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Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2011 330 — Increase in the Rates of Benefits Order, 2011

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L.N. 330 of 2011

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT

(CAP. 318)

Increase in the Rates of Benefits Order, 2011

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 84 of the Social

Security Act, hereinafter referred to as “the Act”, the Minister of

Education, Employment and the Family, with the concurrence of

the Minister of Finance, the Economy and Investment has made

the following order

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(1) The title of this order is the Increase in the Rates of

Benefits Order, 2011.

(2) This order shall have the following commencement

dates

(a) in the case of the Tenth Schedule, with effect from

the 3rd January, 2011;

(b) in the case of the Second, Third, Sixth, Eighth,

Ninth, Twelfth and Fourteenth Schedules except Part V

thereof, with effect from the 1st January, 2011;

(c) in the case of Part V of the Fourteenth Schedule,

with effect from 1st January, 2011.

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(Articles 18, 28, 29, 30)

PART I

Rates of Sickness, Unemployment, Special Unemployment and Injury Benefits, Injury

Grant and Injury Pension

Daily Rate of Benefit

A Single Parent or a Married

Type of Benefit

Person maintaining a Spouse

Any Other

who is not employed on a full-

Person

time basis

Sickness Benefit

! 18.02

! 11.66

Injury Benefit

! 27.05

! 20.35

Unemployment Benefit

! 10.93

! 7.15

Special Unemployment Benefit

! 18.36

! 11.99

PART II

Amounts of Injury Grant

Degree of Disablement

Amount of Grant

!

%

220.91

441.80

662.70

883.59

1104.39

1325.29

1546.18

1767.09

1987.98

2208.87

2429.75

2650.66

2871.54

3092.44

3313.27

3534.13

3755.03

3975.89

4196.79

B

PART III

Highest Rate of Injury Pension

Weekly Rate

! 63.68

PART IV

Orphan's Allowance

Weekly Rate

! 50.46

PART V

Orphan's Supplementary Allowance

Weekly Rate

! 91.23

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For the Second, Third, Sixth, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth,

Twelfth and Fourteenth Schedules to the Act, there shall be

substituted the following Second, Third, Sixth, Eighth, Ninth,

Tenth, Twelfth and Fourteenth Schedules respectively

“SECOND SCHEDULE

(Articles 12, 20, 23, 27, 30, 66, 68, 73, 76 and 76A)

Calculation of means for the purposes of an exemption from

the payment of Class Two Contributions and for the award of

Social Assistance, Sickness Assistance, Free Medical Aid, an Age

Pension, a Disability Pension, a Pension for the Visually Impaired,

a Carer’s Pension, Children’s Allowance, a Supplementary

Allowance and a Disabled Child Allowance.

PART I

Exemption from the Payment of Class Two Contributions

1. In calculating the means for the purposes of article 12

account shall be taken of

(a) the value of any property including any settlement

of property in trust (excluding the house of residence)

belonging to that person which is, or could be, invested or

put to profitable use, excluding furniture, jewellery and other

personal effects

Provided that where the cash at bank and in hand

(including any liquid assets, time deposits, bonds, stocks,

shares or other securities), cash settled in any trust and the

capital value of any urban immovable property including any

settlement of such property in trust (excluding the house of

residence) which is not being put to profitable use, together

exceed € 9,320 in the case of a single or widowed person,

or € 16,310 in the case of a married person, the person

requesting an exemption from the payment of a Class Two

contribution shall be deemed not to be entitled to such an

exemption; and

(b) save as provided in paragraph 3 of this Part, any

income or privilege which is, or could be, received or enjoyed

by that person including any person entitled to benefit under

a trust or in which favour a discretion to distribute property,

including income or privilege, held in trust may be exercised.

2. Where the total capital resources referred to in paragraph

1 (a) of this Part do not exceed the limits laid down therein

(a) the first € 585 of such capital resources shall be

ignored; and

(b) the value of any urban immovable property as is

referred to in the proviso to the aforesaid sub-paragraph (a)

shall be treated as producing an annual income equivalent to

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(Articles 27, 30, 66,68)

PART I

Scale Rates of Social Assistance per week inclusive of any measures under the

provisions of article 90A of this Act

A Household of ONE eligible

Member Only

! 92.32

Where the number of eligible members in the household exceeds the number

indicated in the above column, the respective weekly rate indicated therein shall be

increased by ! 8.15 per week in respect of every other eligible member in that

household.

PART II

Highest Rate of Age Pension per week, inclusive of any increases under

the provisions of article 90A of this Act

Category of Pensioner

1. A married couple where both spouses qualify for a

pension under article 66 of this Act.

2. A married couple where only one of the spouses

qualifies for a pension under article 66 of this Act.

3. Widowed, single persons or a married person whose

spouse is in receipt of a State Financed Residential

Service in terms of article 93 of this Act.

PART III

Highest Rate of Disability Pension and Pension for the Visually Impaired per Week

inclusive of any increases under the provisions of article 90A of this Act

Weekly Rate

! 91.24

B

PART IV

Highest Rate of Carer’s Pension per week inclusive of any increases under the

provisions of article 90A of this Act

Highest Rate of Carer’s

Pension per week

! 95.58

PART V

House Rent

The rates in Parts I, II, III and IV of this Schedule shall be increased by ! 1.16

per week if the household is paying rent for its normal place of habitation

Provided that where more than one household live within the same premises, the

rent allowance shall be paid only once and shall be paid to the head of household

responsible for the payment of such rent to third parties.

The ground rent payable by the household in respect of premises which are held

in emphyteusis for a period not exceeding twenty-five years shall be deemed to be the

house rent for the purposes of this paragraph if such premises are used exclusively by

the household and solely as a residence.

B

Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta' Malta — Avviż Legali 2011 330 — Ordni tal-2011 dwar Żjieda fir-Rati ta’ Benefiċċji

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Fil-kalkolu tad-dħul jew privileġġ li huwa, jew jista’ jiġi,

riċevut jew gawdut mill-persuna li tkun qiegħda titlob eżenzjoni

mill-ħlas ta’ kontribuzzjoni tat-Tieni Klassi ma għandhomx

jitqiesu

(a) kull għajnuna, pensjoni, benefiċċju jew allowance

li jitħallsu taħt dan l-Att;

(b) kull benefiċċju għal mard mogħti minn soċjeta’

filantropika jew trade union;

(ċ) kull somma mħallsa minn fond tal-karita’;

(d) kull pensjoni oħra li ma tkunx pensjoni li titħallas

bis-saħħa tal-artikolu 16A tal-Att dwar it-Tarzna ta’ Malta li

tkun qiegħda titħallas mhux bis-saħħa ta’ dan l-Att; u

(e) l-ewwel € 470 li jsiru bi qligħ minn persuna li

tagħmel ħdim ta’ maljar bl-idejn, bizzilla, xogħol tal-ganċ u

rakkmu ġewwa d-dar, u li l-manifattura ta’ dak l-artiġġjanat

ma tkun tinvolvi ebda proċess mekkaniku.

TAQSIMA II

Għajnuna għal Mard

1. Fil-kalkolu tal-mezzi għall-finijiet tal-artikolu 20, għandu

jitqies

(a) salv kif provdut fil-paragrafu 3 ta’ din it-Taqsima,

il-valur ta’ kull proprjeta’ inkluża kull proprjeta’ mqiegħda fi

trust (minbarra d-dar tar-residenza) li tkun tal-membri kollha

tal-familja li la jkunu persuni impjegati lanqas persuni li

jimpjegaw lilhom infushom jew persuni li jaħdmu għalihom

infushom skont dan l-Att, li hija jew tista’ tkun, investita

jew użata bi qligħ b’esklużjoni ta’ għamara, ġojjellerija jew

oġġetti oħra personali

Iżda meta l-flus fil-bank u fl-idejn (inkluzi assi likwidi,

depożiti għal xi żmien, bonds, stocks, azzjonijiet u titoli oħra),

flus imqiegħda f’xi trust u l-valur kapitali ta’ kull proprjeta’

immobbli urbana inkluż it-tqegħid kollu ta’ dik il-proprjeta’ fi

trust (bl-esklużjoni tad-dar fejn wieħed joqgħod) li ma tkunx

qiegħda tintuża bi qligħ, ikunu flimkien jaqbżu

(i) € 14,000 fil-każ ta’ familja li tikkonsisti

f’membru wieħed biss jew f’għadd ta’ membri li l-kap

tagħhom ikun persuna mhux miżżewġa jew ġenitur

singlu; jew

(ii) € 23,300 fil-każ ta’ familja li mill-anqas tkun

tikkonsisti fil-kap tal-familja u l-konjuġi;

il-persuna li tkun qed titlob l-Għajnuna għal

Mard ma għandhiex titqies li tkun intitolata għal dik

l-għajnuna; u

(b) salv kif provdut fil-paragrafu 4 ta’ din it-Taqsima,

kull dħul jew privileġġ li huwa, jew jista’ jiġi, riċevut jew li

jgawdi xi membru tal-familja inkluż kull intitolament ta’ dak

il-membru għal benefiċċju minn trust jew li favur tiegħu tista’

tiġi eżerċitata diskrezzjoni biex titqassam proprjeta’, inkluż

dħul jew privileġġi, miżmuma fi trust li la jkun persuna

impjegata u lanqas persuna li timpjega lilha nnifisha jew

persuna li taħdem għaliha nnifisha skont dan l-Att

Iżda kull proprjeta’ jew dħul li għandhom ikunu kalkolati

għall-finijiet ta’ din it-Taqsima skont id-disposizzjonijiet ta’

qabel ta’ dan il-paragrafu għandhom jinkludu kull proprjeta’

jew dħul li xi membru tal-familja kif hawn qabel imsemmi

f’din it-Taqsima kien direttament jew indirettament ċaħħad

lilu nnifsu minnhom sabiex ikollu jedd għal Għajnuna għal

Mard jew sabiex ikollu jedd għal rata aktar vantaġġuża

Iżda wkoll, meta membru, li ma jkunx il-kap tal-

familja jew il-konjuġi, jkun persuna impjegata jew persuna

li timpjega lilha nnifisha jew persuna li taħdem għaliha

nnifisha, jekk il-paga gross jew id-dħul gross tagħha, skont

il-każ, ma jkunx iżjed minn 35% tal-Paga Minima Nazzjonali

applikabbli għal persuni tal-eta’ ta’ tmintax-il sena jew

iktar stabbilita b’Ordni ta’ Standard Nazzjonali maħruġ taħt

l-Att dwar l-Impiegi u r-Relazzjonijiet Industrijali, matul il-

perijodu li dwaru dik l-għajnuna tkun dovuta, dak il-membru

ma għandux, għall-finijiet ta’ dan il-paragrafu, jitqies bħala

persuna impjegata jew persuna li timpjega lilha nnifisha jew

persuna li taħdem għaliha nnifisha.

2. Meta r-riżorsi kapitali kollha msemmija fil-paragrafu 1

(a) ta’ din it-Taqsima, ma jkunux jaqbżu l-limiti msemmija

(a) l-ewwel € 585 ta’ dawn ir-riżorsi kapitali ma

għandhomx jitqiesu; u

(b) il-valur ta’ kull proprjeta’ immobbli urbana

msemmija fil-proviso li jinsab mal-imsemmi subparagrafu

(a) għandu jitqies li jkun qiegħed jipproduċi dħul fis-sena

ekwivalenti għal 5.5% tal-valur kapitali tiegħu.

3. Meta xi membru tal-familja kif hawn qabel imsemmi

f’din it-Taqsima, minbarra l-kap tal-familja u l-konjuġi ta’ dak

il-kap tal-familja, ikollu fil-pussess tiegħu xi proprjeta’ bħal dik

imsemmija fil-paragrafu 1 (a) ta’ din it-Taqsima

(a) ma għandux jitqies il-valur kollu ta’ xi dar tar-

residenza li jkollu fil-futur jew parti minnha li tkun proprjeta’

ta’ dak il-membru bil-ħsieb li jkun ser jiżżewweġ;

(b) ma għandux jitqies nofs il-valur ta’ xi proprjeta’

oħra bħal dik ħlief jekk dik il-proprjeta’ ma tkunx ġiet

trasferita jew mogħtija lilu mill-kap tal-familja jew mill-

konjuġi ta’ dak il-kap tal-familja fi żmien it-tnax-il xahar

minnufih qabel ma ssir it-talba għall-Għajnuna għal Mard.

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(Article 23)

PART I

Scale rate of means governing Free Medical Aid where the head of household is in

insurable employment or self-occupied

Number of Persons in Household

Scale Rate

1 person only

! 133.66

Where the number of members in the household exceeds one, the weekly rate indicated

above shall be increased by ! 8.15 per week in respect of every other member in that

household.

PART II

Scale rates of means governing Free Medical Aid where the head of household is

neither in insurable employment nor self-occupied

Number of Persons in Household

Scale Rate

1 person only

! 27.37

Where the number of members in the household exceeds one, the weekly rate indicated

above shall be increased by ! 8.15 per week in respect of every other member in that

household.

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Fil-kalkolu tad-dħul jew privileġġ li huwa, jew jista’ jiġi,

riċevut minn xi membru tal-familja jew li huwa jgawdi, kif hawn

qabel imsemmi f’din it-Taqsima ma għandhomx jitqiesu

(a) l-ewwel € 95 li joħorġu mill-użu tal-proprjeta’;

(b) kull Għajnuna Soċjali, Għajnuna dwar il-Lebbra,

Għajnuna dwar it-Tuberkolożi, Għotja għal Ħalib u Għajnuna

għal Mard li jitħallsu taħt dan l-Att u kull pensjoni jew

pensjonijiet (sew jekk imħallsin taħt dan l-Att sew jekk le)

sa ammont massimu totali ekwivalenti għall-għadd kollu

tal-ogħla rata tal-Pensjoni Minima Nazzjonali, inkluż

l-Allowance Addizzjonali li jitħallas skont l-istat ċivili ta’ min

ikun qed jagħmel it-talba kif imsemmi fit-Tnax-il Skeda li

tinsab ma’ dan l-Att;

(ċ) kull Allowance Supplimentari, Allowance tat-

Tfal, Allowance għal Min Jieħu ħsieb, Allowance għal Tifel

b’Diżabilita’ jew Benefiċċju tal-Maternita’ imħallas taħt dan

l-Att;

(d) 84.3% tad-dħul nett totali jew ta’ xi privileġġ,

benefiċċju jew allowance jew ta’ xi pensjoni żejda li tkun

qiegħda jew tista’ tiġi riċevuta minn dak il-membru tal-

familja jew li huwa jkun qiegħed igawdi, barra mill-kap tal-

familja jew mill-konjuġi ta’ dak il-kap, u għal dan il-għan,

id-dħul nett totali, il-privileġġ, il-benefiċċju, l-allowance jew

il-pensjoni żejda għandhom jitnaqqsu b’kull ħlas ta’ taxxa fuq

l-income li jsir mill-persuna li tkun skont l-Att dwar it-Taxxa

fuq l-Income, u l-espressjoni “pensjoni żejda” tfisser kull parti

mill-pensjoni li tkun ‘il fuq mill-Pensjoni Minima Nazzjonali

kif imsemmi fis-subparagrafu (b);

(e) kull ammont imsemmi fil-paragrafi 3 (b) u (ċ) tat-

Taqsima I ta’ din l-Iskeda;

(f) kull stipendju riċevut minn xi membru tal-familja,

li ma jkunx il-kap tal-familja jew il-konjuġi ta’ dak jew dik il-

kap tal-familja fiż-żmien meta jkun qiegħed isir kors ta’ studji

jew istruzzjoni full-time taħt skema li titħaddem mill-Gvern

ta’ Malta, sew jekk din tkun jew ma tkunx tinvolvi perijodi

ta’ xogħol u ta’ studju; u għal dan il-għan “stipendju” ma

tinkludix xi paga jew rimunerazzjoni oħra li tista’ titħallas lill-

persuna konċernata matul xi fażi ta’ studju li tista’ tkun parti

minn skema bħal dik; u

(g) l-ewwel € 470 li jinkisbu bi qligħ minn persuna li

tagħmel ħdim ta’ maljar bl-idejn, bizzilla, xogħol tal-ganċ u

rakkmu ġewwa d-dar u li l-manifattura ta’ dak l-artiġġjanat

ma tkun tinvolvi ebda proċess mekkaniku.

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(Article 25)

Amounts of Sickness Assistance, Milk Grant, Leprosy Assistance and Tuberculosis

Assistance

Type of Assistance

1. Sickness Assistance

(i) in respect of the first member of the household

(ii) in respect of any other member of the same household

2. Milk Grant

3. Leprosy Assistance

(i)

in respect of the head of household who is a leper

(ii)

in respect of any other member of the household who

is a leper and not gainfully occupied

(a)

if under 16 years of age

(b)

if 16 years of age or over

(iii) in respect of any other member of the household who

is not gainfully occupied

4. Tuberculosis Assistance

(i)

basic amount of tuberculosis assistance payable in

respect of a household, one member of which is

affected by tuberculosis

(ii)

allowance payable in respect of each additional

member of the household affected by, or particularly

vulnerable to, tuberculosis

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5% of its capital value.

3. In calculating the income or privilege which is, or could

be, received or enjoyed by the person requesting an exemption

from the payment of a Class Two contribution, no account shall be

taken of

(a) any assistance, pension, benefit or allowance

payable under this Act;

(b) any sickness benefit from a friendly society or a

trade union;

(c) any sum paid out of a charitable fund;

(d) any pension, other than a pension payable by virtue

of article 16A of the Malta Dockyard Act, which is paid apart

from this Act; and

(e) the first € 470 by way of earnings derived by

any person from the carrying out of hand knitting, lace

making, crochet and embroidery activities at home, and

the manufacture of which does not involve any mechanical

processes.

PART II

Sickness Assistance

1. In calculating the means for the purposes of article 20

account shall be taken

(a) save as provided for in paragraph 3 of this Part, of

the value of any property including any settlement of property

in trust (excluding the house of residence) belonging to all the

members of the household who are neither employed persons

nor self-employed or self-occupied persons in terms of this

Act, which is, or could be invested or put to profitable use

excluding furniture, jewellery or other personal effects

Provided that where the cash at bank and in hand

(including liquid assets, time deposits, bonds, stocks, shares

and other securities), cash settled in any trust and the capital

value of any urban immovable property including any

settlement of such property in trust (excluding the house of

residence) which is not being put to profitable use, together

exceed

(i) € 14,000 in the case of a household consisting

of one member only or of a number of members headed

by a single person or a single parent; or

(ii) € 23,300 in the case of a household consisting

of at least the head of household and the spouse of such

head of household,

the person claiming Sickness Assistance shall not

be deemed to be entitled to such assistance; and

(b) save as provided for in paragraph 4 of this Part,

of any income or privilege which is, or could be received

or enjoyed by any member of the household including any

entitlement of such member to benefit under a trust or in

whose favour a discretion to distribute property, including

income or privilege, held in trust may be exercised who

is neither an employed person nor a self-employed or self-

occupied person in terms of this Act

Provided that any such property or income that has to be

taken into account for the purposes of this Part, in accordance

with the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, shall include

any property or income which any member of the household

as aforesaid in this Part had directly or indirectly deprived

himself of in order to become entitled to Sickness Assistance

or to become so entitled at a more advantageous rate

Provided further that where a member, not being the

head of household and the spouse of such head of household,

is an employed person or a self-employed or self-occupied

person, and his gross wage or gross income, as the case may

be, does not exceed 35% of the National Minimum Wage

as is applicable to persons of eighteen years of age or over

established by a National Standard Order issued under the

Employment and Industrial Relations Act during the period in

respect of which such assistance is due, such a member shall

for the purposes of this paragraph, not be deemed to be an

employed person or a self-employed or self-occupied person.

2. Where the total capital resources referred to in paragraph

1 (a) of this Part do not exceed the limit laid down therein

(a) the first € 585 of such capital resources shall be

ignored; and

(b) the value of any urban immovable property as is

referred to in the proviso to the aforesaid sub-paragraph (a)

shall be treated as producing an annual income equivalent to

5.5% of its capital value.

3. Where any member of the household as aforesaid in this

Part, other than the head of household and the spouse of such head

of household, is in possession of any property as is referred to in

paragraph 1 (a) of this Part

(a) the entire value of any future house of residence or

part thereof belonging to such member in view of marriage

shall be ignored; and

(b) one-half of the value of any other such property

shall be disregarded unless such property had been transferred

or donated to him by the head of household or the spouse of

such head of household within the twelve months immediately

preceding the claim for Sickness Assistance.

4. In calculating the income or privilege which is, or

could be received or enjoyed by any member of the household as

aforesaid in this Part no account shall be taken of

(a) the first € 95 arising out of the use of property;

(b) any Social Assistance, Leprosy Assistance,

Tuberculosis Assistance, Milk Grant and Sickness Assistance

payable under this Act and any pension or pensions (whether

paid under this Act or not) up to a maximum aggregate

amount equivalent to the aggregate of the highest rate of

the National Minimum Pension, inclusive of the Additional

Allowance payable according to the claimant’s marital status

as specified in the Twelfth Schedule;

(c) any Supplementary Allowance, Children’s

Allowance, Care Allowance, Disabled Child Allowance or

Maternity Benefit payable under this Act;

(d) 84.3% of the total net income or of any privilege,

benefit or allowance or of any excess pension which is

being, or could be received or enjoyed by such member of

the household, other than the head of household or the spouse

of such head of household, and for this purpose the total net

income, privilege, benefit, allowance or excess pension shall

be reduced by any income tax payments made by the person

concerned in accordance with the Income Tax Act, and the

term “excess pension” shall mean any pension over the

National Minimum Pension as indicated in sub-paragraph (b);

(e) any amounts as are referred to in paragraphs 3 (b)

and (c) of Part I of this Schedule;

(f) any stipend received by any member of the

household, other than the head of the household or the spouse

of such head of household during a full-time course of studies

or instruction under any scheme run by the Government of

Malta, whether involving or not distinct work and study

periods; and for this purpose, “stipend” shall not include any

wage or other remuneration which may be payable to the

person concerned during any work phase which may form

part of such a scheme; and

(g) the first € 470 by way of earnings derived by

any person from the carrying out of hand knitting, lace

making, crochet and embroidery activities at home, and

the manufacture of which does not involve any mechanical

processes.

5. For the purposes of this part, “spouse” shall include such

person who, in the opinion of the Director, is living with the head

of household as if that person was the lawful wedded spouse of the

head of household, during any period in which Sickness Assistance

is being, or could be paid to the head of household under the

provisions of this Act.

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(Articles 7 and 10)

RATES OF CONTRIBUTIONS

Part I

Class One Contributions

(Employed Persons)

Weekly Rate of Contribution

Type of Employed Persons

Payable by Employed Person

Persons under 18 years of age whose

basic weekly wage or the weekly

!6.62

equivalent of their basic monthly salary

does not exceed !153.45

!15.35, or if the insured person

elects, 10% calculated to the

Persons over 18 years of age whose basic

nearest cent of such person’s

weekly wage or the weekly equivalent of

basic weekly wage or the

their basic monthly salary does not

weekly equivalent of such

exceed !153.45

person’s basic monthly salary

(see note 1 below)

Persons born on 31 December 1961 or

before whose basic weekly wage or the

weekly equivalent of their basic monthly

salary exceeds !153.45 but does not 10% calculated to the nearest

exceed !330.30

cent of their basic weekly

Persons born on 1 January 1962 or after wage or the weekly equivalent

whose basic weekly wage or the weekly of their basic monthly salary

equivalent of their basic monthly salary

exceeds !153.45 but does not exceed

!353.85 (see note 2 below)

Persons born on 31 December 1961 or

before whose basic weekly wage or the

!33.03

weekly equivalent of their basic monthly

salary exceeds !330.30

Persons born on 1 January 1962 or after

whose basic weekly wage or the weekly

!35.39

equivalent of their basic monthly salary

exceeds !353.85 (see note 2 below)

Persons under eighteen years of age who are

following a full-time course of studies or

10% calculated to the nearest cent of

instruction under the Student-Worker Scheme,

the basic weekly remuneration or

or other similar schemes (including the

the weekly equivalent of their basic

Extended Skills Training Schemes, but

monthly remuneration up to a

excluding the Worker-Student Schemes)

maximum rate of contribution of !

involving distinct work and study periods for

4.38

which they are receiving remuneration

Persons over eighteen years of age who are

following a full-time course of studies or

10% calculated to the nearest cent of

instruction under the Student-Worker Scheme,

the basic weekly remuneration or

or other similar schemes (including the

the weekly equivalent of their basic

Extended Skills Training Schemes, but

monthly remuneration up to a

excluding the Worker-Student Schemes)

maximum rate of contribution of !

involving distinct work and study periods for

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Where a head of household is in receipt of Sickness

Assistance under this Act, any increase taking effect at any time

after the 6th January, 1989, to which he or any member of the

household as aforesaid in this Part, may become entitled in respect

of any pension, benefit, assistance or allowance as is payable to

him or to any member of his household under this Act during the

same period within which he is in receipt of the aforesaid Sickness

Assistance, shall not be taken into account in calculating the means

of that household for the purposes of establishing the continued

right or otherwise to such Sickness Assistance.

PART III

Free Medical Aid

1. In calculating the means for the purposes of article 23

account shall be taken

(a) save as provided for in paragraph 3 of this Part, of

the value of any property including any settlement of property

in trust (excluding the house of residence) belonging to all the

members of the household which is, or could be invested or

put to profitable use excluding furniture, jewellery or other

personal effects

Provided that where the cash at bank and in hand

(including liquid assets, time deposits, bonds, stocks,

shares and other securities), cash settled in any trust and the

capital value of any urban immovable property including

any settlement of property in trust (excluding the house of

residence) which is not being put to profitable use, together

exceed

(i) € 9,320 in the case of a household consisting

of one member only, or a number of members headed by

a single person or a single parent; or

(ii) € 16,310 in the case of a household

consisting of at least the head of household and the

spouse of such head of household;

the person claiming Free Medical Aid shall not be

deemed to be entitled to such aid; and

(b) save as provided for in paragraph 4 of this Part,

of any income or privilege which is, or could be, received

or enjoyed by any member of the household including any

entitlement of a member of the household to benefit under a

trust or in whose favour a discretion to distribute property,

including income of privilege, held in trust may be exercised

Provided that any such property or income that has to be

taken into account for the purposes of this Part in accordance

with the foregoing provisions of this paragraph shall include

any property or income which any member of the household

had directly or indirectly deprived himself of in order to

become entitled to Free Medical Aid.

2. Where the total capital resources referred to in paragraph

1 (a) of this Part do not exceed the limit laid down therein

(a) the first € 585 of such capital resources shall be

ignored; and

(b) the value of any urban immovable property as

referred to in the proviso to the aforesaid sub-paragraph (a)

shall be treated as producing an annual income equivalent to

5.5% of its capital value.

3. Where any member of the household, other than the

head of household and the spouse of such head of household, is in

possession of any property as referred to in paragraph 1 (a) of this

Part

(a) the entire value of any future house of residence or

part thereof belonging to such member in view of marriage

shall be ignored;

(b) one-half of the value of any other such property

shall be disregarded unless such property had been transferred

or donated to such member of the household by the head of

household or the spouse of such head of household within

the twelve months immediately preceding the claim for Free

Medical Aid.

4. In calculating the income or privilege which is, or could

be received or enjoyed by any member of the household, no

account shall be taken of

(a) the first € 95 arising out of the use of property;

(b) any Social Assistance, Leprosy Assistance,

Tuberculosis Assistance, Milk Grant and Sickness Assistance

payable under this Act and any pension or pensions (whether

paid under this Act or not) up to a maximum aggregate

amount equivalent to the aggregate of the highest rate of

the National Minimum Pension, inclusive of the Additional

Allowance payable according to the claimant’s marital status

as is specified in the Twelfth Schedule to this Act;

(c) any Supplementary Allowance, Children’s

Allowance, Disabled Child Allowance or Maternity Benefit

payable under this Act;

(d) 84.3% of the total net income, or of any wage

or salary or of any privilege, benefit or allowance or of

any excess pension which is being, or could be received or

enjoyed by any member of the household, other than the head

of household or the spouse of such head of household, and

for this purpose the total net income, wage, salary or pension

shall be taken as the total gross income, wage, salary or

pension less any payment made by the person concerned by

way of

(i) income tax under the Income Tax Act;

(ii) expenses incurred for travelling by public

transport or by any other form of transport as may be

provided by the employer of the person concerned, to

and from the place of work; and

(iii) any expenses incurred by the person

concerned in generating that income,

and the term “excess pension” shall mean any

pension over the National Minimum Pension as

indicated in sub-paragraph (b);

(e) any amounts as referred to in paragraphs 3 (b) and

(c) of Part I of this Schedule;

(f) any weekly allowance payable by any employer in

terms of the Weekly Allowance National Standard Order;

(g) any benefit, income, privilege or grant accruing to

any member of the household under and in accordance with

the provisions of any of the Manpower Incentive Schemes

announced by the Government of Malta, for the first 12 weeks

of entitlement;

(h) any stipend received by any member of the

household, other than the head of household or the spouse of

such head of household during a full-time course of studies or

instruction under any scheme which is run by the Government

of Malta, whether involving or not distinct work and study

periods; and for this purpose “stipend” shall not include any

wage or other remuneration which may be payable to the

person concerned during any work phase which may form

part of such a scheme;

(i) contributions payable under this Act; and

(j) the first € 470 by way of earnings derived by

any person from the carrying out of hand knitting, lace

making, crochet and embroidery activities at home and the

manufacture of which does not involve any mechanical

processes.

5. For the purposes of this Part, “spouse” shall include such

person who, in the opinion of the Director, is living with the head

of household as if such person were the lawful wedded spouse of

the head of household, during any period in which Free Medical

Aid is being, or would be, accorded to the head of household under

the provisions of this Act.

PART IV

Age Pension and Carer’s Pension

1. In calculating the means for the purposes of articles

66 and 68, account shall be taken of any property including any

settlement of property in trust (excluding the house of residence),

income or privilege as is indicated in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of this

Schedule; and save as provided in paragraph 3 of this Part, where

the limits laid down in the proviso to paragraph 1 (a) of Part I of

this Schedule are exceeded, the person making a claim for an Age

Pension or a Carer’s Pension, as the case may be, shall be deemed

not to be entitled to such pension

Provided that in calculating the means in terms of this

paragraph, in lieu of the limits laid down in the proviso to

paragraph 1 (a) of Part I of this Schedule, €14,000 in the case of

a single or widowed person or € 23,300 in the case of a married

person shall instead be taken in the calculation of means.

2. The means accruing, or which could accrue, from any

property, income or privilege as is described under Part I of this

Schedule shall be calculated in the manner laid down in paragraphs

2 and 3 (with the exclusion of paragraphs 3 (a) and (d) of the said

Part I); so however that no account shall be taken of

(a) the first € 385 of such means in the case of a

married couple; or

(b) the first € 270 of such means in the case of a single

or widowed person; and

(c) any Medical Assistance, Supplementary Allowance,

Children’s Allowance, Care Allowance, Disabled Child

Allowance or Maternity Benefit payable under this Act;

(d) the first € 470 by way of earnings derived by

any person from the carrying out of hand knitting, lace

making, crochet and embroidery activities at home and the

manufacture of which does not involve any mechanical

processes.

3. Any such property or income that has to be taken into

account for the purposes of this Part in accordance with the

foregoing provisions of this Part shall include any property or

income which the person concerned had directly or indirectly

deprived himself of in order to become entitled to an Age Pension

or a Carer’s Pension, as the case may be, or to become so entitled

at a more advantageous rate; so however that where the income that

the person concerned had directly or indirectly deprived himself of

is connected with some other scheme of financial aid or subsidy for

pensioners that is run by the Government of Malta or on its behalf,

the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply in respect of such

aid or subsidy.

4. In calculating the means of a married couple for the

purposes of awarding an Age Pension, account shall be taken of the

property including any settlement of property in trust (excluding

the house of residence) belonging to the couple or the income that

is being received or that could be received, by each of the couple

Provided that where there is no community of acquests

between them either because such community of acquests was

excluded by contract or because it was dissolved as a result of

their legal separation, account shall only be taken of the property

belonging to, or the income that is being received or that could be

received by each of the couple, so however that in the case where

such married couple is de facto separated, account shall be taken

of

(a) the property belonging to the community of

acquests; and

(b) only the income that is being received or that could

be received by the claimant

Provided further that each of the couple in respect

of whom the foregoing proviso applies shall be entitled to

receive the rate applicable to a single or widowed person in

accordance with Part II of the Sixth Schedule as abated by the

weekly means attributable to each one of them.

5. Where a married person who is legally or de facto

separated from the other spouse proves to the satisfaction of the

Director that any sum is being paid to such spouse as an integral

condition of their separation, that sum shall be deducted when

calculating such married person’s means.

PART V

Disability Pension and Pension for the Visually Impaired

1. In calculating the means for the purposes of article 27

account shall be taken

(a) of the value of any property including any

settlement of property in trust (excluding the house of

residence) belonging to that person which is, or could be,

invested or put to profitable use excluding furniture, jewellery

and other personal effects; and

(b) save as provided for in paragraph 3 of this Part, of

any income or privilege or cash settled in any trust which is,

or could be received or enjoyed by that person, calculated on

a weekly basis.

2. The means which could accrue from any property as is

described under paragraph 1 (a) of this Part, which is not being put

to profitable use shall be calculated as follows

(a)

the first € 585 of such property shall be ignored;

and

(b) the value of any such property in excess of € 585

shall be deemed as producing a weekly income equivalent to

0.11% of its capital value.

3. In calculating the income or privilege as is described

under paragraph 1 (b) of this Part no account shall be taken of

(a) any sickness benefit from a friendly society or a

trade union;

(b) any sum paid out of a charitable fund;

(c) any Medical Assistance, Children’s Allowance,

Disabled Child Allowance or Maternity Benefit payable under

this Act;

(d) the first € 470 by way of earnings derived by

any person from the carrying out of hand knitting, lace

making, crochet and embroidery activities at home, and

the manufacture of which does not involve any mechanical

processes.

4. In calculating the means of a married couple for the

purposes of awarding a Disability Pension or a Pension for

the Visually Impaired account shall be taken of the property

including any settlement of property in trust (excluding the house

of residence) belonging to the couple or the income that is being

received or that could be received by each of the couple

Provided that where there is no community of acquests

between them either because such community of acquests was

excluded by contract or because it was dissolved as a result of

their legal separation, account shall only be taken of the property

belonging to, or the income that is being received or that could be

received by each of the couple, so however that in the case where

such married couple is de facto separated, account shall be taken

of

(a) the community of acquests, and

(b) only the income that is being received or that could

be received by the claimant.

Sohowever that, with effect from the 6th January 2007,

with respect to the property and income of the spouse of the

disabled or visually impaired person, the provisions of this

paragraph shall only come into effect from the first Saturday

following the fifth year from the date of their marriage.

5. Where a married person who is legally or de facto

separated from the spouse proves to the satisfaction of the Director

that any sum is being paid to such spouse as an integral condition

of their separation, that sum shall be deducted when calculating

such married person’s means.

PART VI

Social Assistance

1. In calculating the means for the purposes of article 30

account shall be taken of any property, income or privilege as

indicated in paragraph 1 of Part II of this Schedule; so however

that no account shall be taken of the first € 470 by way of earnings

derived by any person from the carrying out of hand knitting,

lace making, crochet and embroidery activities at home, and the

manufacture of which does not involve any mechanical processes;

and where the limit laid down in the proviso to paragraph 1 (a) of

Part II of this Schedule is exceeded, the person making a claim

for Social Assistance shall be deemed not to be entitled to such

assistance.

2. The means accruing or which accrue from any property,

income or privilege as is described under Part II of this Schedule

shall be calculated in the manner laid down in paragraphs 2 to 5

of the said Part II; so however that notwithstanding the provisions

of paragraph 4 (b) thereof, account shall be taken of any Social

Assistance and, or pension, if any, already being paid under this

Act to the same head of household and the spouse of such head of

household, if any, at the time when the claim for such assistance is

made.

PART VII

Children’s Allowance

1. In calculating the means for the purposes of article 76

account shall be taken of the income derived from any property

including any settlement of property in trust, which is invested

or put to profitable use, excluding furniture, jewellery and

other personal effects and any income or privilege, including

any entitlement to benefit under a trust or in whose favour a

discretion to distribute property, including income or privilege

held in trust may be exercised, which is or could be received or

enjoyed by the head of household and the spouse of such head

of household. For this purpose, such privilege shall include any

pre-tax profits, whether distributed or not, held in any company or

other commercial enterprise of which the head of household and

his or her spouse are shareholders or owners, unless the Director

is satisfied that such pre-tax profits could not reasonably be made

available or enjoyed by the head of household and the spouse of

such head of household;

Provided that any such income that has to be taken into

account for the purposes of this Part in accordance with the

foregoing provisions of this paragraph shall include any income or

privilege which the head of household and the spouse of such head

of household, as the case may be, and as aforesaid in this Part, had

directly or indirectly deprived himself of, or deprived themselves

of, in order to become entitled to an allowance or to become so

entitled at a more advantageous rate.

2. In calculating the income or privilege which is, or could

be received or enjoyed by the head of household and the spouse of

such head of household no account shall be taken of

(a) any allowance paid under articles 69, 76 and 77;

(b)

any medical assistance paid under articles 20, 21

and 22;

(c) any injury grant or injury pension paid under article

29;

(d) any allowance paid to a widow or widower in

terms of the provisions of article 31;

(e) contributions paid under this Act as from the 1st

January, 1996;

(f) in the case of a first child, any income or privilege

which is received or enjoyed prior to the date of marriage or

the date of co-habitation, so however that in the case of single

parents the period of assessment shall commence as from the

first day of the month preceding the date of birth of the child

by nine months.

3. A head of household who is in receipt of social assistance

or of an age pension under this Act shall be deemed not to have

any means for the purposes of calculating any income in terms of

this Part.

4. (a) For the purposes of this Part the means taken for

income assessment purposes shall be those accruing during the

calendar year preceding the first Saturday in July of the year in

which the claim is made.

(b) Notwithstanding any change in circumstances such

means shall be deemed to satisfy the conditions of the applicable

scale rates in accordance with the Fourteenth Schedule, up to the

last Friday preceding the first Saturday in July of the year following

the calendar year in respect of which such means were taken for

assessment purposes

Provided that in the event of the demise of the head of

household or the spouse of such head of household, the surviving

spouse or the person deemed to be so in terms of article 82 (2)

shall be entitled to elect, if it is more beneficial to the surviving

spouse that for the purposes of this Part, the entitlement to an

allowance of the surviving spouse is re-assessed with effect from

the first Saturday following the demise of the spouse, and that such

re-assessment shall take into consideration only the current means

and income; so however that such request for a re-assessment may

only be made within six months from the date of the demise of the

spouse

Provided further that in the case of a person who is in

receipt of a pension (whether paid under this Act or not) and who

is not gainfully occupied, the yearly means taken for the purposes

of this Part shall be the current yearly means accruing to the head

of household and the spouse of such head of household

Provided further that in the case of a married couple

where any of the spouses is no longer gainfully occupied, the head

of household shall be entitled to elect, if it is more beneficial to

him or her, that for the purposes of this Part his or her entitlement

to an allowance is re-assessed with effect from the first Saturday

following the cessation from a gainful occupation of the other

spouse, and that such re-assessment shall take into consideration

only the current means and income of such household. So however

that such request for a re-assessment may only be made within six

months from the date of the cessation from such gainful occupation

by the spouse.

5. For the purposes of this Part “spouse” shall include such

person who, in the opinion of the Director, is living with the head

of household as if that person were the lawfully wedded spouse of

such head of household, during any period in which an allowance

under this Part is being, or could be, paid to the head of household

under the provisions of this Act.

PART VIII

Supplementary Allowance

1. In calculating the means for the purposes of article 73

account shall be taken of the income derived from any property

including any settlement of property in trust which is invested

or put to profitable use, excluding furniture, jewellery and other

personal effects, and any income or privilege which is received or

enjoyed by the head of household and the spouse of such head of

household, including any entitlement to benefit under a trust ot in

whose favour a discretion to distribute property, including income

or privilege, held in trust may be exercised, if any.

2. In calculating the income or privilege which is or could

be received or enjoyed by the head of household and the spouse of

such head of household no account shall be taken of

(a)

any medical assistance paid under articles 20, 21

and 22;

(b) any injury grant or injury pension paid under

article 29;

(c) contributions paid under this Act;

(d) 84.3% of the total net income or of any privilege,

benefit or allowance or of any excess pension which is

being, or could be, received or enjoyed by a member of the

household other than the head of household or the spouse

of such head of household, and for this purpose the total

net income, privilege, benefit, allowance or excess pension

shall be reduced by any income tax payments made by the

person concerned in accordance with the Income Tax Act,

and the term “excess pension” shall mean any pension over

the national minimum pension, inclusive of the additional

allowance, according to claimant’s marital status as is

specified in the Twelfth Schedule.

3. A head of household who is in receipt of social assistance

or of an age pension under this Act shall be deemed not to have

any means for the purposes of calculating any income in terms of

this Part.

4. For the purposes of this Part in the case of a head of

household who is in receipt of a pension (whether paid under this

Act or not), any income, or any privilege, benefit or allowance

derived by any member, not being the head of household or the

spouse of such head of household shall not be taken into account.

5. (a) For the purposes of this Part, the means taken for

income assessment purposes shall be those accruing during the

calendar year preceding the first Saturday in July of the year in

which the claim is made.

(b) Notwithstanding any change in circumstances, such

means shall be deemed to continue to satisfy the conditions of the

applicable scale rates in accordance with the Fourteenth Schedule

to this Act, up to the last Friday preceding the first Saturday in July

of the year following the calendar year in respect of which such

means were taken for assessment purposes

Provided that in the event of the demise of the head

of household, the surviving spouse or the person deemed to

be so in terms of article 82 (2), shall be entitled to elect, if it is

more beneficial to that person, that for the purposes of this Part

entitlement to an allowance is re-assessed with effect from the

first Saturday following the spouse’s demise and that such re-

assessment shall take into consideration only the current means

and income; so however that such request for a re-assessment may

only be made within six months from the date of the demise of the

spouse

Provided further that in the case of a person who is in

receipt of a pension (whether paid under this Act or not), and who

is not gainfully occupied, the yearly means taken for the purposes

of this Part shall be the current yearly means accruing to the head

of household and the spouse of such head of household, if any.

6. For the purposes of this Part “spouse” shall include such

person who, in the opinion of the Director, is living with the head

of household as if such person were the lawful wedded spouse of

the head of household, during any period in which a Supplementary

Allowance is being, or would be, accorded to the head of household

under the provisions of this Act.

B

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(Articles 26, 31, 44, 50, 54, 63, 64, 67)

Rates of Several Kinds of Pension

A. Full Rates of Retirement Pension per week, inclusive of any increases under the

provisions of article 90A of this Act, where the yearly average of contributions paid or

credited is 50 or more

Persons who are also in receipt of a Service Persons who are also in receipt of a Service

Pension that is payable by or on behalf of

Pension that is NOT payable by or on

the Government of the

behalf of the Government of the United

United Kingdom

Kingdom

Married person who

is maintaining a

Any other person

is maintaining a

Any other person

spouse

! 103.57

! 83.33

! 97.84

! 80.72

B. Full Rates of Increased Retirement Pension, Invalidity Pension, Increased Invalidity

Pension, National Minimum Pension and Increased National Minimum Pension per

week, inclusive of any increases under the provisions of article 90A of this Act, where

the yearly average of contributions paid or credited is 50 or more

Type of Pension

Married person who is

Any other person

maintaining a spouse

Increased Retirement Pension

! 138.12

! 113.68

Invalidity Pension

! 85.61

! 72.45

Increased Invalidity Pension

! 119.88

! 96.58

National Minimum Pension*

! 123.01

! 102.71

Increased National Minimum Pension

! 138.12

! 113.68

*N.B.: The full rates of the National Minimum Pension are calculated at four-fifths (to

the nearest whole cent) of the National Minimum Wage in the case of a married person

who is maintaining a spouse and at two-thirds (to the nearest whole cent of the National

Minimum Wage) in the case of any other person, as provided for in article 50 of this

Act.

B

C. Full Rate of Widow’s Pension per week, inclusive of any increases under the

provisions of article 90A of this Act, where the yearly average of contributions paid or

credited is 50 or more

! 110.14

D. Reduced Rates of Retirement Pension, Increased Retirement Pension, Invalidity

Pension, Increased Invalidity Pension, National Minimum Pension and Increased

National Minimum Pension per week, inclusive of any increases under the provisions of

article 90A of this Act, where the yearly average of contributions paid or credited is

between 20 and 49

Yearly average of contributions

Rate of pension payable per week

paid or credited

(calculated to the nearest whole cent)

40 - <50

[{FAP - INC} x 0.89] + INC

30 - <40

[{FAP - INC} x 0.69] + INC

20 - <30

[{FAP - INC} x 0.49] + INC

For the purposes of the above table “FAP” shall mean the full rate of the applicable

weekly rate of pension in accordance with Tables A or B, as the case may be, of this

Schedule and “INC” shall mean all increases granted in terms of article 90A of this Act

taking effect from 1st January, 1994 and subsequent years.

E. Rates of National Minimum Pension Additional Allowance per week

Yearly average of

Married person who is

contributions paid or credited

maintaining a spouse

Any other person

50 (full rate)

! 4.78

! 7.43

40 - <50

! 4.26

! 8.57

30 - <40

! 3.31

! 10.72

20 - <30

! 5.64

! 12.81

B

F. Reduced Rates of Widows’ Pension per week, inclusive of any increases under the

provisions of article 90A of this Act, where the yearly average of contributions paid or

credited is between 20 and 49

Yearly average of contributions

Rate of pension payable per week

paid or credited

(calculated to the nearest whole cent)

40 - <50

[{FWP - (INC + !17.77)} x 0.89] + INC + !17.77

30 - <40

[{FWP - (INC + !17.77)} x 0.69] + INC + !17.77

20 - <30

[{FWP - (INC + !17.77)} x 0.49] + INC +!17.77

For the purposes of the above table “FWP” shall mean the full rate of Widow’s Pension

in accordance with Table C of this Schedule and “INC” shall mean all increases granted

in terms of article 90A of this Act taking effect from 1st January 1994 and subsequent

years; whilst the amount of ! 17.77 represents the weekly rate of Widow’s

Supplementary Pension which up to the year 1990 was payable to widows who were in

receipt of a Widow’s Pension irrespective of the yearly average of contributions paid or

credited, which weekly amount was, with effect from the year 1991, incorporated with

the rates payable by way of a Widow’s Pension.

G. Rate of Parent’s Pension per week, inclusive of any increases under the provisions

of article 90A of this Act

Married person who is maintaining a spouse

Any other person

! 123.01

! 102.71

H. Rate of Widows' and Survivors’ Pensions Additional Allowance per week

Where Widow/Widower is entitled to

an allowance under article 31(a)

an Allowance under article 31(b)

! 4.54

! 9.32

B

I. Highest Rate per week of a Two-Thirds pension

! 220.60

J. The Cost of Living Bonus

In the case of a married person

maintaining a spouse and who is in

In the case of

Pensioner category

receipt of a National Minimum

any other person

Pension at the married rate

For pensioners whose

! 2.91 per week

! 4.86 per week

pension initial award

date is prior to 3 rd

January 2009

For pensioners whose

! 2.21 per week

! 3.69 per week

pension initial award

date falls between 3 rd

January 2009 and 1 st

January 2010

For pensioners whose

pension initial award

! 1.39 per week

! 2.33 per week

date falls between 1 st

January 2010 and 31 st

December 2010

For pensioners whose

pension initial award

! 0.23 per week

! 0.39 per week

date falls on 1 st January

2011 or after

B

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which they are receiving remuneration

B

NOTE 1: If the insured person elects to pay a contribution of 10% of a basic wage or salary

less than the weekly equivalent of the National Minimum Wage, such contribution may, if

the person qualifies for a contributory benefit or a contributory pension, result in the

payment of a reduced contributory benefit or contributory pension.

NOTE 2: The increase in the highest contribution rate payable is related to a guaranteed

maximum pensionable income as a result of the pension reform which became law by

virtue of Act XIX of 2006 and Legal Notice 336 of 2006.

B

Part II

Class Two Contributions

(Self-Employed Persons)

Increase in the Rates of Benefits Order, 2011

Table of Provisions (15)

Statutory Text (15 Articles)

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