Article 4 of the Saudi Job Search Allowance Regulation

This article sets the source of funding of the job search allowance:

• The main source: the revenues of the financial fee set under item (second) of Council of Ministers Resolution No. (353) dated 25/12/1432 AH. The text shown does not include the details of that item, so it should be consulted to know the nature of the financial fee.
• Covering any shortfall: the Ministry of Finance funds any shortfall the Human Resources Development Fund may face in funding the allowance's expenses.

The practical effect of this article for the beneficiary is that payment of the allowance due to them under Article 3 does not depend on the adequacy of the main source's revenues, because the Regulation requires the Ministry of Finance to fund any shortfall. It is an article that regulates the financial relationship between government bodies more than it creates a right or a direct obligation on the job seeker.

This article is linked to Article 3, which sets the allowance amounts and period; these are the amounts funded from the stated source. It is also linked to Article 5, which sets the eligibility conditions, because the number of qualified persons affects the size of the allowance's expenses.