Ministry to begin 47th payment to beneficiaries

12:53 - 24 March 2017

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At a press conference in Accra the Minister of Gender Children and Social Protection, Otiko Afisa Djaba said they will be distributing GHC 16, 000, 000 in 264 constituencies.

The Ministry of Gender Children and Social Protection will from Monday (March 23, 2017) begin the payment of benefits to beneficiaries of the Livelihood Empowerment and Program (LEAP).

This will be the 47th payment cycle of LEAP cash grant.

“During the payments, one eligible member households will receive GHC64.00, two eligible member household will receive GHC76.00 while three eligible member household will receive GHC88.00 and four and more eligible member household will receive GHC106.00.”

“These payments cover the months of January and February 2017,” she added.

All the beneficiaries of the LEAP Programme will be paid electronically on the e-zwich platform provided by Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS) through Participating Financial Institutions (PFI’s).

She added that the Nana Addo-led government is to prevent beneficiaries from being lifelong dependents on the programme “but to help households “LEAP” out of poverty.”

“As a ministry, we will continue to effectively and efficiently implement our various social protection interventions to ensure we contribute to our national development through poverty alleviation.”