John Dumelo questions impact of Rent Assistance Scheme

Actor cum politician John Dumelo has questioned the government’s Rent Assistance Scheme and how effective it has been.

In a tweet on X, the actor questioned the number of people who have benefited from the scheme.

Asking that much has been disbursed by the government and how many landlords were paid directly.

His tweet read “The Npp launched the Rent Assistant Scheme for the youth in January 2023. How many people have benefited till date? How much has been disbursed? How many landlords were paid directly?”

John Dumelo over the years has been advocating for tenants in Ghana, indicating that there is a need for the rent laws to work properly for the benefit of everyone, especially the youth in the country.

His argument has been that Ghanaian youth must not be made to cough up several cedis before they are able to afford accommodation for themselves.

What Is the National Rental Assitance Scheme?

• The National Rental Assistance Scheme was established by The Government of Ghana in 2022 to address and correct Rent Advance problem that has placed an undue financial burden on the people of Ghana for far too long
•  Their singular objective is to Make Renting in Ghana more affordable and accessible for all Ghanaian renters without any equivocation. Our goal is to implement this scheme in all 16 regions of Ghana and offer our services to any Ghanaian adult who is employed with a company or self employed and can make monthly affordable rent payments.
•  It is made up a team of experienced account managers, relationship managers, customer support personnel, attorneys and field agents to help you through your renting needs and also help manage the rental relationship with property managers and landlords.

Getting Started is Simple

National Rental Assistance Scheme focuses on paying your Rent Advance directly to the landlord that you pay back in monthly installments.

To get started, complete an online or paper application and submit your proof of income, employment, identification, one passport picture and an application processing fee of 100 cedis to our office. National Rental Assistance Scheme will verify the authenticity of your submitted application and supporting documents.

In 5 to 10 business days, National Rental Assistance Scheme will evaluate your affordability for the rent amount being sort and notify of your application acceptance or denial. If your application is accepted, National Rental Assistance Scheme will advice you to begin apartment or room search and rent advance payment made directly to the Landlord as soon as possible.

After rent advance payment is made, you will be obligated to make your low and affordable monthly rent payment to National Rental Assistance Scheme at the beginning of each month..

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