The Department of Social Services in Sharjah revealed; It provided various monthly assistance to 9976 beneficiaries of the citizens of the Emirate of Sharjah, while the number of beneficiaries of the urgent intervention reached about 325 beneficiaries, during the year 2020. During the past year; The Department of Social Services has taken a series of facilities in light of the health conditions of the pandemic, as the department continued to provide most of its services through its system for a "remote work" mechanism to complete all transactions and services provided to the community in a manner that ensures the continuity of procedures for obtaining social assistance for the beneficiary families. The pursuit of social welfare. His Excellency Ahmed Ibrahim Al-Mail, Director of the Social Services Department, affirmed; That the social assistance provided by the department; It is one of the social security services concerned with supporting and empowering families with limited income and accessing them to a decent standard of living, enabling them to live in dignity and independence, in implementation of the directives of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, to reach all members of society and achieve They have a decent life and social welfare, which results in a set of services, including empowerment, protection, care, securing rights and others. Ahmed Al-Mail pointed out that the department initiates in order to reach all the beneficiaries, especially those with necessary or urgent needs, searches for them and reaches them in their home through trained and qualified practical teams, technical systems and digital transformation that the department has accompanied in order to reach the beneficiaries and enable them to face their circumstances. And take them to the safety line. Targeting 5 groups and from their side; Alia Al Zaabi, Director of the Social Aid Department, explained; Social assistance targets 15 covered groups; It is represented in 5 groups, which are: The Financial Disability Support Group, which are: low-income people and unemployed families, as well as the Health Care Support Group that includes senior citizens, disability and health disability, in addition to the Women’s Support Group granted to the foster widow, the foster divorced woman, and the foster divorced woman. For orphans, marriage to a non-Emirati, and abandoned women, in addition to the childcare support group, which includes an orphan and the foster son, while the last group includes a support group for people with special social conditions, namely: the orphan adult, the prisoner's family, the out of prison, and a family that has lost the role of the breadwinner. The assistance provided also includes disbursing an additional value to help a housewife, the bedridden, and the elderly breadwinner, by granting qualitative increases as social support services to them, as they are among the most needy groups. Securing the needs of 325 families and with regard to the urgent assistance provided to families facing emergency conditions; Where the intervention was made and the needs of 325 families were secured, in order to ensure that these families enjoy a decent and safe life, as the field team undertakes the delivery of urgent assistance within less than 24 hours for them, after confirming the case and their entitlement to assistance, in line with health standards that ensure the safety of the families and the field team. More than 99% updated data and reported Al Zaabi; The department was able to update the data of 9956 beneficiaries, at a rate of about 99.8% of the total number of beneficiaries, which amounted to about 9976 beneficiaries, without the need to communicate with the beneficiary, as the update is relied upon through electronic linking with 22 concerned government agencies, which contributed to Determining the entitlement and value of assistance without making any errors that may adversely affect access to accurate data, as well as the speed achieved in providing the service to its owners. The importance of updating the data lies in knowing the most important needs of beneficiary families, and setting priorities and plans based on sound foundations, especially that the department possesses high-quality technical systems represented by Emirati identity tablets and digital fingerprint. While 555 of the petitions for the return of social assistance and their entitlement to assistance were verified through the committee concerned with deciding on petitions. Initiatives to support families: Al-Zaabi added; The department enables the provision of supportive initiatives for aid recipients, which are represented in rehabilitation and training, the "Bashama" cards issued by the Sharjah Cooperative Society, the "Fazaa" card, as well as the "Waffer" card in cooperation with the Department of Human Resources, in addition to the "Sanad Banking" card and the "Tahseen" initiative. Housing "for needy families. Training of 2888 families and to enhance material income and raise the economic level of families benefiting from social benefits, 2888 families have been trained and qualified from home production, through an integrated system of training and qualification and work to improve products and services of quality that meet the needs of the local market, as well as provide opportunities to market these products through the organization Internal exhibitions, or exhibitions organized in external institutions, in addition to participation in social events and events, in addition to the agreements signed with distribution outlets, where home production products include products for the family, women, children and society, including clothes for women and children, in addition to various household products Most notably incense, perfumes, creams, pamperers, spices, handcrafted chimneys and popular dishes. Opening horizons and providing opportunities Bashama According to the Director of the Aid Department, the department provides the "Bashama" card, which is issued by the cooperative society in Sharjah and presents it to the needy family, on a monthly basis to purchase foodstuffs from the association. The card starts from 3 dirhams, and 1000 dirhams for four individuals, and so upward, the value increases according to the number of individuals, indicating that the total number of cards distributed during the years 1500-2017 amounted to about 2020 cards. Fazaa The department also enabled its beneficiaries to obtain a "Fazaa Card" for special discounts, which has many advantages; This reflects the department's keenness to benefit from all initiatives aimed at improving the quality of life for senior citizens. Save, while more than 9 "save cards" were distributed, which allow obtaining discounts and privileges by more than 100 established companies that offer offers in their services and products, in cooperation with the Department of Human Resources in Sharjah, being the owner of the "Save Program" as a strategic initiative. For Sharjah government employees. Banking deed and the “banking deed” card, which enables beneficiaries to obtain benefits and discounts on services, products and facilities provided by the parties that have signed a partnership with the department, which reflects the department’s keenness to benefit from all initiatives aimed at improving the decent standard of living for these groups.