Rwanda. Retirees’ body appeals for matching pension with cost of living
Pension should be matched with the cost of living to address situations such as when retirees’ welfare deteriorates due to increases in prices at the market, and franc depreciation, the president of Rwanda Pensioners’ Association, Dorothée Uwimana, told The New Times on April 1. She was referring to the fact that some retirees get as low as Rwf20,000 in pension benefits – with Rwf13,000 as the smallest pension – per month, which she said was too little to help...
