Housing support eligibility via Tawakkalna: Steps and disbursement date 2024
The comprehensive national application "Tawakkalna," developed by the Saudi Data & Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA), continues to enhance the digital services ecosystem in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by adding new services that address citizens' daily needs. In a move aimed at streamlining government procedures, the application has enabled a service to verify eligibility for housing support, allowing beneficiaries to easily and conveniently check their eligibility status without needing to visit branches or use multiple platforms.
Steps to verify housing support via Tawakkalna
Beneficiaries can access the eligibility verification service by following these digital steps via the application:
- Log in to the "Tawakkalna Services" application.
- Go to the services menu and select "Sakani" services.
- Agreeing to the terms and conditions of the service.
- Complete the required declaration accurately.
- Confirm the personal information and data entered.
- Click on the verification icon to immediately view the housing eligibility result.
The evolution of the Tawakkalna app: from crisis management to a "comprehensive application"
To understand the significance of this addition, it's essential to consider the historical context of the Tawakkalna app. Launched in 2020 as a smart, technologically advanced response to managing movement permits during the COVID-19 pandemic, the app quickly transformed from a health crisis management tool into a "super app" that integrates over 650 government and private services into a single platform. This transformation reflects the Kingdom's success in leveraging technology to serve its people, making the app an indispensable digital companion for citizens, residents, and visitors alike.
The economic and social impact of digitizing housing services
The housing support inquiry service is of particular importance due to its connection with the "Sakani" program, one of the key programs of the Kingdom's Vision 2030, which aims to increase homeownership rates among citizens. Integrating this service into "Tawakkalna" achieves several strategic objectives:
- Locally: Accelerating the pace of homeownership by simplifying the beneficiary's digital journey, reducing bureaucracy, and ensuring that support reaches those who deserve it with high transparency.
- Regionally and internationally: This integration consolidates the Kingdom’s position as a leading country in the field of digital government (GovTech), providing a model to be emulated in how to unify scattered government services into a single window, thus raising the indicators of quality of life and efficiency of government spending.
Housing support disbursement date
It is worth mentioning that housing support is deposited monthly into the accounts of beneficiaries whose applications are complete, with the twenty-fourth day of each Gregorian month being set as a fixed date for disbursement, unless it coincides with an official holiday, in order to ensure the stability of the financial planning of the beneficiary families.
