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Tuesday: 09 December 2025
  • 03 November 2025
  • 01:26

Khaberni - Government data showed that the Ministry of Social Development provided in-kind and cash assistance to 116,000 families from September 2024 to September 2025, as part of its efforts to enhance social protection and expand national aid programs.
According to the data, 105,366 families benefited from the social studies conducted by the ministry to obtain health insurance, while the ministry launched the national strategy for social protection for the period 2025 - 2033.
The ministry conducted 5,832 field campaigns to combat begging, followed 69 shelters, and made follow-up visits to 124 foreign associations. It also launched awareness campaigns against begging and for protection from domestic violence, and received the Excellence Seal from the King Abdullah II Award for Excellence and Leadership.
In the field of alternative care for children, the ministry handed over 89 children to alternative foster families, bringing the cumulative number of beneficiary children to 1,968.
The ministry opened the National Autism Center in Zarqa Governorate to accommodate 80 cases of children with autism, in addition to launching 12 early intervention units, including 3 mobile units. The ministry also worked on establishing, purchasing, and maintaining 137 homes for poor families based on approved standards.
The ministry worked to support local development by providing support to 560 associations valued at 1.250 million dinars, in addition to direct support to 325 associations valued at 431 thousand dinars.
In the field of women's empowerment, 5,500 women benefited from the ministry's programs, and 71 families benefited from productive projects that provided 71 new job opportunities.
According to the data, 47,146 individuals benefited from training programs, while the ministry established 12 new centers/units to serve people with disabilities. 315 administrative units were followed up in the field, 885 associations received support, and 355 people with disabilities benefited from the family support program.

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