Ken Ofori-Atta said an additional GH¢50.2 million was transferred to 400,000 beneficiaries under the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) Programme.
Gov’t spent GH¢54.3 million on free meals during lockdown – Finance Minister
The Finance Minister has disclosed that the food packs distributed by the government to the poor and vulnerable during the COVID-19 lockdown period cost GH¢54.3 million.
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It would be recalled that government started the distribution of free meals to thousands of Ghanaians in locked-down areas amidst the COVID-19 outbreak.
The distribution of “food packages and hot meals” was to lessen the burden on poor households for the three-week lockdown period.
Delivering the mid-year budget review in Parliament today, the Finance Minister said over 470,000 families were fed during lockdown.
“In collaboration with Faith-Based Organizations, Government also distributed dry food packages to about 470,000 families. Let me extend my deepest gratitude to the Faith-based organisations for this unique partnership with Government and may the Lord count this as righteousness for the FBOs and Government,” Mr. Ofori-Atta said.
"Mr Speaker, the support to households, in terms of supply of dry food packs and hot cooked meals cost Government GH¢54.3 million to enable them mitigate the impact of the pandemic.
“This was in addition to an amount of GH¢50.2 million transferred to the 400,000 most-vulnerable individuals under the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) Programme,” he added.
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