LEBANON – Parliament has approved a $200 million loan from the World Bank to support the Aman programme and strengthen Lebanon’s social safety net, in a move aimed at expanding cash assistance to more vulnerable families.

Social Affairs Minister Haneen Sayed said that 106,000 families currently benefit from the programme, noting that there are plans to increase this number to 150,000 families, allowing support to reach additional households in need.

The loan falls under the Social Safety Net Enhancement and Systems Building Project, which aims to sustain cash assistance to the most vulnerable families, while improving social protection mechanisms and beneficiary targeting.

The project also seeks to support the economic inclusion of vulnerable groups and strengthen national systems and institutions to ensure more effective and sustainable assistance.

The Aman programme is one of Lebanon’s main social protection mechanisms, providing cash assistance to families facing difficult economic and living conditions.