Nursing trainees get GH¢434m and teacher trainees GH¢227m, plus GH¢40m for two new nursing colleges.

Published 12 Nov 2026, 22:55 GMT

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The 2027 Budget sets aside GH¢661 million for trainee allowances, with GH¢434 million for nursing trainees and GH¢227 million for teacher trainees.

Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson presented the figures to Parliament on Thursday, November 12. The nursing allowance sits in a GH¢40.3 billion health allocation, while the teacher allowance forms part of GH¢48 billion for education.

The health allocation also carries GH¢40 million to build two nursing training colleges. The budget describes the teacher allowance as support for "the people preparing to teach the next generation."

The nursing figure follows a year in which the Health Ministry paid out GH¢231.36 million in allowances to 82,629 nursing trainees from January to July.

Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh said on November 4 that all nursing allowances had been paid and none were outstanding. The pressure, he said, is now jobs: Ghana admits 50,000 to 60,000 trainees a year but recruits about 10,000.

That gap is why the government is enforcing strict caps on nursing admissions. More than 107,000 trained nurses from four batches across 94 training institutions are still waiting for jobs, the ministry said in August.

What the budget does not say is the monthly allowance rate for either group, how many trainees will be covered in 2027, or when payments will start.

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Nursing, teacher trainee allowances get GH¢661m in 2027 Budget

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