The Government of Ghana has announced that it will start paying grants to beneficiaries of LEAP effect June 19, 2023.
The Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) is a cash transfer programme introduced by the Government of Ghana (GOG) in 2008, for extremely poor and vulnerable households which have eligible members such as Orphaned and Vulnerable Children (OVC) , Persons with severe disability without any productive capacity and elderly persons who are 65 years and above.
A statement released by the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection and sighted by Beach Newsroom indicated that the government has released funds for disbursement.
“Government of Ghana has released GH₵109, 031, 160.00 for the payment of cash grant to about 350,000 households for the 83rd and 84th cycles,” the Gender Ministry said in a statement.
The statement added that beneficiaries will now receive an improved stipend, as a hundred per cent increment has been instituted.
It said, “Given the one hundred per cent (100%) increase in the bi-monthly cash grant, one eligible number household will now receive GH₵ 128 instead of GH₵ 64.00. Two eligible member households will now receive GH₵ 152 instead of GH₵ 76.00. Then three eligible member households will now receive GH₵ 176 instead of GH₵ 88.00. Finally, a household with four more eligible members will now receive GH₵ 212.00 instead of GH₵ 106.00.”
Read statement below
