Iran Announces Payment Schedule for Mordad Cash Subsidies and Welfare Stipends

According to Ecoiran, citing ISNA, stipend payments for households covered by the Imam Khomeini Relief Committee and the State Welfare Organization began on Tuesday, August 11, 2026 (20 Mordad 1405). The stipend amount depends on household size: 2,100,000 tomans for a one-person household, 2,985,000 tomans for two people, 4,200,000 tomans for three, 5,370,000 tomans for four, and 6,570,000 tomans for households of five or more.

Cash subsidies for income deciles one through three (400,000 tomans per person) will be paid on the 25th of Mordad (August 16), and for deciles four through nine (300,000 tomans per person) on the 31st of Mordad (August 22). Electronic commodity coupon (kalabarg) credit is being charged in three rounds based on the last digit of the household head's national ID number, running from the 15th of Mordad through the 5th of Shahrivar (August 27) at the latest. Some households whose members' residency status needs verification will receive a text message, with a deadline of the end of Shahrivar to complete the process.