Monthly Cash Benefit
Informations de base
Pays
Régions
Institutions et organismes impliqués
Type de programme
Groupe de population
Children, Elderly persons, Persons with disabilities
Détails du programme
Objectifs du programme
To provide financial assistance to vulnerable members of the population.
Government of the UAE. 2017. “Social Welfare Programmes.” Government of the United
Arab Emirates website. Accessed 27 July 2017. <https://government.ae/en/informationand-services/social-affairs/social-welfare-programmes>.
Date de début
2001
Government of the UAE. 2017. “Social Welfare Programmes.” Government of the United
Arab Emirates website. Accessed 27 July 2017. <https://government.ae/en/informationand-services/social-affairs/social-welfare-programmes>.
Couverture
40,121 families; 14,075 older people, representing 37 per cent of elderly people in the
country in 2012
Number of children covered: 4,882 children, 862 of whom are orphans, 3,697 children with disabilities, and 323
children of unknown parentage
UAE interact. n.d. “Social Welfare.” UAE interact website. Accessed 27 September 2017.
<http://www.uaeinteract.com/society/welfare.asp>.
Dépenses du programme
AED7.14 billion disbursed in 2012
UAE interact. n.d. “Social Welfare.” UAE interact website. Accessed 27 September 2017.
<http://www.uaeinteract.com/society/welfare.asp>.
Ciblage et éligibilité
Méthodes de ciblage
Means Test
Categorical Targeting
Government of the UAE. 2017. “Social Welfare Programmes.” Government of the United
Arab Emirates website. Accessed 27 July 2017. <https://government.ae/en/informationand-services/social-affairs/social-welfare-programmes>.
Régions ciblées
Nationwide
Groupes cibles
UAE nationals residing in the country, in the following categories: widows, divorcees,
people with a disability or special needs, elderly people, orphans, children of unknown
parents, medically unfit persons, married students, families of prisoners, financially
unfit people, abandoned women, UAE national women married to expatriate men who
cannot earn a living for reasons beyond their control.
Government of the UAE. 2017. “Social Welfare Programmes.” Government of the United
Arab Emirates website. Accessed 27 July 2017. <https://government.ae/en/informationand-services/social-affairs/social-welfare-programmes>.
Critère d'éligibilité
Only nationals residing in the UAE
Government of the UAE. 2017. “Social Welfare Programmes.” Government of the United
Arab Emirates website. Accessed 27 July 2017. <https://government.ae/en/informationand-services/social-affairs/social-welfare-programmes>.
Couverture et autres informations
Type de bénéfices
Cash
Montant des bénéfices
AED625 per person (minimum amount)
Government of the UAE. 2017. “Social Welfare Programmes.” Government of the United
Arab Emirates website. Accessed 27 July 2017. <https://government.ae/en/informationand-services/social-affairs/social-welfare-programmes>
Fréquence de paiement/livraison
Monthly
Government of the UAE. 2017. “Social Welfare Programmes.” Government of the United
Arab Emirates website. Accessed 27 July 2017. <https://government.ae/en/informationand-services/social-affairs/social-welfare-programmes>.
Legal Framework
Social Assistance Act, Federal Law no. 2 of 2001; Cabinet Decision no. 21 of 2005 and no. 14 of 2008 (regarding the values of social assistance).
Government of the UAE. 2017.Federal Law No. 2 of 2001 ON SOCIAL SECURITY. Accessed 30 January 2024. <https://elaws.moj.gov.ae/UAE-MOJ_LC-En/00_SOCIAL%20SECURITY/UAE-LC-En_2001-01-03_00002_Kait.html>.