Abu Dhabi to cut state benefit payments to Emiratis who refuse to work

Abu Dhabi is set to cut state benefits for jobless Emiratis who refuse to work, reported Gulf Business.

The National refered to the executive of Abu Dhabi's Department of Community Development as saying citizens will need one of three offers of work or see their state support end.

Mugheer Al Khaili said, "We don't need a society that is dependent on social welfare."

The drive is comprehended not to target housewives or those unfit to work for medical reasons.

In any case, the authority said outside of these classifications some jobless Emiratis were being sufficiently paid in recompenses that they may not consider work offers.

In any case, the authority said outside of these classifications some jobless Emiratis were being sufficiently paid in allowances that they may not consider job offers.

 "You will discover an Emirati on welfare getting Dh8,000 every month. So we don't need the disposition of 'for what reason should I work since the pay I get is just a couple of thousand more'." 

The official's remarks come as the Abu Dhabi government leaves on a drive to make 10,000 jobs for Emiratis under a Dhs50bn ($13.61bn) boost plan reported by the emirate's crown ruler. 

Al Khaili said the legislature did not need a circumstance where ages of families are reliant on welfare. 

"We have to set up our general public for the post-oil period and offer impetuses to individuals to buckle down," he said. 

The latest figures from 2013 show just about 39,000 individuals in Abu Dhabi got welfare installments, as indicated by the production. 

In April, the UAE Cabinet embraced a Dhs11bn ($2.99bn) social help plan following an intrigue from an Emirati man in Ras Al Khaimah with nine youngsters who was struggling to make ends meet.

Dubai Media Office said the Dhs11bn would incorporate Dhs3.88bn ($1.05bn) for the elderly, Dhs1.55bn ($422m) for monetary and medical advantages, Dhs1.8bn ($490m) for individuals of assurance and Dhs183.9m ($50m) for groups of detainees.