Regulations, 2023 (ln_2023_257) | MT

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2023 257 · Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 21,141– 31.10.2023<P Class=Msonormal — Regulations, 2023

Preamble — Regulations, 2023 Open official source

L.N. 257 of 2023

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT

(CAP. 318)

Social Security Act (Amendment No. 2 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:-

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Reg. 1 — Regulations, 2023 Open official source

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

Act (Amendment No. 2 of Schedules) Regulations, 2023, and these commencement.

Schedules shall be read and construed as one with the Schedules to the

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 Tenth Schedule, with effect from the

2nd January, 2023; and

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

Ninth, Twelfth and Fourteenth Schedules, with effect from the

7th January, 2023.

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Reg. 2 — Regulations, 2023 Open official source

The Third Schedule to the principal Act shall be substituted Substitutes the

Third Schedule

by the following new 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

€ 23.03

€ 14.92

Injury Benefit

€ 34.55

€ 26.00

Unemployment Benefit

€ 13.97

€ 9.13

Special Unemployment

€ 23.45

€ 15.47

Benefit

PART II

Amounts of Injury Grant

Degree of Disablement

Amount of Grant

%

€

275.89

551.62

827.51

1103.28

1378.98

1654.79

1930.60

2206.21

2482.24

2758.01

3033.79

3309.60

3585.40

3861.22

4136.94

4412.69

4688.83

4964.27

5240.10

PART III

Highest Rate of Injury Pension

Weekly Rate

€78.84

PART IV

Orphans Allowance

Weekly Rate

€70.04

PART V

Orphans Supplementary Allowance

Weekly Rate

€118.12".

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Reg. 3 Substitutes the Sixth Schedule to the principal Act. — Regulations, 2023 Open official source

The Sixth Schedule to the principal Act shall be substituted

by the following new Schedule

"SIXTH SCHEDULE

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

PART I

Scale Rates of Social Assistance per week inclusive of any measures

under the provisions of article 90A

A Household of ONE eligible

Member Only

€121.08

When the number of eligible members in the household exceeds

the number indicated in the above Table, 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

Category of Pensioner

Highest Rate of Age

Pension per week

1. A married couple where both

spouses qualify for a pension under article 66.

€170.83

2. A married couple where only one of

€124.45

the spouses qualifies for a pension under article

66.

3. Widowed, single persons or a

married person whose spouse is in receipt of a

€138.06

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 under the

provisions of article 90B

Increased Severe Disability Assistance

€174.80

Severe Disability Assistance

€116.12

Disability Assistance

€90.59

Assistance for the Visually Impaired

€116.12

PART IV

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

per week, inclusive of any increase under the provisions of article

90B

Highest Rate of Carer’s Allowance per week

€107.87

Highest Rate of Increased Carer’s Allowance per week

€160.97

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.".

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Reg. 4 — Regulations, 2023 Open official source

The Seventh Schedule to the principal Act shall be Substitutes the

Seventh

substituted by the following new Schedule

Schedule to the

principal Act.

"SEVENTH SCHEDULE

(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 in the above Table shall be increased by €8.15 per week in

respect of every other member in that household.".

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Reg. 5 Substitutes the Eighth Schedule to the principal Act. — Regulations, 2023 Open official source

The Eighth Schedule to the principal Act shall be

substituted by the following new Schedule

"EIGHTH SCHEDULE

(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 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

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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Reg. 6 Substitutes the Ninth Schedule to the principal Act. — Regulations, 2023 Open official source

The Ninth Schedule to the principal Act shall be substituted

by the following new Schedule

"NINTH SCHEDULE

(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 the

€29.83

household;

(ii) in respect of any other member of

€29.83

the same household.

2. Milk Grant

€25.64

3. Leprosy Assistance

(i) in respect of the head of household

€39.96

who is a leper;

(ii) in respect of any other member of

the household who is a leper and not gainfully

occupied

€25.64

(a)

if under sixteen (16) years of

age;

€39.96

(b)

if sixteen (16) years of age or

over;

(iii) in respect of any other member of

€25.64

the household who is not gainfully occupied.

4. Tuberculosis Assistance

(i) basic amount of tuberculosis

€32.62

assistance payable in respect of a household,

one member of which is affected by

tuberculosis;

(ii) allowance payable in respect of

€22.38".

each additional member of the household

affected by, or particularly vulnerable to,

tuberculosis.

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Reg. 7 — Regulations, 2023 Open official source

The Tenth Schedule to the principal Act shall be substituted

Substitutes the

Tenth Schedule

by the following new Schedules

to the principal

Act.

"TENTH SCHEDULE

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

RATES OF CONTRIBUTIONS

PART I

Class One Contributions

(Employed Persons)

Weekly Rate

of

Weekly Rate of

Catego-

Type of Employed Persons

Contribution Payable

Contribution

ry

by Employed Person

Payable by

the Employer

Persons under eighteen (18)

years of age whose basic

weekly wage or the weekly

A

€6.62

equivalent of their basic

monthly salary does not

exceed €192.73.

€19.27, or if the

insured

person

is

employed on a part-

Persons over eighteen (18)

time basis elects, 10%

years of age whose basic

calculated

to

the

nearest cent of such

weekly wage or the weekly

B

€19.27

equivalent of their basic

person’s basic weekly

wage or the weekly

monthly salary does not

exceed €192.73.

equivalent of such

person’s basic monthly

salary (see note 1

below)

Persons

born

on

December 1961 or before

10%

whose basic weekly wage or

calculated to

the weekly equivalent of

the

nearest

their basic monthly salary

10% calculated to the

cent of their

exceeds €192.74 but does

nearest cent of their

basic weekly

not exceed €392.76.

basic weekly wage or

C

wage or the

the weekly equivalent

Persons born on 1 January

weekly

of their basic monthly

1962 or after whose basic

equivalent of

salary

weekly wage or the weekly

their

basic

equivalent of their basic

monthly

monthly salary exceeds

salary

€192.74 but does not exceed

€515.98 (see note 2 below).

Persons

born

on

December 1961 or before

whose basic weekly wage or

€39.28

the weekly equivalent of

their basic monthly salary

exceeds €392.77.

D

Persons born on 1 January

1962 or after whose basic

weekly wage or the weekly

€51.60

equivalent of their basic

monthly salary exceeds

€515.99 (see note 2 below).

10% calculated

to the nearest

Persons under eighteen (18)

cent of the

years of age who are following

10% calculated to the

basic weekly

a full-time course of studies or

nearest cent of the basic

remuneration

instruction under the Student-

Worker Scheme, or other

weekly remuneration or

or the weekly

similar schemes (including the

the weekly equivalent of

equivalent of

E

Extended Skills Training

their basic monthly

their

basic

Schemes, but excluding the

remuneration up to a

monthly

remuneration

Worker-Student

Schemes)

maximum

rate

of

up

to

a

involving distinct work and

contribution of €4.38

maximum rate

study periods for which they

of contribution

are receiving remuneration.

of €4.38

10% calculated

Persons over eighteen (18)

to the nearest

years of age who are following

cent of the

a full-time course of studies or

10% calculated to the

basic weekly

instruction under the Student-

nearest cent of the basic

remuneration

or the weekly

Worker Scheme, or other

weekly remuneration or

the weekly equivalent of

equivalent of

similar schemes (including the

F

their

basic

Extended Skills Training

their basic monthly

remuneration up to a

monthly

Schemes, but excluding the

Worker-Student

Schemes)

maximum

rate

of

remuneration

involving distinct work and

contribution of €7.94

up

to

a

study periods for which they

maximum rate

are receiving remuneration.

of contribution

of €7.94

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 2023 is

guaranteed at the amount of €26,831.48. 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 Employed Persons

Contribution Payable

by the Employer

Persons under eighteen (18) years of age

whose basic weekly wage or the weekly

A

€0.20

equivalent of their basic monthly salary

does not exceed €192.73.

Persons over eighteen (18) years of age

whose basic weekly wage or the weekly

B

€0.58

equivalent of their basic monthly salary

does not exceed €192.73.

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 €192.73 but does not

nearest cent of their basic

exceed €392.76.

weekly wage or the

C

weekly equivalent of

Persons born on 1 January 1962 or after

their

basic

monthly

whose basic weekly wage or the weekly

salary

equivalent of their basic monthly salary

exceeds €192.73 but does not exceed

€515.98.

Persons born on 31 December 1961 or

before whose basic weekly wage or the

€1.18

weekly equivalent of their basic monthly

salary exceeds €392.76.

D

Persons born on 1 January 1962 or after

whose basic weekly wage or the weekly

€1.55

equivalent of their basic monthly salary

exceeds €515.98.

Persons under eighteen (18) years of age who

0.3% calculated to the

nearest cent of the basic

are following a full-time course of studies or

instruction under the Student-Worker

weekly remuneration or

Scheme, or other similar schemes (including

the weekly equivalent of

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

contribution of €0.13

which they are receiving remuneration.

Persons over eighteen (18) years of age who

0.3% calculated to the

are following a full-time course of studies or

nearest cent of the basic

instruction under the Student-Worker

weekly remuneration or

Scheme, or other similar schemes (including

the weekly equivalent of

F

the Extended Skills Training Schemes, but

their

basic

monthly

remuneration up to a

excluding the Worker-Student Schemes)

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 1/

Persons born on or after 1/

Level of studies *

1/1952 and 31/12/1961

1/1962

One month for every year

One month for every year of

Life-long learning

of study

study

Two months for every year

Three months for every year

Level 5

of study

Three months for every

Six months for every year of

Level 6

year of study

study

Three months for every

Six months for every year of

Level 7

year of study

study

Six months for every year

One year for every year of

Level 8

of study

study

*According to the Mutual Recognition of Qualifications Act

(Chapter 451 of the Laws of Malta).".

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Reg. 8 Substitutes the Twelfth Schedule to the principal Act. — Regulations, 2023 Open official source

The Twelfth Schedule to the principal Act shall be

substituted by the following new Schedule

"TWELFTH SCHEDULE

(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 under 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 Service Pension that is payable

a Service Pension that is NOT

by or on behalf of the

payable by or on behalf of the

Government of the

Government of the United

United Kingdom

Kingdom

Married person

who is

Any other

who is

Any other

maintaining a

person

maintaining a

person

spouse

€145.23

€124.98

€139.50

€122.38

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, 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

Increased Retirement Pension

€179.77

€155.34

€114.11

Invalidity Pension

€127.26

Increased Invalidity Pension

€161.53

€138.24

National Minimum Pension*

€169.60

€136.88

Increased National Minimum

€179.77

€155.34

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

€183.50*

€179.50*

* 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 under 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 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" 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 1st January, 1994 and

subsequent years.

E. Increased National Minimum Invalidity Pension rates

under 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 aspect of the claim in

accordance with the provisions of article 106 and with annual average

of paid or credited contributions

Annual averge paid or

Increased National

credited contributions

Minimum Invalidity Pension

weekly rates

> 50

€183.90

40 - 49

€174.22

30 - 39

€159.69

20 – 29

€145.16

F.

Guaranteed Minimum Pension Level per week including

cost of living bonuses and any other increase in accordance with

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)

40 - <50

LMG x 0.94

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 in accordance with Table C.

G. Rates of National Minimum Pension Additional Allowance

per week

Yearly average of

Married person who

Any other person

contributions paid or

is maintaining a

credited

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. (i) Reduced Rates of Widows’ Pension per week,

inclusive of any increases under the provisions of article 90A, when

the yearly average of contributions paid or credited is between 20 and

49

Yearly average of

Rate of pension payable per week

contributions paid or

(calculated to the nearest whole cent)

credited

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" 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 1st January 1994 and subsequent years; whilst the amount of €

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L-Erbatax-il Skeda li tinsab mal-Att għandha tiġi emendata

b’dan li ġej

(a) it-titolu u t-Taqsima I tagħha għandhom jiġu sostitwiti

b’dawn it-titolu u Taqsima I il-ġodda li ġejjin

"L-ERBATAX-IL SKEDA

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

Rati ta’ Diversi Tipi ta’ Allowances, Benefiċċju tal-Maternità u

Għotja taż-Żwieġ

TAQSIMA I

Rata fil-ġimgħa ta’ Allowance li titħallas lil residenti ta’ komunità

terapewtika skont l-artikolu 30(9)

€40.00"; u

(b) it-Taqsimiet III, IV, V, VI, VII u VIII tagħha

għandhom jiġu sostitwiti b’dawn it-Taqsimiet il-ġodda li ġejjin

"TAQSIMA III

Somma f’daqqa għal darba li titħallas bħala Għotja taż-Żwieġ skont

l-artikolu 70

€311.85

TAQSIMA IV

Rata fil-ġimgħa ta’ Benefiċċju tal-Maternità li titħallas skont l-

artikolu 72(1)

Għal nisa li jimpjegaw lilhom

Għal nisa oħrajn

nfushom

€192.73

€111.24

Rata fil-ġimgħa ta’ Benefiċċju għal-Leave dwar Maternità li

titħallas skont l-artikolu 72(4)

€192.73

TAQSIMA V

Allowance Supplimentari

Tabella A

STAT

L-ogħla dħul stmat fis-sena

L-ogħla

li jista’ jiġi riċevut għal

allowance li

ammont fis-

titħallas

sena ta’

finijiet ta’ jedd. (B’dan illi

kwalunkwe dħul stmat taħt

allowance li

€ 8,360 għandu jitqies bħala

titħallas

ekwivalenti għal € 8,360)

Persuna miżżewġa li

Ekwivalenti

tkun qiegħda tmantni

għal 3% tad-

lill-konjuġi u li ma

differenza

bejn €26,996

jkollhiex jedd għal

€13,039 - €14,968

€418.60

allowance taħt l-

u d-dħul stmat

attwali

fis-

artikolu 76 jew

ġenitur

mhux

sena

miżżewweġ li ma

jkollux jedd għal

allowance taħt l-

aritkolu 76

Persuna miżżewġa li

Ekwivalenti

għal 5.90%

tkun qiegħda tmantni

lill-konjuġi u li ma

tad-differenza

bejn €26,996

jkollhiex jedd għal

€13,039

€1,099.28

u d-dħul stmat

allowance taħt l-

artikolu 76 jew

attwali

fis-

ġenitur

mhux

sena

miżżewweġ li ma

jkollux jedd għal

allowance taħt l-

artikolu 76

Pensjonant jew

Ekwivalenti

pensjonanta waħedha

għal 4.28%

li tirċievi Pensjoni

€10,871

€598.00

tad-

Minima Nazzjonali

differenza

jew rata ekwivalenti

bejn

€22,336 u d-

dħul stmat

attwali fis-

sena

Persuna Waħedha li

€10,871

€598.00

Ekwivalenti

tifforma familja għal

għal 4.28%

rasha

tad-

differenza

bejn

€22,336 u d-

dħul stmat

attwali fis-

sena sa rata

massima ta’

€11.50 fil-

ġimgħa

Persuna Waħedha li

ma tiffurmax familja

għal rasha u li

€10,871

€126.36

taħdem u ma taqlax

iżjed mill-Paga

Minima Nazzjonali

Ma jinkiseb l-ebda titolu għal allowance taħt din it-Taqsima meta

d-dħul fis-sena stmat ikun jeċċedi l-ogħla ammonti ndikati 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 €25,924 jew

anqas. (Hekk iżda li kwalunkwe dħul taħt €6,659 għandu jitqies bħala

ekwivalenti għal €6,659)

A.

Rata ta’ persentaġġ li titħallas bħala

allowance fuq id-differenza bejn id-

dħul stmat fis-sena u €25,924

Tfal taħt sittax-il (16) sena fil-familja.

6.5% għal kull wild bħal dak

’Il fuq minn sittax-il (16) sena iżda taħt il-

wieħed u għoxrin (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.

2% għal kull wild bħal dak

327) u li ma jkunx qiegħed jirċievi xi forma

ta’ rimunerazzjoni jew allowance jew li

jkun reġistrat bħala persuna mingħajr

xogħol taħt it-Taqsima I tar-reġistru u qatt

ma ħadem bi qligħ.

’Il fuq minn sittax-il (16) sena iżda taħt il-

wieħed u għoxrin (21) sena u li jkun

reġistrat bħala persuna mingħajr xogħol taħt

it-Taqsima I tar-reġistru tax-xogħol

miżmum skont id-dispożizzjonijiet tal-Att

2% għal kull wild bħal dak

dwar is-Servizzi ta’ Impjieg u Taħriġ (Kap.

594) u li qatt ma jkun ħadem bi qligħ, u li

ma jkunx qiegħed jirċievi xi benefiċċju,

pensjoni jew għajnuna li titħallas taħt dan l-

Att.

1. Allowance li titħallas lil familja taħt 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 taħt 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 €25,924

Allowance tat-Tfal Fissa

Tfal taħt sittax-il (16) sena fil-

€8.66 fil-ġimgħa għal kull

familja.

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 taħt din it-Taqsima għandha tibqa’ titħallas

meta t-tifel jew tifla jkunu għalqu s-sittax-il (16) sena iżda ma jkunux

għalqu il-wieħed u għoxrin (21) sena.".

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Reg. 17 — Regulations, 2023 Open official source

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.

(ii)

With effect from year 2022, reduced rates of Widows’

Pension are to increase with the ratios from 5/6th to 6/6th as indicated

Year

Ratio

0.57406

0.59257

I.

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

increases under the provisions of article 90A

Married person who is maintaining

Any other person

a spouse

€169.60

€136.88

J.

Rate of Widows’ and Survivors’ Pensions Additional

Allowance per week

When a widow or widower is

Where widow or widower is

entitled to an allowance under

entitled to an Allowance under

article 31(a)

article 31(b)

€10.00

K.

Highest Rate per week of a Two-Thirds Pension

Person who qualified for the

highest rate of Two-Thirds

Any other person

Pension prior to 2006

€262.26

€261.85

L.

The Cost of Living Bonus

Pensioner category

In the case of a

Any other person

married person

maintaining a spouse

and who was in receipt

of a National

Minimum Pension on

or before 31 December

For

pensioners

whose

€13.16 per week

€17.26 per week

pension initial award date is

rd January 2009

prior to 3

For

pensioners

whose

pension initial award date

€12.74 per week

€16.37 per week

rd

falls between 3

January

st

2009 and 31 December

For

pensioners

whose

pension initial award date

€12.17 per week

€15.26 per week

falls between 2nd January

2010 and 31 st December

For

pensioners

whose

pension initial award date

falls between 1 st January

€11.35 per week

€13.66 per week

31 st

2011 and

December

For

pensioners

whose

pension initial award date

falls between 1 st January

€11.23 per week

€13.38 per week

st

2012 and 31 December

For

pensioners

whose

pension initial award date

falls between 1 st January

€10.58 per week

€12.11 per week

st

2013 and 31 December

For

pensioners

whose

pension initial award date

falls between 1 st January

€10.02 per week

€11.01 per week

2014 and 31 st December

For

pensioners

whose

pension initial award date

falls between 1 st January

€9.54 per week

€10.07 per week

st

2015 and 31 December

For

pensioners

whose

pension initial award date

falls between 1st January

€9.50 per week

€9.96 per week

2016 and 31st December

pensioners

whose

pension initial award date

falls between 1st January

€9.29 per week

€9.52 per week

2017 and 31st December

pensioners

whose

pension initial award date

falls between 1st January

€9.13 per week

€9.31 per week

2018 and 31st December

pensioners

whose

pension initial award date

falls between 1st January

€8.73 per week

2019 and 31st December

pensioners

whose

pension initial award date

falls between 1st January

€8.17 per week

2020 and 31st December

pensioners

whose

pension initial award date

falls between 1 st January

€7.88 per week ".

€7.88 per week

2021 and 31st December

9. The Fourteenth Schedule to the principal Act shall be

amended by the following

(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

therapeuticcommunity 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

€311.85

PART IV

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

For self-occupied women

For other women

€192.73

€111.24

Rate per week of Maternity Leave Benefit paid in terms

of article 72(4)

€192.73

PART V

Supplementary Allowance

Table A

STATUS

Maximum annual

reckonable income

Maximum

that can be taken

allowance

amount of

for entitlement

payable

annual

purposes.

allowance

(So however any

payable

reckonable income

below €8,360 shall

be deemed to be

equivalent to

€8,360)

Married person

who

is

maintaining a

Equivalent

to

spouse and is

3%

of

the

€13,039 - €14,968

€418.60

not entitled to

difference

an allowance

obtaining

under article

between €26,996

76 or single

and

actual

parent who is

reckonable

not entitled to

income per year

an allowance

under article 76

Married person

who

is

maintaining a

Equivalent

to

spouse and is

5.90% of the

€13,093

€1,099.28

not entitled to

difference

an allowance

obtaining

under article

between €26,996

76 or single

and

actual

parent who is

reckonable

not entitled to

income per year

an allowance

under article 76

Single

Equivalent

to

pensioner who

4.28% of the

receives

a

difference

€ 10,871

€598.00

National

obtaining

Minimum

between €22,336

Pension

or

and

actual

equivalent rate

reckonable

income per year

Single person

Equivalent

to

forming

a

4.28% of the

household on

€10,871

€598.00

difference

his or her own

obtaining

between €22,336

actual

reckonable

income per year

up

to

a

maximum rate of

€11.50 per week

Single person

not forming a

household on

his or her own

€10,871

€126.36

with earnings

from a gainful

occupation not

exceeding the

National

Minimum

Wage

No entitlement to an allowance under 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 parameters 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 €25,924 or less. (So however that any

annual reckonable income below €6,659 shall be considered to be

equivalent to €6,659)

A.

Percentage rate payable by way of an

allowance on difference obtaining

between reckonable annual income

and €25,924

Children in household under sixteen

6.5% for each such child

(16) years of age.

Over sixteen (16) years but under

twenty-one (21) years and still

undergoing full time education or

training in an educational institution

recognised by the Government in

2% for each such child

terms of the Education Act (Cap.

327) and who is not receiving any

form of remuneration or allowance

or is registered unemployed under

the Part I of the register and has

never been gainfully occupied.

Over sixteen (16) years but under

twenty-one (21) years and is

registered as unemployed under Part

I of the register kept in accordance

with the provisions of the

2% for each such child

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 under this Act.

1. An allowance payable to a household under 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 under 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 in this

Part.

B.

Where the maximum annual reckonable income is more

than €25,924

Fixed Children’s Allowance

Children in household under sixteen

€8.66 per week for each such child

(16) years 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 under this Part shall continue to be

payable when the child is over sixteen (16) years but under twenty-one

(21) years.".

€2.25

Regulations, 2023

Table of Provisions (11)

Statutory Text (11 Articles)

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