Lebanon launches cash card programme. Who will it really benefit?
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Ministers promise transparency and oversight for cash card programme to support 500,000 vulnerable families.
Beirut, Lebanon – Lebanon’s caretaker social affairs and economy ministers have announced a long-awaited cash card programme to throw a desperately needed financial lifeline to half a million vulnerable families. “It is your right to live in dignity,” caretaker Social Affairs Minister Ramzi Moucharafieh said during a press conference in Beirut on Thursday. “I am as proud to have launched this card programme as I am sad about Lebanon reaching this stage in what it’s going through.” The cash card programme will be active for one year and provide $25 for each individual in a household, with a maximum payout of $126 per family. Citizens over 64 years old receive an additional $15.More Related News