Pensioners to receive June pension ahead of Eid El-Fitr

Jordan

Published: 2018-06-10 13:05

Last Updated: 2024-03-29 00:12


The total sum of pensions paid out by the SSC per month amounts to JD 84 million. (Telegraph)
The total sum of pensions paid out by the SSC per month amounts to JD 84 million. (Telegraph)

Public sector employees aren’t the only ones receiving their June salary ahead of Eid El-Fitr: Jordanian pensioners will receive their pensions from the Social Security Corporation (SSC) before Friday.

The pensions will be paid out this Wednesday, 13 June, according to the General Manager of the SSC, Ezzeddine Kanakriyeh.

Kanakriyeh said that there are 216,000 registered pensioners in Jordan. Of those, 153,000 are still alive, while 104,000 family members receive the monthly pensions of those who have passed away.

The total sum of pensions paid out by the SSC per month amounts to JD 84 million.