{"id":335972,"date":"2025-08-24T17:46:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T16:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=335972"},"modified":"2025-08-25T22:22:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T21:22:23","slug":"irans-regime-cuts-subsidies-for-3-million-families-pushing-a-volatile-society-closer-to-eruption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/economy\/irans-regime-cuts-subsidies-for-3-million-families-pushing-a-volatile-society-closer-to-eruption\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s Regime Cuts Subsidies for 3 Million Families, Pushing a Volatile Society Closer to Eruption"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Iranian regime cuts essential cash subsidies for three million people<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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In August 2025, the Iranian regime delivered another severe blow to its long-suffering population by abruptly cutting essential cash subsidies for three million heads of household. This move, carried out suddenly and without warning, strips a vital lifeline from families already struggling with hyperinflation and deepening economic hardship. While framed as a fiscal necessity, the policy is a clear act of plunder against the middle and lower classes, revealing a bankrupt regime’s desperation to finance its survival at the expense of its people\u2014a decision that is adding explosive pressure to a society already on the verge of a nationwide uprising.<\/p>\n

This initial cut is only the beginning of a much broader campaign of economic pressure. According to statements from regime officials, including Hassan Norouzi, the head of the Targeted Subsidies Organization, the plan is to remove a staggering 18 million people<\/a> from the subsidy rolls by the end of the year. This systematic impoverishment is being imposed on a nation where the cost of living has made government aid an indispensable part of survival for tens of millions.<\/p>\n

A Cruel and Impersonal Method<\/h2>\n

The implementation of the policy has been as callous as the decision itself. Affected families received no prior notification or explanation. Instead, their support was terminated without recourse, followed only by a cold, impersonal text message stating: “You are not eligible to receive subsidies.” This approach underscores the regime’s profound contempt for its citizens, treating them not as people deserving of dignity but as numbers on a spreadsheet to be erased at will.<\/p>\n

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— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) January 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n