I never heard of this before and tried to look it up without success. I did find this Reuters article which mentions "In 2011, to mark three major anniversari

I never heard of this before and tried to look it up without success. I did find this Reuters article which mentions "In 2011, to mark three major anniversaries, ruler Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah granted 1,000 dinars to each Kuwaiti and free food rations for 13 months." 1000 dinars ~$3200 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kuwait-parliament-debt/kuwaits-parliament-approves-personal-debt-relief-law-idUSBRE93809O20130409 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kuwait-parliament-debt/ku...