11% increase in grant disbursement during the past year

"Community Development" re-examines the decisions to disburse the marriage grant to expand the base of beneficiaries

• "Community Development" has developed an awareness program to rehabilitate those who are about to get married by facilitating the presence of spouses through an electronic platform.

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• Waheeda Khalil: “The axes of the marriage grant program have been developed to cover all aspects of married life to achieve family stability.”

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The Ministry of Community Development revealed that it is currently re-examining the organizational decisions for the disbursement of the marriage grant, with the aim of expanding the base of beneficiaries of the marriage grant and facilitating the disbursement of the grant. It said that the documents required for the marriage grant were shortened by obtaining data and documents through the networking system with the relevant authorities, To facilitate the mechanisms for providing the service, and to expedite the procedures for disbursing the grant.

The latest data issued by the ministry indicated that young people under the age of 30 were the most requested for granting marriage in the past three years, at a time when the ministry confirmed to "Emirates Today" that it is currently re-examining the organizational decisions to disburse the marriage grant.

In detail, the Director of the Department of Marriage Grants in the Ministry, Waheeda Khalil, said that the ministry is currently re-examining the organizational decisions for the disbursement of the marriage grant, with the aim of expanding the base of beneficiaries of the marriage grant and facilitating the disbursement of the grant, adding that the documents and documents required for the marriage grant were shortened by obtaining data and documents Through the networking system with the relevant authorities, to facilitate the mechanisms for providing the service, and to expedite the procedures for disbursing the grant.

Khalil said that Cabinet Resolution No. 5 of 2017 regarding the conditions, controls and procedures for disbursing the marriage grant, determined the age of the husband and wife to be at least 21 years for the husband, and 18 years for the wife when contracting the marriage, stressing that the statistical data indicates that the age group is from 21 to 30 Males and females are the most requesting for a marriage grant, as their percentage ranged between 87% and 90% of the total number of applicants for the grant, which reached 2,163 this year.

She stressed that there has been a noticeable increase in grant requests during the past years, as the statistical data issued by the ministry indicates an increase in the number of beneficiaries of the marriage grant in the last three years, pointing out that the year 2021 achieved an increase of about 11% over the year 2020, while the indicators during the year The current situation indicates the achievement of another expected increase in the number of marriage grants offered to young people at the state level.

Khalil touched on the most important development decisions implemented by the ministry, based on its interest in granting marriage, which is a material and moral support for young people who are about to get married. Email (

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She added that the program's axes were developed to cover all aspects of marital life, which will reflect positively on the goal and development indicator related to achieving family stability and community cohesion.

She added that the ministry has worked to expand the base of beneficiaries of the "Edaad" program, by translating its educational and awareness material into English and into sign language for the benefit of spouses of determination who have a hearing impairment.

The statistical data issued by the Ministry indicates that the number of marriage grant applications that fulfill the conditions, which have been disbursed since 1992, has reached 84,782 grants, each of which is worth 70,000 dirhams, while the number of applications submitted to the Ministry reached 86,633 requests.

It is noteworthy that the marriage grant is one of the ministry's initiatives aimed at empowering young people and helping them build families based on firm foundations to provide and achieve social welfare for the people of the Emirates.

According to the conditions for disbursing the grant, the grant applicant and his wife are obligated to attend the awareness courses and lectures organized by the Ministry within one year from the date of applying for the marriage grant.

• 90% of applicants for a marriage grant during the last years are under the age of 30.

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