Riyadh, January 10, 2023, SPA -- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, upon a recommendation from His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Prime Minister and Chairman of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs, directed to extend the additional assistance granted to beneficiaries of the Citizen Account Program for extra three months until the payment is due in March, 2023, as well as keeping the registration in the national program open. This came as per the Royal directives issued in July 2022 which allocated a total of SAR 20 billion for the Citizen Account Program, of which SAR 8 billion was allocated as additional financial support for the beneficiaries of the Citizen Account Program until the end of the fiscal year 2022, besides reopening registration in the program according to the previously announced regulations. --SPA 20:27 LOCAL TIME 17:27 GMT 0028 www.spa.gov.sa/w1838171