The Ministry of Health has requested a six-month extension to recover approximately GH¢100,000 from 19 employees who defaulted on rent payments in 2022.
These employees were provided with official accommodation at Korle Bu and Asylum Down Flats but failed to pay their rent.
The Ministry attributes the payment defaults to the Financial Controller of the Ministry of Finance not submitting the required input forms.
Emma Ofori Agyemang, Director of Policy, Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation at the Ministry, stated that only GH¢11,000 of the total amount has been recovered so far.
She assured the committee that a system is in place to recover the outstanding payments by deducting the rent from employees’ salaries moving forward.
Mrs. Agyemang requested the six-month extension, stating,
“Honourable please, we are still in the process. Because we have put a system in place that going forward the rent will be deducted, we have a draft payment plan for them to recover the remaining beyond the 11,000 that has been settled.
“Honourable please, it won’t go more than six months.”
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