4,000 public workers face salary deductions over unpaid student loans

The Controller and Accountant-General, Kwesi Agyei, has disclosed that about 4,000 public sector workers on the government payroll owe outstanding student loans and could soon have deductions made from their salaries to recover the debts.


Speaking at the launch of the Student Loan Trust Fund’s (SLTF) 20th anniversary celebrations on Thursday, June 18, 2026, Mr. Agyei said his office has already identified the workers through a collaboration with the Trust Fund and is finalising plans to begin the recovery process in line with existing laws and payroll regulations.


“We have already identified over 4,000 on the government payroll through the collaboration with the Trust Fund. In the coming days, we will engage with the Trust Fund on the modalities of implementing these deductions. We envisage that this deduction will become one of the important statutory sanctions on their salaries,” he said.


Mr. Agyei explained that the initiative is intended to strengthen loan recovery, improve repayment compliance and ensure the long-term sustainability of the student loan scheme so that more students can continue to benefit from it.


Meanwhile, the Chief Executive Officer of the Student Loan Trust Fund, Dr. Saajida Shiraz, announced a 50 percent increase in access to the Fund’s regular student loan package.


She attributed the achievement to the timely release of funds from the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), which has enabled the SLTF to disburse more than GH¢127 million to over 46,000 students while fully meeting all loan requests received.

The Board Chairman of GETFund, Emmanuel Bedzrah, also reaffirmed the Fund’s commitment to ensuring the timely release of funds to support student loan disbursements.

The Student Loan Trust Fund is marking its 20th anniversary with renewed efforts to recover outstanding loans while expanding financial support to students pursuing higher education across the country.