General UAE Legal Questions LawFederal Law No (2) of 2001 On The Social Security

Article (1) "Upon applying the provisions of this Law, the following words and expressions shall have the meanings assigned thereto respectively, unless the context requires otherwise: State : The United Arab Emirates. Ministry : The Ministry of Community Development. Minister : The Minister of Community Development. Department : The Department of Social Security. Committee : The Social Assistance Committee. Family : A group of people consisting of a husband and one or more wife and their children or some members of such group if they live together. The family also includes: 1. Son up to the age of eighteen, however, a son is deemed a family member above this age if it is proved that he is

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Federal Law No (2) of 2001 on The Social Security 2 enrolled in education until he completes it or is employed. 2. Daughter up to the age of eighteen, however, a daughter is deemed a family member above this age if it is proved that she is enrolled in education until she completes it, unless she marries or is employed. Breadwinner : Any financially-capable person obligated, based on Sharia principles, to support his entitled family members, falling under the categories set forth in the provisions of this Law; provided that the breadwinner's income must be more than double the value of the assumed assistance. Widow : Any woman below sixty years of age whose husband died and her "Iddah" expired, and she has not married again and has no source of income or a financially-capable Breadwinner. Divorcee : a. Any woman below thirty five years of age who is divorced and her "Iddah" is expired, and she has not married again and has no source of income or a financially-capable Breadwinner. b. b. Any woman above thirty five years of age who is divorced and her "Iddah" is expired, and she has not married again and has no source of income. Deserted Wife : Any woman proved to be deserted by her husband, based on Sharia principals, and has no source of income or a financially-capable Breadwinner. Disabled : Any individual who suffers from a mental or physical disability or a psychological functions disorder reducing his ability to perform his natural role in the community, in comparison to his counterparts of the same age and gender in the societal and cultural framework in which he lives, and has no source of income.

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Federal Law No (2) of 2001 on The Social Security 3 Elderly : Any person at the age of sixty and has no source of income. Orphan : Any person whose father died before reaching the age of majority and has no source of income or a financially-capable Breadwinner. Person of Unknown-Par entage : A person below the age of majority who is born of unknown parents and has no source of income, is not in the care of a financially-capable person and no entity is supporting him. Unmarried Girl : a. Any girl above the age of eighteen and below the age of thirty five and has not married or worked and has no source of income or a financially-capable breadwinner. b. Any girl above the age of thirty five and below the age of sixty and has not married or worked and has no source of income. Disabled Patient : Any person below the age of sixty who suffers from a total or partial disability preventing him from earning his living or supporting his family and has no source of income. Married Student : Any married male student enrolled in an educational institution and has no source of income. Prisoner's Family : Any family whose breadwinner is sentenced to imprisonment or arrested by a competent authority for a period of at least two months and has no source of income, or otherwise if the family's income is less than the amount entitled to its Breadwinner if he would have received a social assistance, pursuant to the provisions of this Law. The prisoner shall not be counted as a family member when the assistance is provided. Financially-In capable Person : Any person whose income from his work is less than the amount entitled thereto had he received a social assistance, pursuant to the provisions of this Law; provided that it must be proved that he is incapable of performing any other work to increase his income.

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Federal Law No (2) of 2001 on The Social Security 4 Part Two Validation Extent of This Law Provisions

Article (3) With the exception of holding the nationality of the state mentioned in the preceding article: 1. female citizen who marries foreigner shall deserve the social assistance for herself and her children in the following cases: 1. the husband was stricken by the morbid disability that prevents him from working. 2. Imprisoning or arresting the husband by competent authority for period not less than two months or deporting him. The committee, that examines the demand of the woman who marries foreigner, may grant her assistance for herself only in the two following cases: 1. if the husband has no income because of reason beyond control. 2. If the income of the husband is less that what the family might deserve if he received the social assistance in the two mentioned cases. The husband shall be excluded from the family members who enjoy with the social assistance. 3. The widow citizen whose foreign husband died shall deserve the social assistance for herself and her children. 4. The divorced and foreign widow who married citizen and procreated children from him that she undertakes their guardianship within the state and didn't marry shall deserve the social assistance for herself , in case of divorcing her or death of her husband provided that she shall has no income source or capable supporter.

Article (6) If the person who deserves the social assistance has no income, the assistance shall be paid totally. If he has income , the assistance shall be decreased according to the amount of the income provided that the assistance amount in this case shall not be less than (625) six hundred and twenty five dirham monthly for every person. The social assistance of the materially disabled persons shall be determined and rules relate to such shall be organized by resolution from the council of ministers. The following shall not be considered income in implementing this law provisions: 1. income resulted from earning work from the house and environmental products.

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Federal Law No (2) of 2001 on The Social Security 6 2. Assistance presented by the non-relatives or by relatives who aren't obligated with the expense legally. 3. Compensation that the assistance deserved or members of their families received during training or rehabilitating them vocationally. 4. What is paid for who deserves the assistance or their families' members from kind or cash assistance from the medicinal and social establishments for remedy. 5. Compensations determined for students in the different education phases. 6. Compensations that are due regularly.

Article (8) Procedures and conditions of demanding the assistance: 1. The assistance demander shall submit to the department where the demander resides in its jurisdiction and the documents that determined by resolution from the minister shall be attached thereto. 2. The department shall perform the social research of the status of the assistance requester. Then it shall refer the request with its attachments with the result of the social research to the committee within thirty days from the date of submitting the request. 3. The committee shall examine the requests submitted to it by the priority that is revealed

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Federal Law No (2) of 2001 on The Social Security 7 by the social research of the status. The committee shall issue its decisions by accepting or refusing the demand within thirty days from its submitting date to it provided that the issued decision by refusing the demand that shall be joined by reasons and shall be informed to the involved person.

Article (11) The department shall observe the status of the assistance deserved twice at least every year . it shall undertake these procedures if the assistance deserved defaulted to receive it fro two successive payments. The observation shall be performed by social research executed by the department to determine the legal position of the assistance deserved and the financial and social change that has happened to his social or financial status. The committee in the light of the results of the social research mentioned in the preceding paragraph and subject to this law provisions or regulations issued upon such may issue decision joined by reasons to increase, decrease or cancel the assistance.

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