Ghana increases poverty relief payments to families
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Dr. Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, Ghana’s Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, announced that the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) program will distribute increased grant amounts to beneficiary households starting this month.
The LEAP program recently completed a reassessment of 350,000 households using data from the National Household Registry. This reassessment allowed over 226,000 households to move out of extreme poverty.
The ministry expanded the program’s reach from 350,000 to 450,000 households and is currently enrolling or retaining approximately 450,000 eligible families. The new grant rates, which will be protected from inflation, represent a 70 percent increase from an average of GH¢334 in 2024 to GH¢569. The amount each household receives depends on its size and whether it includes a vulnerable member. Households with one to two members and a vulnerable person will receive GH¢392, while those without will receive GH¢380.
Larger households with vulnerable members will receive GH¢630, and those without, GH¢594. The Ministry is disbursing both payment cycles for 2026 at once and has established toll-free lines for beneficiaries with questions or concerns.
