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Uganda

  • Basic country data

  • Population over 60 in 2010:
  • 1,300,354 (4%)
  • Projected population over 60 in 2050:
  • 6,376,474 (7%)
  • Poverty rate of total population:
  • 52%
  • Income of country:
  • Low income
  • Social pension?
  • No

  • Scheme information

  • Scheme information: Senior Citizens Grant (Pilot in 14 districts)
  • Year introduced:
  • 2011
  • Monthly pension benefit:
  • 23000 Uganda Shillings (9 US$)
  • 26.33 % of average income
  • 72 % of international poverty line
  • Age of eligiblity:
  • 65 (60 in Karamoja Region)
  • Targeting:
  • Regional and Universal

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