The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) says about GH¢400 million is currently being paid to over 300,000 pensioners every month as benefits aimed at reducing old-age poverty in Ghana. The Trust also indicated that about 128,000 self-employed persons have been rolled onto the scheme, which focuses on curbing poverty in retirement and extending its coverage.
Kingsley Adjei-Manu, General Manager of Operations, in an interview on the sidelines of the Self-Employed Enrollment Drive (SEED) awareness float in Koforidua on Thursday, dubbed “Ops-A-Thon,” called on all self-employed and people in the informal sector to trust SSNIT to protect their future.