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Understand coverage and shortfalls

See whether your planned income is enough to cover your monthly commitments and understand what remaining or shortfall amounts mean.

4 min read

BEFORE YOU START

Coverage compares planned income with commitments.

The Salary Planner uses planned income and total commitments to show whether the commitments included in your monthly plan are fully covered.

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100% coverage means all planned commitments are covered

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Remaining shows income left after covered commitments

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Coverage below 100% means income does not cover all commitments

✓

Shortfall shows the amount by which commitments exceed planned income

STEP BY STEP

Let's get it set up.

01

Start with planned income and commitments

Coverage begins with the planned income available for the month and the total commitments included in the Salary Planner.

OCTOBER 2026Monthly planning position
Salary Planner
PLANNED INCOMEAED 14,000Available for the monthly plan
vs
TOTAL COMMITTEDAED 9,000Included monthly commitments
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The comparison tells you whether the planned income is sufficient to cover the commitments included in the plan.

02

Understand a fully covered plan

When planned income is equal to or greater than total commitments, the plan is fully covered and coverage is shown as 100%.

PLANNED INCOMEAED 14,000
≥
TOTAL COMMITTEDAED 9,000
COMMITMENT COVERAGE100%
✓ Fully covered

All commitments included in the monthly plan can be covered by the planned income.

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Coverage is capped at 100%. Income above the amount required to cover commitments is shown separately as Remaining rather than increasing the coverage percentage above 100%.

03

Understand the remaining amount

Remaining shows how much planned income is left after the commitments included in the monthly plan are covered.

PLANNED INCOMEAED 14,000
−
TOTAL COMMITTEDAED 9,000
=
REMAININGAED 5,000
✓
Commitments are fully covered.

AED 5,000 of the planned income remains after the commitments included in this plan are covered.

COVERAGE100%Are commitments covered?
+
REMAININGAED 5,000How much planned income is left?
04

Understand a shortfall

When commitments are higher than planned income, coverage falls below 100% and the difference is shown as a shortfall.

PLANNED INCOMEAED 14,000
<
TOTAL COMMITTEDAED 15,000
COMMITMENT COVERAGE93.3%
Shortfall
INCOMEAED 14,000
−
COMMITTEDAED 15,000
=
SHORTFALL− AED 1,000
!

Planned income is AED 1,000 lower than the commitments included in this monthly plan.

05

Use coverage to identify what needs attention

Coverage gives you the overall position. The detailed Salary Plan helps you understand which commitments contribute to the result.

WHEN COVERAGE IS BELOW 100%Follow the total back to the commitments behind it.
PLANNED INCOMEAED 14,000
TOTAL COMMITTEDAED 15,000
SHORTFALL− AED 1,000
✓
FIXED COMMITMENTSAED 6,000
▤
CREDIT CARDSAED 7,500
↻
RECURRINGAED 1,500
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Review the detailed plan to understand which commitments are contributing to the shortfall and where their amounts originate.

TWO POSSIBLE OUTCOMES

Know whether the plan is covered and what remains afterward.

Coverage answers whether planned income can meet the commitments included in the month. Remaining or shortfall then explains the amount left on either side of that comparison.

✓
FULLY COVEREDCoverage 100%Income meets or exceeds commitments.
!
SHORTFALLCoverage below 100%Commitments exceed planned income.
FULLY COVERED
IncomeAED 14,000
CommittedAED 9,000
RemainingAED 5,000
NOT FULLY COVERED
IncomeAED 14,000
CommittedAED 15,000
Shortfall− AED 1,000
100% COVERAGEShow Remaining
or
BELOW 100%Show Shortfall
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Coverage is a planning indicator. It does not move money, pay commitments or change account and credit-card balances.

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