Social Benefits

Law No. 7 of 2012 on financial and social benefits in the emirate of Dubai specifies benefit types, range, eligibility criteria and reasons why a benefit might cease. The law includes the benefit eligibility criteria and limit based on the average monthly income of the eligible beneficiaries and the number of family members. The Community Development Authority (CDA) in Dubai is in charge of enforcing the law and providing the benefits stipulated according to the types, categories and amounts of benefits, as well as the actual needs of the persons requesting the benefit, and the priority of cases.

Periodic Benefit

Temporary financial aid supplementary to the income of the householder, which is paid periodically to meet his or her basic living needs.

Emergency Benefit

A cash aid that is paid critically due to an unforeseen circumstance that faces the beneficiary results in a threat to his/her stability and financial conditions and does not allow him to overcome it.

Preparing Housing Benefit

A cash aid paid to beneficiary, which will be disbursed in some cases such as: (furnishing a house, helping people of determination)

Temporary Housing Benefit

It is disbursed to eligible beneficiaries who do not have a home, or whose home was damaged as a result of an emergency that rendered their home unfit for living..

To Whom It May Concern

Issuance of a certificate to the head of the family proving that the client has benefited or is not benefiting from the social financial benefits directed to a concerned party at the request of the client..

Banking Service

A service provided to beneficiaries of social financial benefits to facilitate banking procedures related to the financial benefit card for the beneficiary in the event that the customer is unable to provide the banking service through the bank's call center..