JINJA – Wakiso District Woman MP and Shadow Minister for Gender, Labour and Social Development, Hon. Betty Ethel Naluyima, has called for changes in the delivery of elderly grants, saying the current collection arrangements force beneficiaries to undertake long and costly journeys to access their Shs25,000 monthly stipend.
Naluyima made the remarks while engaging beneficiaries of the Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme (UWEP), Youth Livelihood Programme (YLP), GROW, Persons with Disabilities (PWD) grants and elderly grants in Jinja City and Jinja District.
She clarified that although the funds were already decentralised, the mode of delivery remained a major challenge that needed to be addressed to make access easier for beneficiaries.
According to Naluyima, many elderly citizens still travel long distances and incur transport expenses just to collect their monthly Shs25,000, placing an additional financial and physical burden on them.
She called for a review of the existing collection arrangements to bring the services closer to beneficiaries, arguing that elderly citizens should not have to endure costly journeys to access government support.
The legislator said improving the mode of delivery would make it easier for beneficiaries to receive their entitlements without unnecessary inconvenience.
Her engagement in Jinja also involved beneficiaries of various government empowerment programmes, including UWEP, YLP, GROW and initiatives targeting Persons with Disabilities.
Naluyima’s concern highlights the need to improve the last-mile delivery of government grants so that vulnerable beneficiaries can access the support without facing unnecessary transport costs and difficulties.
