Are husbands of female citizens and divorced female citizens entitled to “Nafis” support?

The Federal Nafs Program to raise the competitiveness of Emirati cadres and increase their rates of employment and contributions to the private sector explained that a divorced citizen or a non-citizen widow will not benefit from the new programs to support workers in the private sector, as the new programs directed to wives of citizens working in the private sector are linked to the condition of establishing and continuing a marital bond, and the application of regulating conditions, including the salary limit, educational qualification, and years of marriage, to ensure targeting those who actually deserve support, and therefore non-citizen divorcees and widows are not included in these The category is at the current stage, however, the development of the scope of benefit remains subject to continuous evaluation, ensuring that policies are aligned with social priorities and future needs.

In its response to the most prominent frequently asked questions, Nafs justified the fact that support does not currently include the spouse of a female citizen working in the private sector, among the beneficiary categories, by saying that Nafs works according to approved policies and standards aimed at achieving the best possible impact in supporting Emiratisation and family stability. The categories included in the recent updates were determined based on a study of the current priorities and objectives of the phase, indicating that the program system is subject to continuous review and development in line with national trends and the needs of the next phase.