The Ministry of Social Development issued its achievements report for last June, highlighting its key services provided for the target groups.
In a statement on Thursday, the ministry said that it received 9,924 applications for issuing health insurance cards, 136 requests to relieve from medical expenses, 141 others to settle heirs’ rights, and 806 applications to obtain exemption from work permits, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
According to the report, 38 children were placed in residential childcare centres, 38 others were discharged from the same facilities, five children joined foster families, and four nurseries were licensed.
The ministry added that a total of 229 cases benefited from its social service offices, affiliated with the Family and Juvenile Protection Department.
Meanwhile, 42 juveniles were put under the supervision of a behavioural supervisor, according to judicial rulings.
Also, 218 juveniles benefited from the ministry’s juvenile rehabilitation and education services, of whom 88 received vocational rehabilitation programmes.
The number of working children who received psychological and social services and interventions according to the case management methodology reached 39.
The report announced that the cumulative number of registered and existing associations under the applicable Associations Law reached 6,094, with 28 new entities registered.
As for data from the National Aid Fund’s report on its operations, a total of 628 families benefited from monthly financial assistance programme.
The number of households that benefited from the training programme stood at 167, while the response rate to phone calls received by the fund amounted for 94 per cent, the report said.
Regarding work of the Anti-Vagrancy Directorate, the report revealed that 510 anti-begging campaigns were conducted, during which 797 beggars were arrested.