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Ghana LEAP social safety net expansion

Overview

Ghana has expanded its Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme, increasing the number of beneficiary households from 350,000 to 450,000. This expansion follows a reassessment of approximately 350,000 households, which identified over 226,000 households that had graduated out of extreme poverty, allowing resources to be redirected to those still meeting vulnerability criteria.

The programme now utilizes a revised six-tier grant structure based on household size and the presence of vulnerable members, featuring an inflation-linked payment system. Following the commencement of the first and second payment cycles in mid-September 2026, the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection initiated preparations for a two-week nationwide monitoring exercise.

This monitoring effort focuses on assessing cash grant payments, beneficiary reassessment, and enrollment. Officials are specifically tasked with addressing data quality and payment-related challenges, including name mismatches, incorrect beneficiary records, and inconsistencies in payment information.

Entities

Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty · Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection · Ghana · Ghana National Household Registry · Dr Agnes Naa Momo Lartey

Timeline

  1. [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Ghana Gender Ministry prepares nationwide LEAP monitoring exercise

    Ghana's Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection is launching a two-week nationwide exercise to monitor LEAP cash grant payments and resolve beneficiary data and payment issues.

  2. [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Ghana expands LEAP social safety net to 450,000 households

    Ghana is expanding its LEAP social safety net to 450,000 households and introducing new grant rates following a reassessment that saw 226,000 households graduate from extreme poverty.

Sources

ghanaguardian.com · myjoyonline.com · newspublictrust.com · norvanreports.com · opemsuo.com · thevaultznews.com