{The Ministry of Local Government (MINALOC) has introduced new ways of subscribing for medical insurance premium, Mituelle de Santé, in line with recent reforms of Ubudehe categories.}
The first category will pay Rwf 2000, the second and the third categories will pay Rwf 3000 while the fourth category will pay Rwf 7000.
New Ubudehe categories are defined in the new report presented to the cabinet meeting on Wednesday April 27th 2016 that convened in Village Urugwiro presided over by President Paul Kagame, indicating that the majority of Rwandans are in the 3rd category.
A total of 376,192 households comprised of 1,480,167 people are in the first category. This represents 16% of all Rwandans.
The second category includes 703,461 households comprised of 3,077,816 representing 29.8% of all Rwandans.
The third Ubudehe category has 1,267,171 households comprising 5,766,506 people representing 53.7% of Rwandans while the 4th category has 11,664 households with a population of 58,069 representing 0.5% of the total population.
Statistics indicate that 57.6% of people living in good conditions are Kigali city dwellers.
Revised Ubudehe categories will go into force in the 2016/2017 financial year on 1st July 2016. The statistics will be used in budgetary planning, identifying stakeholders of government programs reserved for the support of vulnerable citizens like VUP, and medical insurance payments among others.
The first category includes people without houses, non-earners and those affected by food insecurity.
The second category includes people living on hard labor, masons, casual workers, and those capable of renting houses or have their own houses among others.
The 3rd category includes citizens who don’t need government’s support, depend on their incomes; farmers who sell excess produce, and private investors with healthy businesses.
The 4th category includes leaders from directors in public institutions up to the President of the Republic.
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