The Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has started the activation of the social security system developed with the aim of achieving stability and establishing the means and measures necessary to provide adequate support to the most needy and deserving families and to ensure what covers the basic needs of each eligible person.
The developed social security system was established in compliance with legislation to achieve social protection objectives, including support in money, rehabilitation and training services, as well as empowerment and employment services, ensuring that Zakat funds reach their beneficiaries, improving the workforce and improving the skills of those who are entitled to improve the quality of their social and economic life.
The new system also works to support the groups most in need under the Vision 2030 goals, as it was designed based on the actual need for development of the previous system, taking into account the global best practices of a number of similar programs. in other countries, social and economic aspects e future development opportunities, in so that it contributes to the achievement of the three main axes: a vibrant society, a thriving economy and an ambitious nation.
The developed system is aimed at people and families most in need to provide them with material support and empower those who have the right to improve their living conditions, achieve financial independence and transform themselves in productive people through appropriate qualifications, training and job vacancies in coordination with human resource development Finance.
The Ministry has made the necessary updates and changes to the social security platform to be compatible with the developed social security system mechanism, in when inviting beneficiaries to enroll in the developed social security program, which will start receiving applications from Saturday, November 20, 2021 AD, in how much the two platforms will work in parallel until May 23, 2022 AD This is the date in which the current platform will be closed and during tale period the beneficiaries will be transferred gradually after having examined and studied the necessary cases according to the terms and conditions of the developed system.
The ministry has indicated that it will start it studio of eligibility for new applicants in December of questyear, provided that the first pension will be paid to them in January next year. complaints received by it.
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