Kurdistan Region to Halt Cash Salaries by August 31 Deadline
At a Glance
- Cash-based payroll distribution in the Kurdistan Region concludes this month.
- The MyAccount project urges 25,000 unregistered employees to expedite their enrollment.
- The federal government and the KRG have agreed to terminate cash-based payrolls.
Cash salary distribution for public sector employees will be completely halted in the Kurdistan Region after August 31; approximately 150,000 public sector bank cards have not yet been collected by beneficiaries.
Key Statements and Focus Area
In an official statement, the MyAccount project warned public sector employees that cash salary distribution will no longer be available after August 31 of this year.
Any employee without a bank card will face difficulties receiving their financial dues.
In terms of logistical preparations and distribution status, the "My Account" project management stated that 80,000 finalized bank cards are currently stationed at state-run banks, calling on account holders to collect their respective cards before the end-of-month deadline.
Distribution updates and mandatory pickup schedules specifying the designated holding branch will be communicated exclusively to public sector employees through direct SMS notifications.
For beneficiaries who have not yet received this correspondence, project officials confirmed that automated text alerts will be dispatched incrementally over the next three weeks.
Furthermore, the specialized hotline 1991 has been fully activated as a dedicated customer support center tasked with handling inbound inquiries and resolving individual card issuance issues.
FYI
My Account, a digital payroll initiative, was launched by the Kurdistan Regional Government in September 2023 to transition public sector workers from cash payments to electronic bank deposits.
According to the agreement between Erbil and Baghdad, the salary distribution system is shifting, and cash will no longer be disbursed for payroll.
This marks the final deadline for approximately 25,000 employees who have not yet registered in the project.
The project emphasizes that collecting bank cards before August 31 is the only way to protect employees' salaries from being suspended by the federal government.
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