2027 Budget Proposes GH¢2.1 Billion for School Feeding and GH¢1.1 Billion for LEAP
Social protection allocations total GH¢3.4 billion for the Gender Ministry, including support for school meals and vulnerable households.
ACCRA, November 12, 2026 — Ghana's government has set out plans to allocate GH¢2.1 billion to the School Feeding Programme and GH¢1.1 billion to the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty initiative in its 2027 Budget.
Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson announced a total provision of GH¢3.4 billion for the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection during the budget presentation in Parliament on Thursday.
The school feeding allocation is intended to support the provision of meals for pupils, while LEAP provides cash assistance to eligible vulnerable households. The government's social protection plans also include funding for other services and interventions assisting people facing hardship.
The amount proposed for the ministry indicates the priority given to programmes with a direct impact on families, education attendance and basic household welfare.
Nevertheless, budget allocations alone do not establish how many pupils or households will receive benefits, the schedule for payments to providers, or whether services will expand to new beneficiaries. Those details depend on programme implementation and timely financing.
School meal providers, parents and beneficiary households will be watching for operational guidance as the 2027 financial year approaches. Transparency over disbursements and eligibility will be important to assessing whether the commitments translate into reliable assistance.
Photo: Tra Tran / Unsplash. Illustrative stock photo of a school meal, not Ghana's School Feeding Programme. Source: https://unsplash.com/photos/boy-wearing-white-shirt-holding-food-nqbE8KB01Xo
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