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October elderly allowances to be credited to accounts from today
The elderly allowances for October are scheduled to be credited to beneficiaries’ Aswesuma bank accounts from today (29).
Under the first phase of the Aswesuma Welfare Benefit Payment Scheme, a total of Rs. 3.08 billion has been allocated to provide allowances to 616,362 senior citizens aged 70 and above.
Meanwhile, under the second phase of the scheme, Rs. 397 million has been allocated for 79,520 senior citizens aged 70 and above.
Accordingly, a total of Rs. 3.47 billion is scheduled to be disbursed for October to 695,882 elderly beneficiaries under both phases of the programme.
Eligible beneficiaries can access their October elderly allowance through their Aswesuma bank accounts from today (29), the Welfare Benefits Board noted.
