The Social Development Minister has met with First Citizens Bank to discuss the food support system.

There were issues with the Christmas Food Card in 2023 with a number of MPs saying their constituents were not able to access the money in time to purchase groceries for the holiday season.

The Ministry then said that the First Citizens Bank, the card provider, was notified of the challenges and was testing solutions.

In its latest update, the Ministry’s says yesterday’s meeting sought to discuss the way forward and included talks on the Christmas issues with an aim to have a seamless process in the future.