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Elders in Moroto concerned over delayed SAGE payments

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The elders in Moroto district have expressed concern over delay in the payment of their money under the Social Assistance Grant for Empowerment (SAGE) program. The SAGE is a social transformation program in which the government hands out cash to old persons aged 80 years …

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Elderly sue gov’t for discrimination over lack of National IDs

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has been sued for allegedly excluding elderly people from accessing Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment (SAGE), and public health services among others due to lack of national identification cards. The government was sued together with National Identification and Registration Authority-NIRA, by three Civil …

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SAGE budget shortfalls affecting welfare of beneficiaries

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Gender, Labour and Social Development Committee has queried the inconsistent funding for the Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment (SAGE), saying that this impedes the effective running of the programme and the general welfare of the beneficiaries. The committee demanded that the Ministry of Finance provides …

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Kasese elderly demand reduction in age for SAGE beneficiaries

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Elderly persons in Kasese district have asked the government to consider reducing the eligibility age for Social Assistance Grant for Empowerment-SAGE beneficiaries to at least 65-70 years. In 2011, the government first piloted the programme in 15 districts, where older persons above 65 years were …

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SAGE beneficiaries in Lira die before receiving stipend

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Elders under the Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment (SAGE) have passed on in Lira before receiving their stipend. Through SAGE, the government gives out a monthly stipend of 25,000 Shillings to persons aged above eighty in different parts of the country. Records from the Lira …

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MPs question access of SAGE funds by relatives of dead beneficiaries

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Public Accounts Committee have questioned the system being used to pay out funds to beneficiaries of the Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment programme. The MPs chaired by Budadiri West MP Nandala Mafabi were on Wednesday meeting officials from the Ministry …

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More women than men get SAGE monthly payments – Minister

Social Assistance Grant for Empowerment (SAGE) provides for older persons 65 years and above a monthly stipend of 25,000 Shillings Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Gender, Labour and Social Development Peace Mutuuzo says that elderly women have been recorded as the biggest recipients of the national …

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