SSC, National Aid Fund to distribute pensions, aid before Eid Al Fitr

AMMAN — Director general of the Social Security Corporation (SSC) Ezzedine Kanakrieh on Sunday said that all SSC retirees’ pensions will be distributed before the Eid Al Fitr holiday, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

Kanakrieh said that this step comes in line with the prime minister’s decision to distribute salaries before the holiday. He said that the total number of retirees has reached 216,000, with monthly pensions amounting to JD84 million.

Meanwhile, the National Aid Fund on Sunday announced the distribution of its financial aids to its beneficiaries before the Eid holiday. The aids, which is worth JD8 million, will be distributed to 95,000 families as of Tuesday.