Child Allowance Scheme

Brief description

The child allowance aims to support Emirati employees by providing them with a child allowance for up to four children. The amount of the allowance demonstrated in the following table.

Eligibility Criteria

• First taking into account the general conditions for the UAE National to benefit from Nafis that are stated in the website FAQs
• Currently employed in the private sector/financial sector
• Household provider
• Having at least one eligible child (up to 4 children are covered)
  • Sons to be considered need to be below 21 years old and not currently employed or married.
  • Daughters to be considered need to be below 21 years old and not currently employed or married
• Earning less than AED 50,000 per month
• The National should not receive any salary form any government entity either local or federal, or any retirement salary unless it is earned as an inheritance
• Salaries should be payed through the wage’s protection system or any other official payment methods
• Having an active pension contribution with either ADRPBF or GPSSA
• Pension contribution is paid for the last 2 months
• Not owning shares in the establishment in which they work
• Marital Status shouldn't be Single
• Currently not enrolled in National Healthcare program through NAFIS