Plan to Provide Food Support for Low-Income Groups of People

This National Plan, which consists of 8 Articles, aims to increase food security among low-income groups of the society. The Country’s Budget and Planning Organization should provide low-income groups of people with financial assistance in form of deposit into special bank accounts of the head of household. The low-income groups subject to the provisions of this Plan include: families under support of Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation and State Welfare Organization; families under support of the Foundation of Martyrs and Veteran Affairs; families with a monthly income of less than thirty million Rial (approximately equivalent to 700 USD) from construction workers, carpet weavers, handicrafts men, self-employed, drivers, beekeepers, other workers, nomads and villagers, retirees, unemployed and other groups recognized eligible by the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour and Social Welfare; and all other families with a monthly income of less than thirty million Rial (approximately equivalent to 700 USD) whose eligibility has been approved by the Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation and State Welfare Organization. The Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour and Social Welfare is the responsible authority to assure the accurate implementation of this Plan.