2027 Budget: Social protection allocated GH¢2.26 billion

The government has allocated GH¢2.26 billion in the 2027 budget for key social intervention programmes, including the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP), the School Feeding Programme and the Capitation Grant. It represents a decline of approximately GH¢1.2 billion, or 34.7 per cent, compared to GH¢3.46 billion in 2026 in funding for the identified social protection programmes. However, at a virtual…