Most employees are entitled to pension benefits if enrolled in a workplace scheme, from age 50 or after 20 years of service, whichever comes first. Individuals working in the private sector or government roles can claim a pension from age 49 or following 20 years. The difficulty is that, aside from workplace pensions or private pension funds, foreign nationals are only normally eligible for social security support and qualify for the national pension fund if they are Emirati nationals.