Minister announces SAGE eligibility age to be lowered to 65 with added funding in 2026/27 budget

Minister of State for the Elderly Dominic Mafwabi Madudu told journalists at the Media Centre in Kampala that the age threshold for the Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment (SAGE) programme will be lowered to 65 years. According to NTV Uganda, he said an additional UGX 252.16 billion in the 2026/2027 budget would raise total SAGE funding to UGX 373.36 billion and expand beneficiaries from 306,759 to 1,048,598.