GPSSA Board Emphasizes Strategic Focus on Emirati Financial Well-being & Sustainability
- The fourth 2025 Board meeting featured a review of strategic performance and a commitment to enhanced services.
Abu Dhabi, UAE – 26 September 2025: His Excellency Mubarak Rashed Al Mansouri, Chairman of the General Pension and Social Security Authority (GPSSA), reaffirmed the organization’s dedication to strengthening insurance protection and financial stability for Emirati citizens. He emphasized GPSSA’s vital role in building a sustainable social safety net, supporting Emiratisation, driving digital transformation, and contributing to economic development through continuous service and strategic improvements for contributors and pensioners.
During the fourth Board meeting of 2025, His Excellency highlighted GPSSA’s focus on financial sustainability by diversifying investments and ensuring sufficient cash flow and liquidity to meet current and future obligations. He also stressed the importance of delivering high-quality and transparent services to all stakeholders, aligning with the UAE’s goal of becoming one of the top five governments globally in public service delivery.
The Board reviewed GPSSA’s financial and operational performance for Q3 2025, approved resolutions and recommendations from previous meetings and sub-committees and discussed upcoming projects and initiatives for Q4 aimed at enhancing performance and ensuring the pension system’s long-term sustainability.
Key highlights included a significant expansion in insurance coverage, with 166,411 insured individuals registered as of August 2025 - a 16% increase compared to the same period last year. The number of registered Employers also rose to 27,235, marking a 47.6% increase for the same period.
This growth highlights the efficacy of the government's Emiratisation policies, importantly through national programs like ‘Nafis’, which actively drives Emirati employment in the private sector, expanding GPSSA's social security coverage. It also reflects the success of GPSSA’s strategic initiatives, such as the proactive registration services for insured individuals, launched in collaboration with the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation and the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources.
In August 2025, the number of pensioners grew by 952 compared to the previous year, bringing the total to 21,673. Pension payments for August reached AED 486 million up from AED 458 million in the same month last year, showcasing an AED 28 million increase.
The Board also reviewed the successful extension of the payment period for merging service years. This initiative offers greater flexibility for working Emiratis and enhances service quality, aligning with 'The Year of Community' and the UAE leadership's vision for a cohesive society
The Board also discussed the positive progress on pension services offered through the "Ma’ashi" digital platform, focusing on how digital transformation is enhancing user experience and operational efficiency. These efforts align with the UAE government’s initiatives to reduce bureaucracy and promote innovation.
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