Sustainable Development Goals

The 2030 Universal Agenda for Sustainable Development are a set of 17 interconnected goals adopted and approved by all 193 United Nations Member States; the agreement came into force in 2015. 
 

The General Pension and Social Security Authority (GPSSA) is considered one of the main partners in strengthening the UAE's efforts in providing a decent and secure lifestyle for a large segment of Emiratis, as the Authority's latest statistics as of January 2024 indicate that there are 134,838 insured individuals as well as 47,667 pensioners and beneficiaries, whether affiliated with the GPSSA or whose files are managed by the Authority for the Ministry of Finance.
 

Additionally, the GPSSA focuses on the well-being, lifestyle, and safety of a large segment of Emiratis employed outside the UAE and who work in any of the GCC countries as per the protection extension system. Through the implementation of its 2023-2024 strategy, the GPSSA is also working on several transformational strategic projects and initiatives that contribute to achieving the sustainable development goals, as specified below:
 

The services provided by the GPSSA also contribute to ensuring a decent and secure life for a large segment of the citizens of the United Arab Emirates, and they are aligned with the sustainable development goals as follows:

Insured Registration

Registering an insured individual working in the UAE and the GCC region is the first step to benefiting from the insurance benefits provided by the GPSSA to the insured, since it provides insurance protection for insured individuals while at work, thus protecting them from any type of natural or abnormal risk factor; a protection mechanism that extends to family members if the insured is exposed to any type of work-related risks, namely: occupational injuries or diseases that prevent the individual from continuing to work.

Providing Awareness workshops

In a quest to raise awareness regarding the provisions covered by the federal pension law, the GPSSA continues to provide awareness workshops to all its stakeholders. The service of providing awareness workshops explains the benefits, privileges, rights and obligations involved in an insured deciding to work for longer years in order to improve their decision making while career planning.

Employers Registration

GPSSA works towards raising the level of awareness regarding the employer registration service, with emphasis on paying contributions and registration on time in order to avoid unnecessary additional fees and payments retroactively due to the delay.

 

 

Purchase of service period

This includes an insured purchasing a nominal service period that is added to the actual service period, with the aim of improving the pension rate at the end of the service. 
 

 

Merging a service period

Merging service periods includes adding previous service years to the current employment period in order to ensure continuity in the employment duration and to obtain the desired retirement pension or end-of-service gratuity, which is the ultimate goal of participating in insurance.