{"id":203943,"date":"2024-07-28T17:52:19","date_gmt":"2024-07-28T17:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/28\/no-80-year-old-pensioner-is-receiving-gh%c2%a2300-ssnit-chief-actuary\/"},"modified":"2024-07-28T17:52:19","modified_gmt":"2024-07-28T17:52:19","slug":"no-80-year-old-pensioner-is-receiving-gh%c2%a2300-ssnit-chief-actuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/28\/no-80-year-old-pensioner-is-receiving-gh%c2%a2300-ssnit-chief-actuary\/","title":{"rendered":"No 80-year-old pensioner is receiving GH\u00a2300 \u2013 SSNIT Chief Actuary \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The Chief Actuary of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has dismissed claims that an 80-year-old pensioner is receiving a monthly pension of GH\u00a2300.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Joseph Poku clarified that the minimum pension of GH\u00a2300 has been in place for about four to five years and insisted that no one at that age is receiving such a low amount.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough not challenging the information given, based on the data and information I have, there is nobody on pension and about 80 years old that we are paying GH\u00a2300. It won\u2019t happen,\u201d Mr Poku stated.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Poku called for the details of the pensioner reportedly receiving GH\u20b5300 to be forwarded to him for review, insisting it is not possible.<\/p>\n<p>This follows a pensioner lamenting that her cousin of about 82 years who worked in Ghana, takes home GH\u20b5300.<\/p>\n<p>The Chief Actuary of SSNIT explained that pensioners who earned GH\u20b5300 when the minimum pension was first declared have had their pensions indexed, resulting in an increased amount the following year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo the GH\u00a2300 becomes the new entrants \u2013 those coming to pension now. For this year, if you are going to pension and your salary is so low \u2013 let\u2019s say the minimum wage and you pay your contributions on it and your best three years make it below the minimum pension, then, we pay you the GH\u00a2300,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>Myjoyonline.com <\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chief Actuary of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has dismissed claims that an 80-year-old pensioner is receiving a monthly pension of GH\u00a2300. 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