Social Security Act (Amendment of Schedules) Regulations, 2023

L.N. 232 of 2023

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT

(CAP. 318)

Social Security Act (Amendment of Schedules) Regulations, 2023

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 84 of the

Social Security Act, the Minister in charge of the Social Security

Department, with the concurrence of the Minister responsible for

finance has made the following regulations:-

(1) The title of these regulations is the Social Security Citation and

Act (Amendment of Schedules) Regulations, 2023, and these commencement.

Schedules shall be read and construed as one with the Schedules to the Cap. 318.

Social Security Act, hereinafter referred to as the "principal Act".

(2) These regulations shall be deemed to have come into force

on the following dates

(a) in the case of the Third, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth,

Ninth, Twelfth and Fourteenth Schedules, with effect from the

1 st January, 2022; and

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

3 rd January, 2022;

(Articles 26, 27, 30, 66, 68, 90A, 93, 129)

Part I

Scale Rates of Social Assistance per week inclusive of any measures

in terms of the provisions of article 90A

A Household of ONE eligible

Member Only

€ 111.18

When 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 in

terms of the provisions of article 90A

Category of Pensioner

Highest Rate of

Age Pension per

week

1. A married couple where both

€ 161.63

spouses qualify for a pension in terms of

article 66.

€ 115.25

2. A married couple where only one

of the spouses qualifies for a pension in terms

of article 66.

The Third Schedule, Sixth Schedule, Seventh Schedule, Substitutes the

Eighth Schedule, Ninth Schedule, Tenth Schedule and Twelfth Third

Sixth Schedule,

Schedule to the principal Act shall be substituted by the following new Seventh

Schedule,

Schedules

Eighth

Schedule, Ninth

Schedule, Tenth

Schedule and

Twelfth

Schedule to the

principal Act.

"THIRD SCHEDULE

(Articles 18, 28, 29, 30, 69)

Part I

Rates of Sickness, Unemployment, Special Unemployment and

Injury Benefits, Injury Grant and Injury Pension

Daily Rate of Benefit

Type of Benefit

A Single Parent or a

Any Other

Married Person

Person

maintaining a Spouse

who is not employed on

a full-time basis

Sickness Benefit

€ 21.85

€ 14.15

€ 32.78

Injury Benefit

€ 24.66

€ 13.25

Unemployment Benefit

€ 8.66

Special Unemployment

€ 22.25

Benefit

€ 14.68

Part II

Amounts of Injury Grant

Degree of Disablement

Amount of Grant

%

€

260.85

521.62

782.42

1043.17

1303.85

1564.63

1825.42

2086.21

2347.00

2607.75

2868.50

3129.29

3390.06

3650.85

3911.55

4172.28

4433.09

4693.81

4954.61

Part III

Highest Rate of Injury Pension

Weekly Rate

€ 75.52

Part IV

Orphan's Allowance

Weekly Rate

€ 66.44

Part V

Orphan's Supplementary Allowance

Weekly Rate

€ 111.52

(Article 20)

Scale rates of means governing Sickness Assistance

Number of persons in Household

Scale Rate

One person only

€22.00

When the number of members in the household exceeds one, the

weekly rate indicated in the above Table shall be increased by €8.15

per week in respect of every other member in that household.

Widowed, single persons or a

€ 128.86

married person whose spouse is in receipt of a

State Financed Residential Service in

accordance with article 93.

Part III

Highest Rate of Increased Severe Disability Assistance, Severe

Disability Assistance, Disability Assistance and Assistance for the

Visually Impaired per week, inclusive of any increase in terms of the

provisions of article 90B

Increased Severe Disability Assistance

€ 164.90

Severe Disability Assistance

€ 109.52

Disability Assistance

€ 83.99

Assistance for the Visually Impaired

€ 109.52

Part IV

Highest Rate of Carer’s Allowance and Increased Carer’s Allowance

per week inclusive of any increase in terms of the provisions of

article 90B

Highest Rate of Carer’s Allowance per week

€ 97.97

Highest Rate of Increased Carer’s Allowance per week

€ 151.07

Part V

House Rent

The rates in Parts I, II, III and IV shall be increased by € 1.16 per

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

Provided that when 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 item

if such premises are used exclusively by the household and solely as a

residence.

(Article 23)

Part I

Scale Rate of Means governing Free Medical Aid when the head of

household is in insurable employment or self-occupied

Number of Persons in Household

Scale Rate

One person only

€ 165.25

When the number of members in the household exceeds one, the

weekly rate indicated in the above Table 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 when the head of

household is neither in insurable employment nor self-occupied

Number of Persons in Household

Scale Rate

One person only

€ 27.37

When the number of members in the household exceeds one, the

weekly rate indicated in the above Table shall be increased by € 8.15

per week in respect of every other member in that household.

Tuberculosis Assistance

(i) basic amount of tuberculosis

assistance payable in respect of a household,

€ 30.64

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,

€ 20.40

tuberculosis.

(Article 25)

Amounts of Sickness Assistance, Milk Grant, Leprosy Assistance and

Tuberculosis Assistance

Type of Assistance

Weekly Rate

1. Sickness Assistance

(i) in respect of the first member of

€ 27.85

the household;

€ 27.85

(ii) in respect of any other member of

the same household.

2. Milk Grant.

€ 23.66

3. Leprosy Assistance

(i) in respect of

the

head

of

€ 37.98

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;

€ 23.66

(b)

if 16 years of age or over;

€ 37.98

(iii) in respect of any other member of

€ 23.66

the household who is not gainfully occupied.

90%

tad-

tmantni lill-konjuġi

differenza bejn €

u li ma jkollhiex

26,346 u d-dħul

jedd għal allowance

stmat attwali fis-

skont l-artikolu 76

sena

jew ġenitur mhux

miżżewweġ li ma

jkollux jedd għal

allowance skont l-

aritkolu 76

Pensjonant jew

€ 10,221

€ 598.00 Ekwivalenti għal

pensjonanta waħedha

4.28%

tad-

li tirċievi Pensjoni

differenza bejn

Minima Nazzjonali

€21,686 u d-dħul

jew rata ekwivalenti

stmat attwali fis-

sena

Persuna Waħedha li

€ 10,221

€ 598.00

Ekwivalenti għal

tifforma familja

4.28%

tad-

għal rasha

differenza bejn

€21,686 u d-dħul

stmat attwali fis-

sena sa rata

massima

ta’

€11.50

fil-

ġimgħa

Persuna Waħedha

€ 10,221

€126.36

li ma tiffurmax

familja għal rasha

u li taħdem u ma

taqlax iżjed mill-

Paga Minima

Nazzjonali

Ma jinkiseb l-ebda titolu għal allowance skont din it-Taqsima

meta d-dħul fis-sena stmat ikun jeċċedi l-ogħla ammonti indikati hawn

qabel, skont il-każ.

B’effett mis-sena 2021, persuna miżżewġa jew mhux miżżewġa

li tkun laħqet l-età ta’ 65 sena u tissodisfa l-kondizzjonijiet f’Tabella A

għandha tkun eliġibbli għall-pagament addizzjonali ta’ €150.00 fis-

sena.

TAQSIMA VI

Allowance tat-Tfal

A. Fejn l-ogħla dħul stmat fis-sena għall-finijiet tat-titolu jkun € 25,409

jew anqas. (Hekk iżda li kwalunkwe dħul taħt € 6,144 għandu jitqies

bħala ekwivalenti għal € 6,144)

Rata ta’ persentaġġ li titħallas bħala

allowance fuq id-differenza bejn id-

dħul stmat fis-sena u € 25,409

Tfal taħt 16-il sena fil-familja.

(Articles 7, 10, 16, 17, 116)

RATES OF CONTRIBUTIONS

PART I

Class One Contributions

(Employed Persons)

Weekly Rate

Weekly Rate

of

of

Type of Employed

Contribution

Category

Contribution

Persons

Payable by

Payable by

Employed

the Employer

Person

Persons under 18 years of age

whose basic weekly wage or

A

the weekly equivalent of their

€6.62

€6.62

basic monthly salary does not

exceed €182.83.

€18.28 , or if the

insured person is

employed on a

part-time basis

elects,

10%

calculated to the

Persons over 18 years of age

nearest cent of

whose basic weekly wage or

such

person’s

B

the weekly equivalent of their

€18.28

basic

weekly

basic monthly salary does not

wage or the

exceed €182.83.

weekly

equivalent

of

such

person’s

basic

monthly

salary (see note 1

below)

Persons born on 31 December

1961 or before whose basic

weekly wage or the weekly

10% calculated

equivalent of their basic

10% calculated

to the nearest

monthly

salary

exceeds

to the nearest

cent of their

€182.83 but does not exceed

cent of their basic

basic

weekly

€378.98.

weekly wage or

C

wage or the

the

weekly

Persons born on 1 January

weekly

equivalent

of

1962 or after whose basic

equivalent of

their

basic

weekly wage or the weekly

their

basic

monthly salary

equivalent of their basic

monthly salary

monthly

salary

exceeds

€182.83 but does not exceed

€499.73 (see note 2 below).

Persons born on 31 December

1961 or before whose basic

weekly wage or the weekly

€37.90

€37.90

equivalent of their basic

monthly

salary

exceeds

€378.98.

D

Persons born on 1 January

1962 or after whose basic

weekly wage or the weekly

€49.97

€49.97

equivalent of their basic

monthly

salary

exceeds

€499.73 (see note 2 below).

10% calculated

to the nearest

Persons under 18 years of age

10% calculated to

cent of the basic

who are following a full-time

the nearest cent of

course of studies or instruction

weekly

the basic weekly

under the Student-Worker

remuneration or

remuneration or

Scheme, or other similar

the

weekly

the

weekly

schemes (including the Extended

equivalent

of

E

equivalent of their

their

basic

Skills Training Schemes, but

basic

monthly

monthly

excluding the Worker-Student

remuneration up

remuneration up

Schemes) involving distinct

to a maximum rate

to a maximum

work and study periods for

of contribution of

which they are receiving

rate

of

€ 4.38

remuneration.

contribution of €

4.38

10% calculated

to the nearest

Persons over 18 years of age

10% calculated to

cent of the basic

who are following a full-time

the nearest cent of

weekly

course of studies or instruction

the basic weekly

under the Student-Worker

remuneration or

remuneration or

Scheme, or other similar

the

weekly

the

weekly

schemes (including the Extended

equivalent

of

F

equivalent of their

Skills Training Schemes, but

their

basic

basic

monthly

monthly

excluding the Worker-Student

remuneration up

remuneration up

Schemes) involving distinct

to a maximum rate

to a maximum

work and study periods for

of contribution of

rate

of

which they are receiving

€ 7.94

remuneration.

contribution of €

5% għal kull wild bħal dak

Tfal ’il fuq minn 16-il sena iżda taħt

2% għal kull wild bħal dak

il-21 sena u li jkun għadu jattendi kors

ta’ studju jew tagħlim full-time

f’istituzzjoni edukattiva rikonoxxuta

mill-Gvern skont l-Att dwar l-

Edukazzjoni (Kap. 327) u li ma jkunx

qiegħed jirċievi xi forma ta’

rimunerazzjoni jew allowance jew li

jkun reġistrat bħala persuna mingħajr

xogħol skont it-Taqsima I tar-reġistru

u qatt ma ħadem bi qligħ.

Tfal ’ Il fuq minn 16-il sena iżda taħt

2% għal kull wild bħal dak

il-21 sena u li jkun reġistrat bħala

persuna mingħajr xogħol skont it-

Taqsima I tar-reġistru tax-xogħol

miżmum skont id-dispożizzjonijiet

tal-Att dwar is-Servizzi ta ’ Impjieg u

Taħriġ (Kapitolu 594 tal-Liġijiet ta ’

Malta) u li qatt ma jkun ħadem bi

qligħ, u li ma jkunx qiegħed jirċievi xi

benefiċċju, pensjoni jew għajnuna li

titħallas skont dan l-Att

1. Allowance li titħallas lil familja skont it-Tabella A hawn

qabel m’għandhiex, irrispettivament għad-dħul stmat fis-sena tal-

familja, f’ebda każ tkun anqas mir-rata fissa ta’ Allowance għat-Tfal

speċifikata fit-Tabella B ta’ din it-Taqsima.

2. Allowance li titħallas lil familja skont it-Tabella A hawn

qabel, li d-dħul tagħha mix-xogħol ma jeċċedix il-Paga Minima

Nazzjonali, f’ebda każ ma tista’ tkun inqas mill-għola rata ta’ din it-

Taqsima.

B. Fejn l-ogħla dħul stmat fis-sena jkun aktar minn € 25,409

Allowance tat-Tfal Fissa

Tfal taħt 16-il sena fil-familja.

€ 8.65 fil-ġimgħa għal kull

wild bħal dak

TAQSIMA VII

Rata fil-ġimgħa għal kull wild, ta’ Allowance għal Wild b’Diżabilità

skont l-Artikolu 77

€ 30.00

TAQSIMA VIII

Rata fil-ġimgħa għal kull wild ta’ Allowance għal Min Jieħu Ħsieb

skont l-Artikolu 76A

€ 110.00

Allowance li titħallas skont din it-Taqsima għandha tibqa’

titħallas meta t-tifel jew tifla jkunu għalqu s-16-il sena iżda ma jkunux

għalqu il-21 sena.".

(Articles 17, 26, 29, 31, 33, 40, 44, 50, 54, 63, 64, 67, 85, 90A)

Rates of Several Kinds of Pension

A. Full Rates of Retirement Pension per week, inclusive of

any increases in terms of the provisions of article 90A when the yearly

average of contributions paid or credited is 50 or more

Persons who are also in receipt of a

Persons who are also in receipt of

Service Pension that is payable by or

a Service Pension that is NOT

on behalf of the Government of the

payable by or on behalf of the

United Kingdom

Government of the United

Kingdom

Married person

Married person

who is

who is

Any other person

Any other

maintaining a

maintaining a

person

spouse

spouse

€ 136.03

€ 115.78

€ 130.30

€ 113.18

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 in terms of the provisions of article 90A when the yearly

average of contributions paid or credited is 50 or more

Type of Pension

Married person who is

Any other

maintaining a spouse

person

€ 170.57

€ 146.14

Increased Retirement Pension

Invalidity Pension

€ 118.06

€ 104.91

Increased Invalidity Pension

€ 152.33

€ 129.04

National Minimum Pension*

€ 159.08

€ 127.68

Increased National Minimum

€ 170.57

€ 146.14

Pension

* 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.

C. Guaranteed Minimum Level per week when the yearly

average of paid or credited contributions is not less than 50

Married person

Single person

€ 171.00*

€ 167.00*

*The amounts include the weekly pension rate and the cost of

living bonus.

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 in terms of the provisions of

article 90A when the yearly average of contributions paid or credited

is between 20 and 49

Yearly average of contributions

Rate of pension payable per

paid or credited

week

(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" means 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" means all increases

granted in terms of article 90A with effect from the 1st January, 1994

and subsequent years.

E. Increased National Minimum Invalidity Pension rates in

terms of article 26 due where the highest rate of impairment according

to the Impairment Tables Regulations is awarded by the Director

following consultation on the medical aspects of the claim in accordance

with the provisions of article 106, and in accordance with the annual

average of paid or credited contributions

Annual averge paid or

Increased National

credited contributions

Minimum Invalidity

Pension weekly rates

> 50

€171.40

40 - 49

€161.72

30 - 39

€147.19

20 – 29

€132.66

F.

Guaranteed Minimum Pension Level per week including

cost of living bonuses and any other increase as provided in article

90A when the yearly average of paid or credited contributions is

between 20 and 49

Yearly average of contributions

Guaranteed Minimim Level per

paid or credited

week (calculated to the nearest

cent )

LMG x 0.94

40 - <50

30 - <40

LMG x 0.85

20 - <30

LMG x 0.76

For the purposes of the Table above "LMG" means the full rate of

the Guaranteed Minimum Level including the weekly cost of living

bonus according to Table C.

G. Rates of National Minimum Pension Additional Allowance

per week

Yearly average of

Married person

Any other person

contributions paid or

who is maintaining

credited

a spouse

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

H. Reduced Rates of Widows’ Pension per week, inclusive of

any increases in terms of the provisions of article 90A when the yearly

average of contributions paid or credited is between 20 and 49

Yearly average of contributions

Rate of pension payable per

paid or credited

week

(calculated to the nearest whole

cent)

40 - <50

[{FWP - (INC + €17.77)} x 0.89] +

INC + €17.77

[{FWP - (INC + €17.77)} x 0.69] +

INC + €17.77

30 - <40

[{FWP - (INC + €17.77)} x 0.49] +

INC +€17.77

20 - <30

For the purposes of the above Table "FWP" means the full rate of

Widow’s Pension in accordance with Table C of this Schedule and

"INC" means all increases granted in terms of article 90A with effect

from the 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.

I.

Rate of Parent’s Pension per week, inclusive of any

increases in terms of the provisions of article 90A

Married person who is maintaining a

Any other person

spouse

€ 159.08

€ 127.68

J.

Rate of Widows' and Survivors’ Pensions Additional

Allowance per week

When a widow or widower is

When a widow or widower is

entitled to an allowance in terms

entitled to an allowance in

of article 31(a)

terms of article 31(b)

€ 10.00

€ 10.00

K.

Highest Rate per week of a Two-Thirds Pension

Persons who qualified to the

highest rate of Two-Thirds

Any other person

Pension prior to 2006

€ 253.06

€ 252.65

L.

The Cost of Living Bonus

Pensioner category

In the case of a

Any other

married person

person

maintaining a

spouse and who was

in receipt of a

National Minimum

Pension on or before

31 December 2017

€ 9.86 per week

€ 13.96 per

For pensioners whose

week

pension initial award date

is prior to 3 rd January

€ 9.34 per week

€ 12.97 per

For pensioners whose

week

pension initial award date

falls between 3 rd January

2009 and 31 st December

€ 8.72 per week

€ 11.81 per

For pensioners whose

week

pension initial award date

falls between 2 nd January

2010 and 31 st December

€ 7.85 per week

€ 10.16 per

For pensioners whose

week

pension initial award date

falls between 1 st January

2011 and 31 st December

€ 7.68 per week

€ 9.83

per

For pensioners whose

week

pension initial award date

falls between 1 st January

2012 and 31 st December

€ 6.98 per week

€ 8.51

per

For pensioners whose

week

pension initial award date

falls between 1 st January

2013 and 31 st December

€ 6.37 per week

€ 7.36

per

For pensioners whose

week

pension initial award date

falls between 1 st January

2014 and 31 st December

€ 5.84 per week

€ 6.37

per

For pensioners whose

week

pension initial award date

falls between 1 st January

2015 and 31 st December

€ 5.75 per week

€ 6.21

per

For pensioners whose

week

pension initial award date

falls between 1st January

2016 and 31st December

€ 5.49 per week

€ 5.72

per

For pensioners whose

week

pension initial award date

falls between 1st January

2017 and 31st December

€ 5.22 per week

€ 5.22

per

For pensioners whose

week

pension initial award date

falls between 1st January

2018 and 31st December

€ 4.73 per week

€ 4.73

per

For pensioners whose

week

pension initial award date

falls between 1st January

2019 and 31st December

€ 4.07 per week

€ 4.07

per

For pensioners whose

week

pension initial award date

falls between 1st January

2020 and 31st December

€ 3.08 per week

€ 3.08

per

For pensioners whose

week

pension initial award date

falls between 1 st January

2021 and 31st December

€ 3.08 per week

€ 3.08

per

For pensioners whose

week".

pension initial award date

fall on or after 1 st January

3. The Fourteenth Schedule to the principal Act shall be Amends the

Fourteenth

amended by the following

Schedule to the

principal Act.

(a) the title and Part I thereof shall be substituted by the

following new title and Part I

"FOURTEENTH SCHEDULE

(Articles 30, 70, 72, 73, 76, 76A, 77, 80)

Rates of Several Kinds of Allowances, Maternity Benefit and

Marriage Grant

PART I

Rate per week of Allowance paid to residents of a therapeutic

community in terms of article 30(9)

€ 40.00"; and

(b) Parts III, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII thereof shall be

substituted by the following new Parts

"PART III

Lump sum paid by way of Marriage Grant in terms of article 70

€ 295.84

PART IV

Rate per week of Maternity Benefit paid in terms of article 72(1)

For self-occupied women

For other women

€182.83

€ 101.34

Rate per week of Maternity Leave Benefit paid in terms of article

72(4)

€ 182.83

PART V

Supplementary Allowance

Table A

STATUS

Maximum annual

Maximum

Maximum

reckonable income

a llowance amount of annual

that can be taken for

allowance

payable

entitlement purposes.

payable

(So however any

reckonable income

below €7,710 shall be

deemed to be

equivalent to

€7,710)

Married person

€ 12,389 - €14,318

€ 418.60

who

is

maintaining a

spouse and is

Equivalent to 3%

not entitled to

of the difference

an allowance in

obtaining

terms of article

between €26,346

76 or single

and

actual

parent who is

reckonable

not entitled to

income per year

an allowance in

terms of article

Married person

€ 12,389

€ 1,099.28

who

is

maintaining a

Equivalent

to

spouse and is

5.90% of the

not entitled to

difference

an allowance in

obtaining

terms of article

between €26,346

76 or single

and

actual

parent who is

reckonable

not entitled to

income per year

an allowance in

terms of article

Equivalent

to

Single

€ 10,221

€ 598

4.28% of the

pensioner who

difference

receives

a

obtaining

National

between

Minimum

€21,686,

and

Pension

or

actual

equivalent rate

reckonable

income per year

Single person

€ 10,221

€598

Equivalent

to

forming

a

4.28% of the

difference

household on

his or her own

obtaining

between €21,686

actual

reckonable

income per year

up to a maximum

rate of €11.50

per week

Single person

€ 10,221

€ 126.36

not forming a

household on

his or her own

with earnings

from a gainful

occupation not

exceeding the

National

Minimum

Wage

No entitlement to an allowance in terms of this Part is acquired

when the annual reckonable income exceeds the maximum amounts

indicated above, as the case may be.

With effect from the year 2021, a married or a single person who

has reached the age of 65 and satisfies the conditions in Table A shall

be eligible for the additional payment of €150.00 yearly.

PART VI

Children's Allowance

A. Where the maximum annual reckonable income for entitlement

purposes is € 25,409 or less. (So however that any annual

reckonable income below € 6,144 shall be considered to be

equivalent to € 6,144)

A.

Percentage rate payable by way of an

allowance on difference obtaining

between reckonable annual income

and € 25,409

Children in household under 16

6.5% for each such child

years of age.

Children over 16 years but under 21

2% for each such child

years and still undergoing full time

education or training in an

educational institution recognised by

the Government in terms of the

Education Act (Cap. 327) and who is

not receiving any form of

remuneration or allowance or is

registered unemployed in terms of

the Part I of the register and has

never been gainfully occupied.

Children over 16 years but under 21

2% for each such child

years and is registered as

unemployed in terms of Part I of the

register kept in accordance with the

provisions of the Employment and

Training Services Act (Cap. 594)

and who has never been gainfully

occupied, and who is not in receipt

of any benefit, pension or assistance

payable in terms of this Act.

1. An allowance payable to a household in terms of Table A

above shall, irrespective of the annual reckonable income of the

household, in no case be less than the Fixed Children’s Allowance

specified in Table B of this Part.

2. An allowance payable to a household in terms of Table A

above, whose annual earnings from employment does not exceed the

National Minimum Wage, may in no case be less than the maximum

rate of Children’s Allowance as specified in Table A.

B. Where the maximum annual reckonable income is more than € 25,409

Fixed Children’s Allowance

Children in household under 16 years

€ 8.65 per week for each such child

of age

PART VII

Rate per week per child of Disabled Child Allowance in terms of

Article 77

€ 30.00

PART VIII

Rate per week per child of Care Allowance paid in terms of article

76A

€ 110.00

An allowance payable in terms of this Part shall continue to be

payable when the child is over 16 years but under 21 years.".

€2.43

94

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: By virtue of the Social Security (Amendment) (No. 2)

2006. Act, 2006 and the Notice of coming into force of the Social Security

(Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 2006, through which the enacted pension

2006. reform entered into force, the pensionable income for persons born

on or after 1st January 1962, with effect from January 2022 is

guaranteed at the amount of €25,986. Therefore, this is reflected in

an increase in the highest rate of payable contribution.

PART II

Class Two Contributions

(Self-Employed Persons)

Category

Type of Self Employed Persons

Weekly Rate of

Contributions payable by a

self-employed person

Persons whose annual net

earnings (excluding Maternity

Benefit, Children’s Allowance

and any ex-gratia Benefit payable

in terms of article 88) during the

calendar

year

immediately

preceding the contribution year in

which the contribution is being

paid

Exceeds € 1,005 but does not

exceed €9,387 (this category is

SP

applicable only to single persons

€27.08

who are not self-occupied).

SA

is less than €10,848

€31.29

Persons born on 31 December

1961 or before whose annual net

income exceeds €10,848 but does

The weekly equivalent of

not exceed €19,706.90

15% of their annual income

calculated to the nearest

SB

Persons born on 1 January 1962 or

cent.

after whose annual net income

exceeds €10,848 but does not

exceed €25,986

Persons born on 31 December

€ 56.85

1961 or before whose annual net

income exceeds €19,706.90

Persons born on 1 January 1962 or

SC

after whose annual net income

€74.96

exceeds €25,986 (see note 1

below)

Note 1: By virtue of the Social Security (Amendment) (No. 2) Act XIX of

Act, 2006 and the Notice of coming into force of the Social Security 2006.

L.N. 336 of

(Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 2006, through which the enacted pension 2006.

reform entered into force, the pensionable income for persons born

on or after 1st January 1962, with effect from January 2022 is

guaranteed at the amount of €25,986. Therefore, this is reflected in

an increase in the highest rate of payable contribution.

PART III

Class Two Contributions

(Self Occupied Persons)

Category Type of Self-Occupied Persons

Weekly Rate of

Contributions payable by a

self-occupied person

Persons whose annual net

earnings (excluding Maternity

Benefit, Children’s Allowance

and any ex-gratia Benefit

payable in terms of article 88)

during the calendar year

immediately

preceding

the

contribution year in which the

contribution is being paid

SA

Is less than €10,848.

€31.29 or 15% of the annual

net earnings if the person is a

part-time basis self-occupied

woman, a full-time student

who is a part-time basis self-

occupied

person,

or

a

pensioner who is a part-time

self-occupied person whose

annual net earnings do not

exceed €10,848 (see note 1

below); or

€ 20.86 if the person is a full-

time farmer or breeder whose

annual net earnings do not

exceed €10,848

Persons born on 31 December

The weekly equivalent of 15% of

1961 or before whose annual net

their annual net earnings

earnings exceeds €10,848 but

calculated to the nearest cent; or

does not exceed €19,706.90

The weekly equivalent of 10% of

SB

Persons born on 1 January 1962

the annual net earning in the case

or after whose annual net

of a full-time farmer or

earnings exceeds €10,848 but

breeder

does not exceed €25,986

Persons born on 31 December

€ 56.85; or

1961 or before whose annual net

€37.90 in case of a full-time

earnings exceeds €19,706

farmer or breeder

Persons born on 1 January 1962

SC

€74.96; or

or after whose annual net

€49.97 in case of a full-time

earnings exceeds €25,986 (see

farmer or breeder

note 2 below)

Note 1: If the insured person elects to pay a contribution that is

less than €31.29 per week, 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: By virtue of the Social Security (Amendment) (No. 2) Act XIX of

Act, 2006 and the Notice of coming into force of the Social Security 2006.

L.N. 336 of

(Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 2006, through which the enacted pension 2006.

reform entered into force, the pensionable income for persons born

on or after 1st January 1962, with effect from January 2022 is

guaranteed at the amount of €25,986. Therefore, this is reflected in

an increase in the highest rate of payable contribution.

PART IV

Maternity Leave Fund Contribution

(Employers)

Weekly Rate of

Contribution

Category

Type of Employed Persons

Payable by the

Employer

Persons under 18 years of age whose basic

weekly wage or the weekly equivalent of

A

€0.20

their basic monthly salary does not exceed

€182.83.

Persons over 18 years of age whose basic

weekly wage or the weekly equivalent of

B

€0.55

their basic monthly salary does not exceed

€182.83.

Persons born on 31 December 1961 or

before whose basic weekly wage or the

weekly equivalent of their basic monthly

0.3% calculated to the

salary exceeds €182.83 but does not

nearest cent of their

exceed €378.98.

basic weekly wage or

C

the weekly equivalent

Persons born on 1 January 1962 or after

of their basic monthly

whose basic weekly wage or the weekly

salary

equivalent of their basic monthly salary

exceeds €182.83 but does not exceed

€499.73.

Persons born on 31 December 1961 or

before whose basic weekly wage or the

€1.14

weekly equivalent of their basic monthly

salary exceeds €378.98.

D

Persons born on 1 January 1962 or after

whose basic weekly wage or the weekly

€1.50

equivalent of their basic monthly salary

exceeds €499.73.

Persons under 18 years of age who are

0.3% calculated to the

nearest cent of the basic

following a full-time course of studies or

instruction under the Student-Worker

weekly remuneration or

the weekly equivalent of

Scheme, or other similar schemes (including

E

the Extended Skills Training Schemes, but

their basic monthly

excluding the Worker-Student Schemes)

remuneration up to a

involving distinct work and study periods for

maximum

rate

of

which they are receiving remuneration.

contribution of €0.13

Persons over 18 years of age who are

0.3% calculated to the

nearest cent of the basic

following a full-time course of studies or

instruction under the Student-Worker

weekly remuneration or

the weekly equivalent of

Scheme, or other similar schemes (including

F

the Extended Skills Training Schemes, but

their basic monthly

excluding the Worker-Student Schemes)

remuneration up to a

involving distinct work and study periods for

maximum

rate

of

which they are receiving remuneration.

contribution of €0.24

CREDITS OF CONTRIBUTIONS

PART V

Study period

Persons born between

Level of studies

Persons born on or

1/1/1952 and 31/12/

*

after 1/1/1962

Life-long

One month for every

One month for every

learning

year of study

year of study

Two months for every

Three months for

Level 5

year of study

every year of study

Three months for every

Six months for every

Level 6

year of study

year of study

Three months for every

Six months for every

Level 7

year of study

year of study

Six months for every

One year for every

Level 8

year of study

year of study

*According to the Mutual Recognition of Qualifications Act

(Chapter 451 of the Laws of Malta).