Gov’t raises feeding grant for special needs schools from GH¢8 to GH¢15

The government has increased the feeding grant for special needs schools from GH¢8 to GH¢15 with immediate effect, Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has announced.

This was disclosed by Haruna Iddrisu on Thursday, July 2, 2026, during the announcement of free education for persons with special needs at the Ministry of Education Conference Room in Accra.

The Committee was chaired by the Deputy Minister for Education, Dr. Clement Abas Apaak, with other committee members from the Ghana Federation for Persons with Disabilities (GFD), the Ghana Education Service (GES), Pre-tertiary Directorates at the Ministry of Education, and the Policy, Budgeting, Monitoring and Evaluation Directorate in the Ministry of Education.

He said the decision forms part of the government’s efforts to strengthen inclusive education and improve the welfare of learners with special educational needs.

“As many of you may recall, the feeding fee used to be at GH¢8 from 2024 thereabouts. The government of President Mahama has further increased that to GH¢15,” the minister said.

He added that the revised feeding grant applies to all special needs schools across the country and takes effect immediately.

“And for all special needs schools across the country, the grant has been adjusted upward from GH¢8 to GH¢15. Implementation is effective immediate. From today,” he stated.

Haruna Iddrisu also announced plans to expand support for learners with disabilities through the procurement of assistive devices to improve teaching and learning in special schools.

“We intend to invest at least some GH¢40 million on the assistive devices subject to value for money and procurement processes,” he said.

The minister further outlined a new reimbursement arrangement involving the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) to ease the financial burden on special schools. Under the arrangement, institutions will submit part of their expenditure returns through the Chief Director of the Ministry of Education to GETFund for reimbursement of eligible costs.

“To the heads of institutions, it means that in filing your returns, part of it now will be filed through the Chief Director of the ministry to GETFund so that GETFund will reimburse you for those associated expenditures,” he explained.

According to Haruna Iddrisu, the government, through the Ministry of Finance, will continue to meet its financial obligations while the new funding arrangement strengthens support for special education.

“This reflects our inclusive educational policy and our quest towards achieving SDG 4,” the minister said, stressing the government’s commitment to ensuring equitable access to quality education for learners with disabilities across Ghana.