Govt disburses allowances to 47,300 low-income families

47,300 low-income Emirati households have received inflation allowances from the UAE government to assist them pay for rising food, gasoline, power, and water expenses.

As part of its most recent developments, the Ministry of Community Development made an announcement on Sunday regarding the payment of inflation allowances to Emirati families as part of the new government social support program.

Inflation allowances are a kind of government assistance given to Emirati families with low incomes in order to help them cope with the global increase in the cost of gasoline, staple foods, electricity, and water.

The program offers three different sorts of benefits: food, water, electricity, and fuel subsidies.

The social support program for low-income residents was restructured early last month at the direction of UAE President, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who also doubled the program's funding from Dh14 billion to Dh28 billion.

The fund included additional allocations for housing, college costs, and those over 45 who are unemployed. Additionally, the program included subsidies for food, water, energy, and gasoline.

According to the authorities, the leadership's desire to give residents with limited means an acceptable standard of living throughout the nation led to the allotment of these allowances.

The ministry has noted that it began certifying the distribution of the fuel allowance for qualified low-income individuals in the middle of July. Starting on August 5, it started disbursing the food subsidy allowance, which would be followed by the electricity and water allowance.

According to the statement from the government, "These monies will help low-income families throughout the UAE who are eligible to inflation allowances."

The program offers a monthly subsidy equal to 85% of the rise in gasoline prices over Dh2.1 per litre. The working lady also receives a monthly subsidy of 200 liters in addition to the 300 liters given to the household head.

In the meanwhile, if the woman isn't supported, the family's head receives a 400-liter stipend. The amount of the bonus due can be spent during the month if the family displays the Emirates ID at any Adnoc fuel station in the UAE.

As part of this effort, the government agrees to cover 75% of the increase in food prices as part of a commitment to give Emirati families the support they need to satisfy their basic needs and live decently.

According to the ministry, all recipients of inflation-adjusted benefits registered for the fuel allowance are also registered for the food allowance automatically.

Text messages are sent to these recipients to confirm their registration, and an account is set up for them that is connected to their Emirates IDs. By visiting one of the approximately 100 Lulu Hypermarket locations in the UAE and showing their Emirates IDs upon being paid, the families may take advantage of the value of the allowance that is due throughout the month.

The social welfare program offers a 50% monthly electricity subsidy for use of fewer than 4,000 kilowatts of power and a 50% monthly water subsidy for use of less than 26,000 litres of water.

According to the government, recipients of the inflationary allowances would immediately be enrolled to receive a monthly subsidy for the use of energy and water for the next term.

The ministry added that the smart application, the ministry's website (www.mocd.gov.ae), and the Emirates ID are all accessible for use in order to register for social assistance applications and questions linked to support.