# What is SANED?

SANED is Saudi Arabia's unemployment insurance programme, administered by GOSI, which pays a temporary benefit to Saudi nationals who lose employment involuntarily.

## SANED explained

SANED contributions are collected alongside other GOSI contributions and apply to Saudi national employees, split between employer and employee.

Benefits are time-limited and conditional on contribution history and the reason for separation, so accurate exit reason coding in payroll matters for the employee's eventual claim.

## Related terms

- [GOSI](https://neuralhr.ai/en/hr-glossary/gosi): GOSI is Saudi Arabia's social insurance authority, collecting mandatory contributions from employers and employees to fund pensions and occupational hazard cover.

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