Zakat fund provides over QR13mn aid in June
Gulf Times
The Department of Zakat Fund at the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs provided aid worth QR 13,151,000 during June. These aids include periodic and cut aids, all of which are paid by the Department of Zakat Fund for eligible registered families according to standards, Shariah regulations, and approved mechanisms. Around 734 families eligible for assistance have benefited from these aids within Qatar. These amounts were distributed between periodic assistance, which is provided on monthly basis, with the amount of QR 9,043,000, and the cut assistance, which is a one-time aid as needed, with the amount of QR 4,000,000. Zakat Fund provides, through its website (www.zakat.gov.qa), the service of applying for assistance for those who have a file with the fund or those who are applying for the first time. The service also includes the renewal of assistance for those whose assistance is nearing completion.
