Morocco’s Government Council on Thursday approved a draft decree providing for an increase in the minimum amount of direct social assistance from MAD 500 to MAD 600, effective January 1, 2027.
The draft decree No. 2.26.838 amends decree No. 2.23.1067 of December 1, 2023, implementing Law No. 58.23 on the direct social assistance scheme.
The measure aims to gradually increase the financial support provided to eligible households as part of the government’s efforts to strengthen social protection and improve living conditions.
Speaking after the Government Council meeting, Government Spokesperson Samir Belfkih, Minister of National Territorial Planning, Urban Development, Housing and City Policy, said that the increase represents the first step in a broader plan to progressively raise social assistance payments.
He added that further increases are scheduled over the coming years, with the objective of reaching MAD 1,000 by 2031.
The decision forms part of Morocco’s ongoing social protection reforms, aimed at strengthening support for vulnerable households and improving their purchasing power through the direct social assistance scheme.
