Many of the senior citizens are faced with the problem of availability of funds to take care of their daily needs. This is because old age is associated with several problems including ill health, weakness, disability and reduction in income. Many societies globally have used cash support to alleviate the problems of their senior citizens.This and other forms of social support for senior citizens are not available in Nigeria. However, Ekiti State operated a social security scheme that paid a monthly stipend of N5,000 to her senior citizens. This study examined the effect of social security on the provision of cash support for senior citizens in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The study employed convergent parallel design.Data were collected with validated questionnaire that was administered on respondents in Ekiti State.The respondents in the study were the senior citizens who are sixty years and above. Key informant interviews were conducted with government officials, Community leaders and Representatives of retirees' associations. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics (linear regression). Qualitative data were analyzed thematically. The study found a significant effect of social security provisions on old age cash support for senior citizens in Ekiti State (Adjusted R2 = .435, F(6,58) =7.455,p< 0.05). The study concluded that old age cash support has positive effect in enhancing the lives of senior citizens in Ekiti State. However the social security programme that provided cash support for senior citizens in Ekiti State was used as tool of political patronage.