{"id":147087,"date":"2024-02-03T09:21:17","date_gmt":"2024-02-03T09:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/03\/over-1000-ghanaians-benefitted-from-rent-assistance-scheme-in-2023\/"},"modified":"2024-02-03T09:21:17","modified_gmt":"2024-02-03T09:21:17","slug":"over-1000-ghanaians-benefitted-from-rent-assistance-scheme-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/03\/over-1000-ghanaians-benefitted-from-rent-assistance-scheme-in-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 1,000 Ghanaians benefitted from rent assistance scheme in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has disclosed that 1,393 people have benefited from the National Rent Assistance Scheme as of December 31, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The system was launched by the Vice President of Ghana and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, in January 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The scheme is designed to provide financial assistance to individuals who cannot afford to pay upfront rent, with repayments made in installments.<\/p>\n<p>Asenso-Boakye, speaking on Starr FM on February 1, 2024, clarified that these beneficiaries are Ghanaians and not based on political affiliation.<\/p>\n<p>He also revealed that the President allocated $80 million for the project since its inception, with an additional $10 million budgeted for the first quarter of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cInterestingly, it was started exactly a year ago, and Wednesday was exactly one year. So far, 1,393 Ghanaians have benefited as of December 31st, 2023.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cGovernment committed eighty million dollars to the fund. 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