The Social Security Administration announced to employees that in these cases you can officially receive guaranteed wages as well as wages from work

developed Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, employees working in any sector must comply with a number of conditions and controls in order to be entitled to a social security pension.

Social Security announced to employees that you can receive guaranteed wages along with your work wages

These new updates are designed to improve the effectiveness of the system and ensure support for the most needy families within the framework of the… Kingdom Vision 2030.

In this article we will find out the conditions of employee social security, methods of filing an application and the categories that benefit from this system.

What is Social Security?

Social security is one of the development programs approved by the Saudi government, which aims to provide monthly financial support to the beneficiaries of the Zakat fund.

The program includes the poorest Saudi citizens, children of Saudis and Saudi women married to foreigners, and aims to improve the economic and financial situation of these people.

The program is administered by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development as part of community development and poverty eradication efforts.

Social security conditions for employees

To be eligible for a Social Security pension, an employee must meet the following criteria:

• Nationality: Applicants must have Saudi nationality.
• Residence: According to regulations, applicants must be permanent residents of the Kingdom.
• Commitment: Applicants must comply with the Ministry’s requirements regarding health, education and community service.
• Income: The calculated income, whether for self-employed persons or families, must be below the calculated pension limit.
• Financial Standards: Standards for owning and using wealth must comply with the Ministry’s control regulations.
• Social Insurance: Employees are not allowed to participate in social insurance.
• Other support schemes: The employee must not be a beneficiary of any other support scheme offered by the Ministry.

How to File a Social Security Pension Application

A Social Security pension application can be submitted by following these steps:

• Submit your application: Submit your application to the Ministry of Human Resources or Social Development through a Social Security office, the Community Support and Protection Platform or by calling the Ministry’s unified Social Security telephone number.
• Submit data: This includes full name, ID number, date of birth, national address, contact information, bank account number, and any other information requested by the Ministry.
• Update data if necessary: ​​If the breadwinner stops receiving the pension or loses eligibility, the dependents must provide the data needed to receive the pension.

Documents required for guarantee registration

To receive a social security pension, you must submit a set of identification documents when you apply. These documents are:

• Proof of Identity: If the applicant is not a Saudi national.
• Disability Certificate: If the beneficiary has a disability.
• Family information: If the pension application is for a family, information of all family members must be submitted.

When does Social Security expire?

The new social security system implementation regulations include some situations where pension benefits may be suspended:

• Failure to meet one of the eligibility criteria.
• Providing incorrect data.
• Update data is delayed by 30 days.
• Lack of seriousness when seeking work or turning down job offers.
• Failure to comply with a rehabilitation plan.
• Live permanently in a residential or treatment center.
• Give up your pension.
• Death of the beneficiary.

Categories of people who benefit from social security

According to the new revision, the categories that enjoy the social security system include:

• Heads of households whose income is below the prescribed limit.
• Saudi widow.
• Non-Saudi widows with Saudi children.
• Non-Saudi women marrying Saudi men.
• Children of Saudi widows who divorced their non-Saudi husbands.
• Disabled people.
• orphan.
• Widows with orphans and mobility cards.
• Older people cannot work.
• Father or parents unknown.