2024-05-03 04:11:49
The direct social assistance program, the payment of the first tranche of which began at the end of December 2023, intervenes in execution of the High directives of HM King Mohammed VI aimed at establishing a solid system which ensures social protection to large sections of citizens .
At the level of caïdats and administrative annexes falling under the prefecture of the province of Errachidia, a remarkable influx of residents was recorded in the administrative offices to benefit from the direct social assistance program, which provides for several support measures such as family allowances or specific aid for orphans and disabled children.
“Residents are flocking massively to register in the National Population Register and the Unified Social Register,” indicated on this occasion Abderrahim Hamidi, responsible for social protection at the 5th administrative annex of Errachidia, assuring that the authorities have implemented put in place all the necessary logistical and human resources to guarantee the success of this operation and support citizens wishing to benefit from the program.
In a statement to MAP, Mr. Hamidi underlined that several measures have been adopted to offer beneficiary families all the necessary assistance and support, in addition to the facilitation and simplification of the various procedures linked to registration in the direct social assistance program.
For their part, beneficiaries approached by the MAP expressed their great satisfaction with the welcome and support at the level of administrative services, highly welcoming this social action decided by HM King Mohammed VI as part of the efforts that the Sovereign has continued to support the consolidation of the pillars of the social state and the improvement of the living conditions of all citizens.
The direct social assistance regime, which intervenes in application of the High Royal Guidelines contained in the speech of HM King Mohammed VI addressed to Parliament on the occasion of the opening of the 1st session of the 3rd legislative year of the 11th Legislature , is a national program which aims to improve the living conditions of families with children of school age or in vulnerable situations, and who currently do not benefit from any family compensation in accordance with the legislative and regulatory texts in force, with the aim of support their purchasing power.
This scheme targets millions of families not benefiting from family allowances, in particular those with children under the age of 21, as well as families without children or with children over the age of 21 and who are in a vulnerable situation.
Mobilizing an annual budget which will increase from 25 billion dirhams (billion dirhams) in 2024 to 29 billion dirhams in 2026, this program will contribute, in particular to the implementation of “dignity income for the elderly”, “family allowances for all households” and “lifetime support for people with disabilities”.
2024-05-03 04:11:49