NOTICIA

The EU provides €12.6 million for the payment of social allowances to Palestinian Families

The European Union, Finland and Spain made a contribution of €12.6 million to the Palestinian Authority payment of social allowances to poor families in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

12 de diciembre de 2018

The payments provided by the EU, Finland and Spain (€10 million from EU, €1.6 million from Finland and €1 million from Spain) will cover the social allowances of around 62,000 families of which 80% live in the Gaza Strip.

The EU supports the Palestinian Authority Cash Transfer Programme responsible for the provision of basic social protection to the most vulnerable families in Palestine. The EU supports the Ministry of Social Development in serving some 108,000 vulnerable families through an inclusive and equitable social protection system.