World Bank: $984 million disbursed for Jordan’s cash transfer project, reaching 97% of total funding.
World Bank: 1.8 million people in Jordan received support due to COVID-19 repercussions.
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World Bank: 109,000 workers and 6,789 companies among the beneficiaries of the cash transfer project.
The World Bank confirmed that the "Jordan Emergency Cash Transfer Project for COVID-19 Response" succeeded, by the end of last year, in providing cash support to 455,863 families affected by the pandemic, surpassing the final target of 400,000 families.
According to an evaluation report monitored by Al-Mamlaka TV, total disbursements reached approximately $984.17 million, accounting for roughly 97% of the total funding of $1.014 billion.
The report noted that the project continued to make strong progress in supporting poor and vulnerable households and workers affected by the pandemic's fallout, while simultaneously developing social protection systems and enhancing digital transformation in aid delivery. The number of individuals who benefited from cash support reached 1.802 million by the end of 2025, against a final goal of 2 million. Female-headed households accounted for 19.3% of the beneficiary families.
Key Performance Indicators:
Temporary Cash Transfers: 278,453 families (1,214,753 individuals) received temporary transfers.
Takaful Program: Beneficiary families rose to 267,785 (compared to a baseline of 45,000 in 2020), supporting 1,379,469 individuals, 51% of whom are women.
Labor Market Support: 109,327 workers received wage support (47% women), against a target of 110,000.
Estidama Program: 6,789 companies affected by the pandemic benefited from the program, against a target of 7,500.
Digital Transformation & Institutional Linkage:
The report highlighted full progress in digitizing payments, with 100% of families receiving payments digitally via e-wallets or bank accounts. Furthermore, the National Unified Registry (NUR) expanded its institutional linkage to include 40 institutions, up from a baseline of 15.
Service Quality & Climate Resilience:
Regarding service quality, 97.1% of grievances and inquiries were handled within the set timeframe, and 91% of beneficiaries expressed satisfaction with the project’s interventions. Notably, the NUR was modified to provide real-time information on climate-related shocks, enabling the National Aid Fund (NAF) to automatically identify affected poor and vulnerable households.
Approved in June 2020 and effective as of November 2020, this project is one of Jordan’s largest social support programs linked to the pandemic. Implementation is scheduled to continue until December 31, 2026, following structural amendments aimed at expanding the beneficiary base and enhancing the efficiency of the Kingdom’s social protection system.
Source: Al-Mamlaka TV
