Uganda, April 28 -- Older persons are rejoicing after government lowered the age limit for Senior Assistant Grant for Empowerment (SAGE) money through creation of a new fund.

Persons aged 80 and above have been getting Sh25,000 per month but significant changes have seen the age lowered to 60 years through another similar programme.

In Financial Year 2022/2023, government provided Shs5billion for the Special Enterprise grant for Older Persons (SEGOP) aged 60 to 79 years who are not beneficiaries of SAGE program. The new grant targets 1,896,190 people as "government mobilizes resources to lower the eligibility age for SAGE."

Older persons access the SEGOP grant in groups of 5 to 10 people with each set given Shs5million which they can c...