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Guinea-Bissau to pay fifth social aid instalment from 19 to 23 October

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Guinea-Bissau’s Directorate of Social Protection, Solidarity and Family will pay the fifth 2026 instalment of the Vulnerable Family Programme to beneficiaries who already have a card. Payment is scheduled for 19 to 23 October, according to the DPSSF announcement carried by Rstp.

Guinea-Bissau’s Directorate of Social Protection, Solidarity and Family will pay the fifth instalment of 2026 social assistance from 19 to 23 October to beneficiaries who already have a card, according to a notice from the institution published by Rstp.

The payment concerns those registered with the Vulnerable Family Programme, a Bissau-Guinean scheme providing assistance to households in precarious situations, according to the same notice.

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