is eligible for assistance due to the COVID-19 economic fall out?

A Public Notice for Tourism Workers Coping with the COVID-19 Economic Fall-Out A Public Notice for Tourism Workers Have you recently been laid oﬀ from a hotel or tourism-related business?

Find out if you are eligible for assistance due to the COVID-19 economic fall out.

You can apply for unemployment assistance with the National Insurance Board and register at jobseekers.bahamas.gov.bs for job notiﬁcations from the Ministry of Labour.
Download an unemployment form at www.nib-bahamas.com Submit the completed form with the necessary requirements to customerservice@nib-bahamas.com or govuea@nib-bahamas.com.

Forms will be availabe on Thursday, March, 26, 2020 Coping with the COVID-19 Economic Fall-Out A Public Notice for Tourism Workers Are you self-employed in the tourism industry?

Find out if you are eligible for assistance due to the COVID-19 economic fall out.
Straw vendors, hair braiders, taxi drivers, jet ski operators and other self-employed tourism workers who have lost their income because of the COVID-19 shut-down are eligible for a temporary Government-subsidized unemployment beneﬁt through the National Insurance Board.

Download an unemployment form at www.nib-bahamas.com Submit the completed form with the necessary requirements to customerservice@nib-bahamas.com or govuea@nib-bahamas.com.
You must be registered with NIB or register at the time of application Forms will be availabe on Thursday, March, 26, 2020 How do you know if you are considered a self-employed tourism worker?

If you are an agent or sole proprietor without employees and most of your income is earned in the tourism sector.

Coping with the COVID-19 Economic Fall-Out A Public Notice for Tourism Workers Have you been placed on reduced work weeks by your employer?
Find out if you are eligible for assistance due to the COVID-19 economic fall out.

The Department of Social Services can help with food vouchers and other forms of social support if you have been put on reduced weeks since March 1, 2020.
Email a request for social assistance to socialservicesapp@bahamas.gov.bs In the email, include your date of birth and a number you can be contacted at Attach a job letter indicating you are on reduced work hours, a job identiﬁcation and a national ID (NIB, Passport) Workers who have been laid oﬀ or disengaged should make application to the National Insurance Board for an unemployment beneﬁt.

Coping with the COVID-19 Economic Fall-Out