Page 84 - FDF PR REPORT - DECEMBER 2024 (ENGLISH)
P. 84
1/3/25, 6:21 PM Sheikha Fatima outlines UAE's commitment to supporting senior citizens and families | The National
Key suppor t is also offered to older members of societ y through the var ious housing aid
p ackages delivered e ach ye ar.
Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed, Crown Pr ince of Abu Dhabi, in November approved the third
housing benefit p ackage of the ye ar, valued at more than Dh7.72 billion, to 5,374 Emiratis.
The p ackage includes housing lo ans totalling more than Dh3.569 billion, helping 2,373
citizens. I t also includes residential land and housing grants wor th Dh3.67 billion, benefiting
2,540 citizens, Abu Dhabi Media Office repor ted.
Additionally, senior citizens, retirees with low incomes and the families of dece ased
citizens have been exempted from housing lo an p ayments amounting to more than Dh486
million. This exemption has benefited 461 citizens.
Updated: December 15, 2024, 4o39 PM
UAE Sheikha Fatima bint Mub arak Emirati
Re ad nex t...
The UAE's Ministr y of Family is an ide a wor th adopting elsewhere
https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2024/12/15/sheikha-fatima-outlines-uaes-commitment-to-supporting-senior-citizens-and-families/ 3/5
