Namibia: Audit Finds N$28.8m in Duplicate Child Grant Payments

The government has paid over N$250 million in child grants to adults who were no longer eligible for the grant.

An audit of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare for the 2024/25 financial year by auditor general Junias Kandjeke shows that the ministry mistakenly paid N$323 million grants to ineligible recipients and deceased persons.

“The audit found 32 890 beneficiaries aged 19-21 years who continued to receive child grants, despite the Child Care and Protection Act defining the age…