YEA to pay all arrears to beneficiaries by end of July

The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) will by the end of July pay all arrears owed beneficiaries of the Agency.

This was included in a press statement signed by the Public Affairs Manager of the Agency  Mohammed Awal on Wednesday, July 19.

 

According to the statement, the first tranche was paid in June with the second [final] being processed for payment by the end of July 2017.

 

The statement said payment of beneficiaries’ allowance, as earlier communicated, was suspended in March for an audit and a head count of beneficiaries which led to accumulated arrears of five months.

 

“After the audit and head count of beneficiaries, management in line with best financial practices decided to pay arrears in two tranches within two months,” the statement further noted.

 

YEA is asking beneficiaries to disregard any circular inviting beneficiaries of the agency to a demonstration by a group of YEA beneficiaries calling itself Coalition of YEA Beneficiaries as there is “no official recognition” given to any such group.

 

Management subsequently urged all beneficiaries to visit the various YEA offices across the country to make their concerns addressed if they have any, adding: “The well-being of beneficiaries is at the heart of the agency and management is, therefore, committed to paying all arrears duly earned.”

 

YEA further outlined that it had instituted a robust monitoring and evaluation mechanism to prevent future delays in the payment of beneficiary allowances.

 

Below is the press statement: