Authors:
Alalade O.A.
, Ibitoye O.M.
, Akinboye O.A.
, James-ojibo I.U.
, Asiyanbi A.O. |
Abstract:
This study examined the Effect of Ekiti State Social Security Scheme on the Livelihood of the
Elderly in Ekiti State, Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 120
beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries each from the State Social Security Scheme list for the study.
Descriptive statistics and 5-point Likert scale were used to analyze the findings and inferential
statistical methods including the Mann-Whitney and Kruska-Wallis test were used to test the
significance of the result. The result revealed that majority (55.45%) of beneficiaries are female
and the highest age range of the participants was 65 - 74yrs (49.50%). The programme was
shown to increase the food availability (68.32%), income (55.44%) and savings (50.50%) of
beneficiaries. Among the constraints encountered by the beneficiaries are untimely response to
complaints (356.51), untimely release of funds (314.28) and non payment/underpayment
(296.58). It was therefore recommended that the programme scope be more expanded to include
a large number of elderly in the State and that funds be released in time to fully realize the goal
of the programme. |
