Check Your Eligibility: Saudi Citizen’s Account Program Deposits SAR 3.4 bln for Families
The Saudi ‘Citizen’s Account’ program deposited SAR 3.4 billion today, November 10, to support 10.7 million beneficiaries, according to the program’s official website.
November Batch
The current beneficiaries are those who completed their applications for November batch 2024.
Since its launch in 2017, the program has granted total assistance of SAR222 billion, of which SAR2.6 billion regarded as a compensation for previous payments.
The Director-General of Communications for the Citizen Account Program, Abdullah Al-Hajri, explained that 74% of beneficiaries received November’s support.
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The average support for each family amounted to SAR1476.
Clearly, the number of heads of households who obtained assistance in the current batch exceeded 2.1 million, representing 75%.
Meanwhile, the number of dependents reached 7.8 million beneficiaries.
What is the Saudi ‘Citizen’s Account’ Program?
The Citizen’s Account represents one of the most significant national programs in Saudi Arabia.
The scheme aims basically to protect Saudi households from expected direct and indirect impacts of the various economic reforms.
Accordingly, the beneficiaries can receive direct cash transfer through a unified electronic portal.
What are the Objectives of the Program?
The Ministry of Labor and Social Development revealed that the main aim behind such a promising initiative lies in the fact that low- and middle-income families need some help to cope with the changes caused by coming economic reforms.
Therefore, the Ministry decided to reorient government benefits to a deserving population segment.
In other words, the government intended fundamentally to improve the efficiency of government spending and accurately target deserving citizens.
That was not the only urge to launch the program; as the financial support also compensates for the increase in prices due to the correction in electricity and gasoline prices, and the application of VAT on food and beverage commodities.
Who is eligible for the Program?
The Ministry explained that the categories eligible for the program are the following beneficiaries:
- Saudi families
- Families of mobility card holders
- Family of Saudi women married to non-Saudis
- Wives of Saudi citizens
- Independent individuals – a non-married male or female
- Widowers and widows
- Divorcees
- Those who live in a separate residence as head of the family with no dependents to support
How to Register?
Registration for the program is available through this link:
التسجيل في برنامج حساب المواطن | وزارة الموارد البشرية والتنمية الاجتماعية
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