Article 8 of the Saudi Social Security Law
المادة 8 من نظام الضمان الاجتماعي · الباب الثاني: التقديم وتحديد الاحتياج
The article requires the Ministry to follow up regularly on the beneficiary's situation to verify continued entitlement to the pension and the correctness of its amount, and refers its regulation to the Regulations.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
على الوزارة القيام بمتابعة منتظمة لحالة المستفيد للتأكد من مدى استحقاقه للمعاش ومقداره. وتحدد اللائحة الأحكام المنظمة لذلك.
This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers
Article 8 explained in plain English
This article provides that accepting a pension application is not the end of the Ministry's role; it must carry out regular follow-up on the beneficiary's situation afterward. The follow-up has two purposes:
- Verifying the beneficiary's continued entitlement to the pension.
- Verifying that the amount of the pension is still appropriate to his situation.
The beneficiary under Article 1 may be an independent person or a family. Their circumstances may change over time in income, wealth, or number of dependents, so the Law made follow-up a continuing duty of the Ministry.
The article did not detail the method or timing of follow-up, but refers to the Implementing Regulations to specify the provisions governing that.
This article works alongside Article 7, which obliges the original applicant and the beneficiary to notify the Ministry within 15 days of any change affecting entitlement or the amount. The beneficiary reports on his side, and the Ministry follows up on its side.
It is also linked to Article 9, which sets the entitlement conditions, since follow-up is in essence a verification that these conditions are still met, including that calculated income is below the calculated minimum for the pension and that the wealth criteria set by the Regulations apply.
Practical example
A family in Medina has received the social security pension for some time. The Ministry follows up periodically on its situation, and if it finds that the family's income has changed, it reconsiders its entitlement or the amount of the pension under the provisions set by the Regulations.
Translated from our Arabic explanation with machine assistance. For guidance only; it does not replace advice from a lawyer on your situation.
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Frequently asked questions about Article 8 of the Saudi Social Security Law
Does social security review my situation after acceptance?
Yes. The Ministry must follow up regularly on the beneficiary's situation to verify his entitlement to the pension and its amount.
How often is a social security case updated or reviewed?
The article does not specify the period of follow-up, and refers the provisions governing it to the Implementing Regulations.
Can the amount of the social security pension change after follow-up?
The purpose of follow-up is to verify entitlement and the amount of the pension, so it may affect either of them depending on the beneficiary's situation.
More articles on Applying for Social Security
- Article 3
The article requires the pension application to be submitted to the competent department of the Ministry with supporting data and documents, and leaves the procedural details and documents to the Implementing Regulations.
تُقدم طلبات المعاش إلى الجهة المختصة في الوزارة، متضمنة البيانات والمستندات اللازمة التي تدعم طلب المعاش. وتحدد اللائحة إجراءات تقديم الطلب والبيانات والشروط وا
- Article 4
The article treats submitting a pension application as the applicant's consent to the Ministry obtaining information relating to it from government or private bodies.
يعد تقديم طلب المعاش موافقة على حصول الوزارة على المعلومات المتعلقة به من الجهات الحكومية أو الخاصة. وتحدد اللائحة الإجراءات المتبعة في ذلك.
- Article 5
The article assigns the Ministry to collect data on the situations of independent persons and families and examine them to estimate entitlement, from applications and the data of government bodies, associations, civil institutions, and others.
تتولى الوزارة جمع البيانات لمعرفة حالات المستقلين والأسر ودراستها لغرض تقدير الاستحقاق، وذلك من خلال الطلبات المقدمة إليها والبيانات الإضافية التي لدى الجهات ال
- Article 6
The article requires the Ministry to notify the applicant within 20 days of submission of its decision to accept the application under the entitlement criteria or to reject it with reasons.
تُبلغ الوزارة مقدم الطلب خلال (عشرين) يومًا من تاريخ تقديمه بقرارها بقبول الطلب وفقًا لمعايير الاستحقاق، أو برفضه مع التسبيب. وتحدد اللائحة الإجراءات المتبعة في
- Article 7
The original applicant and the beneficiary must notify the Ministry within 15 days of any change in their circumstances that affects entitlement to the pension or its amount.
على مقدم الطلب الأصيل والمستفيد إبلاغ الوزارة بأي تغيير في أوضاع أي منهما يؤثر على استحقاقهما للمعاش أو مقداره، وذلك خلال (خمسة عشر) يوماً من تاريخ التغيير.
The texts are reproduced from the official website of the Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers for reference; where they differ, the officially published Arabic text prevails. This content is not legal advice.