Alia Al Zaabi, Director of the Social Aid Department in the Social Services Department in Sharjah, revealed that the department granted 9764 "Sanad" bank cards to beneficiaries of social assistance for the cases registered with it during the first quarter of this year, as these cards were distributed to all groups benefiting from the department's services. . Al-Zaabi noted that the rise in the percentages of registered cases led, in turn, to an increase in the volume and value of social assistance provided in previous years, and the reason is due to the conditions of life and the high cost of living, explaining that if the conditions of the beneficiary improved financially with the presence of financial income for him or the presence of someone who takes care of him His responsibility is assumed by a husband, son, salary and others, and therefore he no longer needs social assistance for widows, divorced women and retirees. wages. The Director of the Social Aid Department continues by saying that there are several conditions for obtaining assistance for all groups, for example, a divorced woman must be a citizen residing in the Emirate of Sharjah, in addition to other eligibility conditions such as a certificate of renewal of the continuity of divorce, a second certificate that she is unemployed and a certificate of continuity of custody for her children, and all These certificates are from the Sharia court, and her financial status is disclosed and if she has an income such as a pension or other sources of income. Social assistance for the widow is forfeited if she remarries or gets a job, and this condition is canceled if the widow is over the age of 50. As for the widow who fosters orphans, the value of the assistance is evaluated based on her financial circumstances and to ensure that her children are still under her care and custody. There are also conditions required for other groups benefiting from social assistance. Al Zaabi indicates that all information about the beneficiary of all categories is surveyed about his various conditions through an inquiry link with various government departments in the country, which is more than 20 information agencies in Sharjah. With regard to the category of inmates of penal institutions, we care about the families of this category with all its members, and it is one of the groups most in need, assistance, attention and follow-up because they have no income and the head of their family is serving his sentence in the penal and correctional institution, pointing out that such situations are moved quickly by A committee for rapid intervention, to provide assistance of various kinds, including foodstuffs, clothes, household appliances, education, in addition to clothing for the holidays, as well as a monthly material income determined according to need.