The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) says it has saved the country some ¢320 million.
SSNIT said it did this through its aggressive drive to rid its books of ghost pensioners.
According to the Scheme, it has cleared 6,339 ghost names from its payroll.
The Director-General of SSNIT, Dr John Ofori-Tenkorang revealed this to the media on Wednesday, July 27.
According to him, the Scheme will continue to take steps to sustain the drive.
“In fact, since we started this exercise in 2018, we have withheld over GHS 320 million that would have gone to pensioners who may have died after they had exhausted their guaranteed pension entitlements. This means that every year, pensioners reach out to SSNIT and get biometrically verified.”
“To ensure that payment of funds to deceased pensioners aged 72 years and above, under PNDCL 247 and those aged 75 years and above under Act 766 ceases, all pensioners within the stated age categories are required by policy to complete a pensioner certificate every year to confirm they are alive.”
“Those who do not complete the certificates are deemed not to be alive and have their names deleted from the Pensions payroll”, Dr. Ofori Tenkorang added.
SSNIT has over the years been grappling with the challenge of ghost names on its roll over the years.
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