Extended Emirati families receive their fair share of pension and social security coverage under the General Pension and Social Security Authority (GPSSA), thanks to a flexible and secure insurance scheme that offers life-long financial sustainability for eligible UAE nationals.
The 'Get Ready - Proactive Financial Planning' campaign showcases the generous disbursements released by the GPSSA to an insured person's heirs, otherwise known as beneficiaries, who as per the UAE Pension Law includes widows, divorcees, sons, daughters, brothers, sisters and parents. Pension shares are equally distributed to all those entitled to receive it and without any prejudice. Those shares can also be re-distrusted after being discontinued if one of the entitlements are renewed.
Eligible daughters, who by definition are known as unemployed, unmarried or divorced, continue to receive their share of pension regardless of their age for decades in advance, and this share may be further extended for a period of more than 79 years. Sons and brothers stop receiving pension after the decease of a pensioner once they turn 21, unless they do not receive their own personal income or pension, unemployment proof however must be submitted at that stage.
As per the UAE Pension Law, pension is paid at the rate of 100 per cent of the contribution calculation salary when a contribution period reaches 35 years, or if an insured suffers from a total disability or decease due to a work-related injury regardless of his/her employment years, even if the insured's contribution period was as little as one month.
General Pension & Social Security Authority
