There are a number of social service agencies whose task it is to remedy social problems, many of which are created by the process of social development itself. The Government takes the view that poverty and deprivation are not necessarily due to the failure of individuals to meet their own needs. Most of these problems are a result of broader external conditions in society as a whole, and will not solve themselves. Public and private interventions are necessary to improve the conditions of the individual and the community. The social service agencies will continue to pay attention to the development of Saudi society, to assist in improving the standard of living, and to take steps to redress some of the social imbalances which have inevitably become more pronounced during a period of rapid economic change.