Up to KD 700 Monthly Pay Proposed for Kuwaiti Non-Working Wives

A monthly financial assistance of up to KD 700 for stay-at-home Kuwaiti wives was proposed by MP Majed Al-Mutairi on Thursday.

Depending on the person’s academic degree, the proposal stipulates paying married non-working Kuwaiti women for holders of a Master’s degree (or higher), KD 600 for university Bachelor’s degree or Diploma holders, KD 550 for high school degree holders and KD 500 for certificate holders of an intermediate school or below.

In order to be entitled to receive the pay, the woman must still be married and must have no personal source of income, according to the proposal.