Kuwait has unveiled a national campaign to raise donations to pay off debts of people in dire straits.
Launched by the Ministry of Social Affairs, the campaign is due to begin on Friday (tomorrow) and run for a month in cooperation with charitable societies.
The ministry said the campaign builds on the state’s approach to support citizens facing financial hardships.
An organized mechanism has been set up to ensure that aid reaches those who really needs it through clear-cut controls and according to the highest transparency levels. For example, the campaign will not cover debts arising from illegal or prohibited transactions, or debts related to telecom companies or informal financing entities.
The ministry said it will directly oversee the implementation of the campaign via an electronic system that will monitor the collection and disbursement of donations to ascertain compliance with the specified standards.
The beneficiary must be a Kuwaiti citizen, who is in default on non-criminal financial obligations, and must provide official documents proving inability to pay.
The ministry pointed out that all contributions will be channeled to the competent authorities to settle debts including the Justice Ministry’s Civil Enforcement Department to the benefit of citizens subjected to government measures such as travel bans, vehicle impoundment or salary freeze. The beneficiaries will also include indebted citizens who are placed in correctional institutions.
The ministry stressed that it has laid down precise criteria for repaying debts of defaulters, while conducting a detailed study of each beneficiary’s financial situation to ascertain their eligibility for assistance.
Accordingly, a ceiling has been set whereby the repayment amount shall not exceed KD20,000 ($64,892), thus helping the largest possible number of eligible beneficiaries.
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