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Poverty or welfare limit

Faisal Mohammed Al-Shamry

September 18, 2021

There are many segments of society whose chastity, dignity, and some praiseworthy pride are superior to their needs, to the point that they may appear to others to be rich.

And the glorious Sharia has made those who do not beseech people, nor beg others, from the best of human beings. The Most High said: “The ignorant one thinks them rich because of selfishness, you know them by their mark.”

Among their list: a category of junior employees, who has not heard of a promotion for years, and if one of them seeks to change his job, he faces the intransigence of his officials, to the extent that it sometimes exceeds the feeling and sense of responsibility, and the suffering of some increases after retirement.

The recent honor of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, was not limited to increasing the salaries of the Ministry of Interior retirees of Sharjah citizens with a budget of 40 million annually, and with a retroactive effect back to three years only, but the increase came after a study Known as the "welfare limit" or the "poverty line" in the emirate, it is a global indicator that estimates the lowest level of income a family needs to provide an adequate standard of living, and the ability to provide the costs of necessary requirements such as food and clothing.

Because of the importance of achieving happiness, His Highness, the ruler of the smiling emirate, searched for complex solutions, as all retirees from all parties not local to Sharjah were counted, and their number of men and women reached 4000 people, and the budget for adjusting their conditions at the level of the emirate was estimated at 250 million dirhams annually. Focus on employing the children of this category, in order to support their families, as the matter is social security, family and material stability, and decisions are supported by statistics, and they include all levels of retirees. Paying the difference between the federal pension salary and the Sharjah government pension, as well as employees from the Emirate of Sharjah working in the federal government, is being discussed, so that their salaries are equal to the salaries of the local government of the Emirate.

The use of smart and big data, changing employment rules and regulations for disbursing children’s allowances, the cost of living, and others, and modifying them to become more flexible, to include options for returning from retirement for those of the age and health that allow them to do so, while including their service, is a vital requirement, even if it is for the private sector, Considering the needs of retirees has become an urgent necessity, requiring an urgent study of retirees’ salaries and obligations, updating the levels of welfare lines locally and federally, and making recommendations and submitting them to the leadership. The challenges of the current situation, and the development of solutions according to the directions of the state for the next 50 years.

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