Nearly 20,000 citizens have benefited from social security during 2023, figures released by the Ministry of Social Development and Family show.
The ministry said in a report that 19,918 people were eligible for social security during the year, while 132 people had been assisted to obtain jobs. The report pointed out that 222 persons with disabilities (PWDs) benefited from the ministry's programmes in meeting their needs that best suited the type of disability.
Of 486 employees' applications for housing, 283 fulfilled the required conditions, with the number of transactions submitted to municipalities reaching 102 for issuing building licences, the ministry reported.
The report added that 16 buildings were detected for maintenance, demolition and reconstruction, while the number of applications for housing PWDs reached 379, with the number of transactions submitted to Qatar Development Bank (QDB) reaching 225. The number of beneficiaries of furniture reached 311 people.
In addition, the data demonstrated that the number of national production projects reached 730 in 2023, while the number of families who benefited from training and development reached 135 families, with the number of ancillary and supportive services for productive projects stakeholders reaching 342 services.
