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Unemployment Benefits in Maldives
No unemployment insurance scheme was found on an official Maldivian site. The government runs a job centre for job seekers; the National Social Protection Agency pays a food allowance to citizens below the income cutoff, and Aasandha gives citizens free medical cover.
✓ From official pages ✓ Each part says when we checked
At a glance
No unemployment insurance found on official sites.
The job market in Maldives
The International Labour Organization's estimates put Maldives 76th lowest of 183 countries for unemployment in 2025; the world's rate was 4.9%.
Maldives's unemployment rate over the years · every country, ranked
Food Assistance Program (National Social Protection Agency)
A monthly allowance for Maldivian citizens whose income is below NSPA's poverty cutoff, to buy staple foods: MVR 40 per person, at most MVR 240 per household.
From an official page, read October 26, 2026.
Health cover between jobs
Aasandha, the national social health insurance scheme run by NSPA, gives free medical cover to all Maldivian citizens, whether or not they work.
From an official page, read October 26, 2026.
Questions
Is there unemployment benefit in Maldives?
No unemployment insurance was found on official sites. What exists is Food Assistance Program (National Social Protection Agency).
Nearby countries
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
India
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Where this comes from
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See also: unemployment rate by country · Maldives's unemployment rate · unemployment in the US, state by state.