Finance Minister Approves Three-Quarter Rent Allowance For Security Personnel — Former Interior Ministry Spokesperson

The Minister for Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has approved the payment of three-quarters of rent allowances covering January to September for personnel of the security services.

This was disclosed by Julius Kwame Anthony, former Press Secretary and Spokesperson at the Ministry of the Interior, in a Facebook post.

According to him, all validation processes have been completed by the respective security agencies and the Ministry of the Interior, paving the way for the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department to effect payment.

“I can confirm that the Minister for Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has approved the payment of three quarters of rent allowances, covering January to September, to personnel of the security services,” he wrote.

The payment is expected to bring relief to personnel of the Ghana Police Service, Ghana National Fire Service, Ghana Prisons Service, Ghana Immigration Service and other agencies under the Ministry of the Interior, many of whom have been awaiting the release of their rent allowances for months.

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