Tag: DR OFORI TENKORANG
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SSNIT paid GHS3.6 billion to contributors in 2021- Dr Tenkorang
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) says it paid GH¢3.6 billion to beneficiaries of the scheme in 2021. The Director-General of SSNIT Dr Ofori Tenkorang made this known while speaking during an event organised by the National Pensioners’ Association. “Last year, we paid GH¢3.6 billion as Pensions, Emigration Benefit, Survivors Lump Sum and…
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SSNIT saves GH¢235M by withholding payments to ‘ghost names’
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) says following a decision in 2018 to withhold the pensions of persons who failed to renew their certificates, the institution has saved about GH¢235 million. The Director-General of SSNIT, Dr Ofori Tenkorang, made the disclosure at the 5th quadrennial Delegates Conference of the National Pensions Association. “…We…
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SSNIT increases 2022 pension by 10%
Pensioners in Ghana should expect about a 10 percent increase in their pensions for 2022. This is according to the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT). The decision, according to SSSNIT,was arrived at in consultation with the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) and in line with Section 80 of the National Pensions Act 2008…