General UAE Legal Questions LawCabinet Resolution No. (59) of 2025 Regarding the Control of Social Support Disbursement to Unemployed Individuals

Article (1) Definitions The same definitions used in the Decree by Law No. (23) of 2024 on Social Support and Empowerment shall apply to this Resolution. Other than that, the following words and expressions shall have the meanings assigned thereto respectively, unless the context requires otherwise: Primary Beneficiary : An unemployed individual in whose name the social support is approved and disbursed in accordance with the provisions of this Resolution. Social Assistance : Financial support provided by federal and local governmental entities to eligible individuals or families.

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Article (4) Specific Eligibility Conditions for Social Support Due to Termination from Service Subject to the general conditions set forth in Article (3) of this Resolution, an individual whose service has been terminated from public employment shall be eligible for Social Support if the following conditions are met: 1. The position from which the individual's service was terminated shall be in the government sector; 2. The termination shall not be due to resignation, dismissal by a decision related to an administrative violation, removal by a court ruling, or conviction of a felony or misdemeanor in accordance with the applicable legislation in the State;

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Cabinet Resolution of 2025 Regarding the Controls of Social Support Disbursement to Unemployed Individuals 3 3. No more than nine (9) months shall have passed since the termination of service at the time of submitting the Social Support application.; 4. The applicant shall have been registered with the Nafis Program or any other entity specialized in Emiratization and accredited in accordance with applicable legislation in the State, for a period of not less than (3) three months prior to submitting the social support application; 5. The applicant shall not be enrolled in general education or higher education; and 6. If the unemployed individual is male, he shall have completed national service unless he is exempt therefrom or does not meet the conditions for performing the national service.

Article (5) Specific Eligibility Conditions for Social Support for Released Individuals Subject to the general conditions set forth in Article (3) of this Resolution, an individual who has been released from any penal or correctional institution in the State shall be eligible for Social Support if the following conditions are met: 1. The released individual shall have a family; 2. The released individual shall have spent a period of not less than (2) two months in the penal institution; 3. The period following the release shall not exceed (6) six months at the time of submitting the social support application; 4. The released individual shall be registered with the Nafis Program or with any other entity specialized in Emiratization and accredited in accordance with the applicable legislation in the State, prior to submitting the social support application; 5. The released individual shall not be enrolled in general education or higher education; and 6. If the unemployed individual is male, he shall have completed national service, unless he is exempt therefrom or does not meet the conditions for performing the national service.

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Article (8) Social Support Value 1. The social support due to an unemployed individual due to termination of employment shall be: a. AED (5,000) five thousand dirhams per month for the Primary Beneficiary. b. AED (3,500) three thousand dirhams per month for the wife. 2. The social support due to an unemployed individual released from a penal or correctional institution or to a narcotic or psychotropic substance abuser shall be: a. AED (2,000) two thousand dirhams per month for the Primary Beneficiary. b. AED (1,000) one thousand dirhams per month for the wife.

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Cabinet Resolution of 2025 Regarding the Controls of Social Support Disbursement to Unemployed Individuals 5 3. In the case of polygamy, the second wife and subsequent wives shall be eligible for social support only if their marriage contract was concluded before 2023. If any of the wives is disabled (person of determination), the amount of social support due to them shall be AED (5,000) five thousand dirhams. 4. The child allowance and the academic excellence allowance shall be disbursed in accordance with the provisions of Cabinet Resolution No. (57) of 2025 referred to herein.