Officers of the Ghana Prisons Service have formally petitioned authorities over the persistent non-payment and accumulation of rent allowance arrears, describing the situation as unlawful and a breach of public service regulations.
In a petition, Prisons Advocate Abdulai Baba Bukari disclosed that officers have not received rent allowance for three full quarters in 2025, spanning April to December. According to him, the arrears have now spilled over into 2026. He further revealed that his own rent allowance for the last quarter of 2024 also remains unpaid.
The petition argues that rent allowance is a statutory entitlement under the Ghana Prisons Service Act, the Service’s Conditions of Service, the 1992 Constitution, and the Labour Act. It stresses that the allowance is required to be paid monthly to officers who are not provided with official accommodation.
