January 27, Colombo (LNW): The Ministry of Finance has announced that January payments for beneficiaries of the Aswesuma social support scheme, along with the monthly allowance for senior citizens, will be credited to recipients’ bank accounts tomorrow (28).
Under the first phase of the programme, financial assistance totalling Rs. 11.23 billion will be distributed among more than 1.4 million eligible households. These funds will be transferred directly to beneficiaries’ accounts, continuing the government’s move towards streamlined, cashless disbursement.
In addition, the January allowance for elderly recipients covered under the first phase will be paid to over 618,000 beneficiaries, with an allocation of approximately Rs. 3 billion set aside for this purpose.
Payments under the second phase of Aswesuma will also be released at the same time, benefiting nearly 250,000 families. The Ministry said the corresponding senior citizen allowance for the second phase will be credited to the accounts of more than 68,000 eligible recipients.
Officials noted that the timely release of these funds is intended to provide consistent financial support to vulnerable groups and ensure continuity in welfare assistance at the start of the year.
