LEAP is a conditional and unconditional cash transfer programme for extreme poor households to cushion the vulnerable against livelihood shocks. The eligibility criteria are the aged (65 years and above) without subsistence support, orphans and vulnerable children through their caregivers, persons with severe disabilities without productive capacity and pregnant women and or mothers with infants below one year. It is conditional on households to register children below 12 months with the birth’s registry, ensure children below 5 years periodically undergo growth monitoring and immunization, enrol and retain children of school going age in public schools, ensure children are not engaged in worst forms of child labour, national health insurance registration for LEAP household members.
LEAP promotes income security and social inclusion for poor households. Further with the introduction of the GhIPSS e-zwich payment system financial inclusion is promoted among the household caregivers. In order to cope with the current economic conditions, there has been a 100 percent increment of cash transfers to beneficiaries to cushion them against livelihood shocks. Below is the eligibility amount of household members. However, within this quarter under review, the Ninety-fourth (94th), and Ninety-fifth (95th) LEAP cycle payments were made at the various MMDAs pay point within the region. A team from the Regional Office went round to supervise payment for support and successful completion