This program, which will cover 60% of Moroccan families, is "an excellent initiative that clearly sets Morocco apart”, Jobin, also President of the Paris School of Journalism, told MAP.
   He pointed out that the long-term impact of this program is to “reintegrate a population in need”, both in rural and urban areas.
   The implementation of the Direct Social Assistance Program will require a budget of 25 billion dirhams in 2024, reaching 29 billion dirhams annually as of 2026.
   To this budget are added 10 billion dirhams allocated annually by the State for the generalization of compulsory health coverage to poor families and in precarious situations, or around 40 billion dirhams by 2026.
   This budget is in addition to the 10 billion dirhams allocated annually by the State for the generalization of the basic compulsory health insurance to families in situations of poverty and precariousness, representing an overall budget of 40 billion dirhams by 2026.