Government is set to significantly boost the financial resources of the National Assistance Board (NAB) to enable the state-run agency to extend its reach in caring for the elderly and other vulnerable Barbadians.Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs Kirk Humphrey disclosed on Monday that in the coming financial year, the NAB will “have the most resources they have ever had”.“We are talking about moving from a situation where the NAB in total was getting something like $13 million to a case where now we are pushing them nearly to $20 million,” he said.Humphrey said that significant increase in funding would allow the agency to expand its staff complement to meet the demands of a rapidly ageing population.
