Framework of the Income Complementary Family Support System Draft Established
According to the GETAD draft, to benefit from the citizenship salary, the total household income will be required to be below 23,552 TL.
Details of the Income Complementary Family Support System (GETAD), known as the citizenship salary announced by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, have become clear. In the studies carried out under the coordination of the Ministry of Family and Social Policies, it is planned to pay 1.5 trillion TL in support to 2.5 million households.
General Framework of the GETAD Draft
The framework of the Income Complementary Family Support System, known as the citizenship salary announced to the public by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, continues to become clear. In the study carried out under the coordination of the Ministry of Family and Social Policies, an income level map is being drawn province by province.
Household Income Criterion
According to the draft study, in order to benefit from the citizenship salary, the total income entering a household will be required to be below 23,552 TL, which is the lowest retirement pension. No support payments are planned for households with incomes above this level.
Support Items and Scope
Support payments are planned to be made in the items of housing support including electricity, natural gas, shelter and fuel assistance, child allowance, rent, subscription bill support, and food aid.
Application and Data Verification Process
In order to determine the incomes of needy citizens, the data held by the Social Assistance and Solidarity Foundations will be taken as the basis. Data such as SSI, the general Directorate of tax administration, bank account movements, and title deeds will be entered into the system.
Pilot Provinces and Schedule
Following the determinations made province by province, the support system will first start in pilot locations. Pilot provinces will be determined by December 2026, and payments will be implemented in the first quarter of 2027.