COUNTRY FILE

Ghana

GHAActive related benefit
National statusNo strict national UBI

It does not simultaneously meet universality, individuality, unconditionality, periodicity, cash and lasting national scale.

Related activityActive related benefit

Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP)

CheckedAugust 26, 2026

No material legislative change is listed after the source scan.

Ghana has no strict national UBI (universal + individual + unconditional + periodic + cash + lasting). The closest current instrument is “Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP)” (related): Transfer to extremely poor households.

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CRITERIA

Six criteria, per programme

Flags from different programmes are not added together to imply a national UBI.

Related programme

Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP)

UniversalNo
IndividualNo
UnconditionalNo
PeriodicYes
CashYes
Lasting nationalYes

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