Social security in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a law that aims to address poverty and offer financial support to citizens and the like to enhance their livelihood. This is achieved by estimating the minimum resources required to meet their basic needs and disbursing them in their favor. It also seeks to enable individuals to achieve financial independence, upon qualifying them, while also outlining mechanisms for assisting affected parties in the case of disasters or crises.
Social security covers the following categories: households and women with no breadwinners, the elderly, orphans, those who are unable to work for health-related reasons, and individuals of unknown parentage over the age of eighteen. Social security is supervised by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development.
The Social Security Law was issued on August 1, 2006. On November 19, 2020, enhancing the articles of the law was approved. On January 1, 2022, the enhanced social security program was elaborated.
Social security in the Kingdom adopts a specific methodology for disbursing funds in favor of beneficiaries. The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development gathers data from the requests it receives and relevant additional information from the competent government entities as well as civil associations and institutions to examine cases and identify the needs and variables of the beneficiaries of the Social Security Law pursuant to eligibility criteria.
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