2295 applications this year
81,000 marriage grants have been disbursed since 1993
The amount of the grant is disbursed as a single payment to the beneficiaries in the framework of supporting young people to build new stable families.
From the source
Data issued by the Ministry of Community Development showed that the number of marriage grant applications that fulfill the conditions and that were disbursed based on Federal Law No. (47) of 1992, amounted to 81,354 grants, each worth 70,000 dirhams, while the ministry confirmed to «Emirates Today». » The benefit of the value of the grant is verified to complete the marriage and establish a family by obliging the recipients to submit a number of documents within a year after the marriage contract, such as the birth certificate of the first child, to ensure the occurrence and continuity of the marriage.
The statistics, which "Emirates Today" reviewed an electronic copy of, revealed that the number of applications submitted for a marriage grant during the current year reached 2,295 requests, bringing the number of requests submitted since the service was activated in 1993 to 83,773 requests, of which 81 were approved. 1,354 of them.
The value of the grant is disbursed all at once to the beneficiaries in the context of supporting young people to build new financially and morally stable families, and helping young men and girls to establish their marital and family lives in stability and confidence, by providing financial support to meet the requirements of marriage and reduce the financial burden.
The current figures indicate a noticeable increase in the number of applications for granting marriages that were approved during the current year, as the statistics issued by the ministry showed that the number of applications approved since the activation of the service in 1993 until early last May, amounted to 79,768 applications, bringing the Their number during the past three months has reached 81,354 marriage grants.
Citizens eligible for a marriage grant are allowed to obtain again the financial grant offered to those who are about to marry in three exceptional cases, including the death of the wife of the applicant, remarrying because the wife is unable to bear children, or if the wife suffers from a terminal illness.
Scholarship disbursement conditions
The Ministry of Community Development indicated that the marriage grant is disbursed under the following conditions:
The applicant and his wife must be citizens of the country.
The husband's age shall not be less than 21 years, and the wife's age shall not be less than 18 years at the time of the marriage contract.
- That the husband is unable to support the expenses of the marriage.
The grant application must be submitted within a period not exceeding six months from the date of the marriage contract.
The scholarship applicant and his wife are obligated to attend awareness sessions and lectures.
• It is allowed to apply for the scholarship again upon the death of the wife, her inability to have children, or her illness.
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