It is rumored that the National Service Scheme allowance for graduate students in Ghana is set to be increased by the close of year 2024
It would be recalled that the NSS allowance was previously increased from GHS 559.04 to GHS 715.57 in January 2023.
Some say that the allowance should be increased to a more realistic amount to help service personnel cover basic living expenses and save for entrepreneurship ventures in the case where they want to pursue such path
President Akufo-Addo is expected to increase the National Service Scheme (NSS) allowance to GHS 1,000 by the end of 2024.
In a post sighted by gabsfeed.com online by the TESCON Informant, A Pro-NPP E-Newsletter suggest that the NSS allowance is going to increase by the close of 2024
Earlier before this announcement, NDC’s Deputy communications officer Joel Samuel Ndede including some other activists had called on the government to increase the NSS allowance to Ghc 2,200
His call raised three major things, thus; The allowance must be increased to Ghc2,200 due to the ff.
1. Cover Basic Living Expenses: The cost of rent, utilities, food, and transportation is far beyond the reach of GHS increment to GHS 2,200 would provide a more realistic buffer against these costs, allowing personnel to live with
2. Save for the Future: A reasonable allowance would enable service personnel to save some portion of their inc to start small businesses or pursue further studies once their National Service is complete.
3. Contribute to Reducing Unemployment: If service personnel have the means to save during their service, they positioned to start small businesses after their service year, thereby reducing unemployment and boosting Ghana landscape.
PRESIDENT AKUFO-ADDO IS SET TO INCREASE NSS ALLOWANCE TO GHC 1,000 BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
— The New TESCON Informant (@tesconinformant) December 13, 2024According to critics, ”Mahama increased it from 355 to 599 when he lost and was leaving office Boot for boot”
some also said ”Yea I remember paaaa, I had my service in 2016 and he did that two weeks after he lost but this one from Nana is too much, eeeiiii”
”Mahama left money? Someone that was owing nurses and teachers and doctors? Someone that was owing the energy commission 2.5 billon?”
While we wait for an official letter from NSS secretariat corroborating this, we believe, it will be good news for current and incoming personnels to offset petty debts which drags them to perform well in their place of service.
K Fosu The Informant is a lifestyle blogger with 6 years' experience in content and web development. He is a Google keyword planner, SEO analyst, an influencer and entrepreneur who holds BA Degree from Ghana's Premier University.
