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<h1>Social Security Programs Throughout the World: The Americas, 2015</h1>
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<h1>British Virgin Islands</h1>
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<div class="exchangeRate">Exchange rate: Currency is the <abbr class="spell">US</abbr> dollar (<abbr class="spell">US</abbr>$).</div>
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<h2>Old Age, Disability, and Survivors</h2>
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<h3>Regulatory Framework</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">First law:</span> 1979 (social security).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Current law:</span> 1980 (social security).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Social insurance system.</p>
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<h3>Coverage</h3>
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<p>Employed and self-employed persons.</p>
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<p>Voluntary coverage is available.</p>
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<h3>Source of Funds</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Insured person:</span> 3.25% of covered monthly earnings. The voluntarily insured contribute 7% of earnings.</p>
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<p>The maximum annual earnings used to calculate contributions are $39,468 (rising to $40,300 on January 1, 2016).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Self-employed person:</span> 8.5% of declared monthly earnings.</p>
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<p>The maximum annual earnings used to calculate contributions are $39,468 (rising to $40,300 on January 1, 2016).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Employer:</span> 3.25% of covered monthly payroll.</p>
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<p>The maximum annual earnings used to calculate contributions are $39,468 (rising to $40,300 on January 1, 2016).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Government:</span> None; contributes as an employer.</p>
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<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Old-age pension:</span> Age 65 with at least 500 weeks of contributions.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Old-age grant:</span> Age 65 with at least 50 weeks of contributions and does not qualify for an <span class="nobr">old-age</span> or disability pension.</p>
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<p>Old-age benefits are payable abroad.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Disability pension:</span> Younger than age 65 with at least 250 weeks of contributions and assessed with a permanent incapacity for any work.</p>
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<p>A medical doctor assesses the degree of disability every six months.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Disability grant:</span> Younger than age 65 with at least 50 weeks of contributions, unable to work for at least the last six months, assessed with a permanent incapacity for any work, and does not qualify for an <span class="nobr">old-age</span> or disability pension.</p>
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<p>Disability benefits are payable abroad.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Survivor pension:</span> The deceased received or was entitled to receive an <span class="nobr">old-age</span> or disability pension or had at least 250 weeks of contributions at the time of death.</p>
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<p>Eligible survivors include a <span class="nobr">widow(er)</span> aged 40 or older or caring for a dependent child younger than age 15 (age 21 if a student) and orphans younger than age 15 (age 21 if a student).</p>
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<p>Survivor benefits are payable abroad.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Survivor grant:</span> The deceased did not qualify for an <span class="nobr">old-age</span> or disability pension and had at least 50 weeks but less than 250 weeks of contributions at the time of death.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Funeral grant:</span> Paid when an insured person or one of his or her dependents dies. The insured must have at least 26 weeks of paid contributions.</p>
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<h3>Old-Age Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Old-age pension:</span> 30% of the insured's average annual covered earnings plus 1% of average covered earnings for every <span class="nobr">50-week</span> period of contributions exceeding 500 weeks is paid.</p>
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<p>Average annual covered earnings are the sum of earnings in the best 11 years in the last 15 years of contributions (or the total years of contributions, if less) before retirement divided by 11.</p>
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<p>The maximum annual earnings used to calculate benefits are $39,468 (rising to $40,300 on January 1, 2016).</p>
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<p>The minimum <span class="nobr">old-age</span> pension is $260.</p>
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<p>The maximum <span class="nobr">old-age</span> pension is 60% of the insured's average annual covered earnings.</p>
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<p>Retirement is not necessary.</p>
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<p>The insured may receive the <span class="nobr">old-age</span> pension and the survivor pension at the same time. The total amount received is 100% of the <span class="nobr">old-age</span> pension plus 50% of the survivor pension, up to 100% of the insured's insurable earnings.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Old-age grant:</span> A lump sum of six times the insured's average weekly earnings for every <span class="nobr">50-week</span> period of contributions from 51 to 499 weeks is paid.</p>
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<p>Retirement is not necessary.</p>
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<h3>Permanent Disability Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Disability pension:</span> 30% of the insured's average annual covered earnings plus 1% of average covered earnings for every <span class="nobr">50-week</span> period of contributions exceeding 500 weeks is paid.</p>
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<p>Average annual covered earnings are the sum of earnings in the best 11 years in the last 15 years of contributions (or the total years of contributions, if less) before retirement divided by 11.</p>
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<p>The maximum annual earnings used to calculate benefits are $39,468 (rising to $40,300 on January 1, 2016).</p>
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<p>The minimum disability pension is $260.</p>
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<p>The maximum disability pension is 60% of the insured's average annual covered earnings.</p>
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<p>The disability pension is replaced by the <span class="nobr">old-age</span> pension at age 65.</p>
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<p>The insured may receive the disability pension and the survivor pension at the same time. The total amount received is 100% of the disability pension plus 50% of the survivor pension, up to 100% of the insured's insurable earnings.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Disability grant:</span> A lump sum of six times the insured's average weekly earnings for every <span class="nobr">50-week</span> period of contributions from 51 to 499 weeks is paid.</p>
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<h3>Survivor Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Spouse's pension:</span> 66.7% of the <span class="nobr">old-age</span> pension the deceased received or was entitled to receive is paid to a <span class="nobr">widow(er)</span> or cohabiting partner who lived with the deceased for at least three years.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Orphan's pension:</span> 33.3% of the spouse's pension is paid; 66.7% for full orphans.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Spouse's grant:</span> 66.7% of the <span class="nobr">old-age</span> grant the deceased received or was entitled to receive is paid to a <span class="nobr">widow(er)</span> or cohabiting partner who lived with the deceased for at least three years.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Orphan's grant:</span> 33.3% of the spouse's grant is paid; 66.7% for full orphans.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Funeral grant:</span> The grant depends on the age of the person at the time of death. For a child younger than age 1, $450 is paid; for a child aged 1 to 15, $1,950; for persons aged 16 or older, $3,000. The grant is paid to the person who pays for the funeral.</p>
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
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<p>Social Security Board (<a href="https://www.vissb.vg/">http://www.bvissb.vg</a>), managed by a tripartite board of directors appointed by the Minister of Health and Social Development, administers the program.</p>
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<h2>Sickness and Maternity</h2>
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<h3>Regulatory Framework</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">First law:</span> 1979 (social security).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Current laws:</span> 1980 (Social Security (Benefits) Regulations); 2014 (Social Security (Amendment) Act); and 2015 (Social Security (National Health Insurance) Regulations).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Social insurance system.</p>
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<h3>Coverage</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Cash benefits:</span> Employed and self-employed persons.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Medical benefits (National Health Insurance):</span> Legal residents of the British Virgin Islands.</p>
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<h3>Source of Funds</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Insured person</span></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Cash benefits:</span> 0.75% of covered monthly earnings.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">National Health Insurance:</span> 3.75% of covered monthly earnings.</p>
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<p>The maximum annual earnings used to calculate contributions are $78,936 (rising to $80,600 on January 1, 2016).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Self-employed person</span></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Cash benefits:</span> 1.5% of declared monthly earnings.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">National Health Insurance:</span> 7.5% of declared monthly earnings.</p>
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<p>The maximum annual earnings used to calculate contributions are $78,936 (rising to $80,600 on January 1, 2016).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Employer</span></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Cash benefits:</span> 0.75% of covered monthly payroll.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">National Health Insurance:</span> 3.75% of covered monthly payroll.</p>
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<p>The maximum annual earnings used to calculate contributions are $78,936 (rising to $80,600 on January 1, 2016).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Government</span></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Cash benefits:</span> None; contributes as an employer.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">National Health Insurance:</span> Contributes as an employer; pays contributions for dependent children, unemployed elderly persons, needy persons, and prisoners.</p>
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<p>The maximum annual earnings used to calculate contributions are $78,936 (rising to $80,600 on January 1, 2016).</p>
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<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Cash sickness benefits:</span> Must have at least 26 weeks of contributions, including at least eight weeks of contributions in the 13 weeks before the incapacity began.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Cash maternity benefits:</span> Must have at least 26 weeks of contributions, including at least 20 weeks of contributions in the 39 weeks before the expected date of childbirth.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Maternity grant:</span> Must have at least 26 weeks of contributions.</p>
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<p>Eligible parents include the mother, her husband, or her cohabiting partner who has lived with her for at least two years.</p>
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<h3>Sickness and Maternity Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Sickness benefit:</span> 66.7% of the insured's average weekly covered earnings in the 13 weeks before the incapacity began is paid after a three-day waiting period for up to 26 weeks.</p>
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<p>There is no minimum weekly sickness benefit.</p>
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<p>The maximum weekly sickness benefit is $464.12.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Maternity benefit:</span> 66.7% of the insured's average weekly covered earnings in the 39 weeks before the expected date of childbirth is paid for up to 13 weeks, beginning no earlier than six weeks before the expected date of childbirth.</p>
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<p>There is no minimum weekly maternity benefit.</p>
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<p>The maximum weekly maternity benefit is $486.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Maternity grant:</span> A lump sum of $300 per child is paid to each eligible parent.</p>
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<h3>Workers' Medical Benefits</h3>
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<p>The National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme covers a comprehensive package of primary, secondary, and tertiary care. Benefits include preventive care, diagnostic procedures, outpatient care, hospitalizations, surgery, acute and intensive care, medicine, mental health services, dental and eye care, prostheses, and rehabilitation.</p>
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<p>Cost sharing: No copayment is required for medical treatment at community health clinics within the NHI network. Copayments vary according to whether the providers are in the NHI network and whether they are local or overseas: 5% for the local public hospital; 10% for local providers in the NHI network; 20% for out-of-network local providers and overseas providers in the NHI network; and 40% for out-of-network overseas providers.</p>
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<h3>Dependents' Medical Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Medical benefits for dependents:</span> Medical benefits for dependents are the same as those for the insured.</p>
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
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<p>Social Security Board (<a href="https://www.vissb.vg/">http://www.bvissb.vg/</a>), managed by a tripartite board of directors appointed by the Minister of Health and Social Development, administers the programs.</p>
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<h2>Work Injury</h2>
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<h3>Regulatory Framework</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">First and current law:</span> 1994 (employment injury).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Social insurance system.</p>
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<h3>Coverage</h3>
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<p>Employed and self-employed persons.</p>
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<h3>Source of Funds</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Insured person:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Self-employed person:</span> 0.5% of declared monthly earnings.</p>
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<p>The maximum annual earnings used to calculate contributions are $39,468 (rising to $40,300 on January 1, 2016).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Employer:</span> 0.5% of covered monthly payroll.</p>
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<p>The maximum annual earnings used to calculate contributions are $39,468 (rising to $40,300 on January 1, 2016).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Government:</span> None; contributes as an employer.</p>
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<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Work injury benefits:</span> There is no minimum qualifying period.</p>
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<h3>Temporary Disability Benefits</h3>
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<p>75% of average weekly covered earnings is paid for up to 26 weeks.</p>
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<p>The maximum weekly temporary disability benefit is $569.25 (rising to $582 on January 1, 2016).</p>
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<h3>Permanent Disability Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Permanent disability benefit:</span> For a total (100%) disability, 75% of average weekly covered earnings is paid for up to 26 weeks.</p>
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<p>The maximum weekly permanent disability benefit is $569.25 (rising to $582 on January 1, 2016).</p>
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<p>Partial disability: For an assessed degree of disability of 30% to 99%, a percentage of the full pension is paid according to the assessed degree of disability.</p>
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<p>A medical doctor assesses the degree of disability every six months.</p>
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<p>A lump sum is paid for an assessed degree of disability of less than 30%.</p>
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<h3>Workers' Medical Benefits</h3>
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<p>Benefits include medical, surgical, dental, and hospital treatment; skilled nursing services; medicine; prostheses (including maintenance and repair); and the cost of transportation to and from medical services.</p>
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<h3>Survivor Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Spouse's pension:</span> 50% of the maximum survivor pension is paid to a <span class="nobr">widow(er)</span> or a cohabiting partner who lived with the deceased for at least three years.</p>
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<p>The maximum survivor pension is 75% of the deceased's average weekly earnings.</p>
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<p>The survivor pension ceases on remarriage or cohabitation.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Orphan's pension:</span> 16.7% of the maximum survivor pension is paid to each orphan younger than age 15 (age 21 if a student, no limit if disabled).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Other eligible survivors:</span> Up to 50% of the maximum survivor pension is split equally among other dependent survivors.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Funeral grant:</span> A lump sum of $3,000 is paid to the person who paid for the funeral.</p>
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
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<p>Social Security Board (<a href="https://www.vissb.vg/">http://www.bvissb.vg</a>), managed by a tripartite board of directors appointed by the Minister of Health and Social Development, administers the program.</p>
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<h2>Unemployment</h2>
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<h3>Regulatory Framework</h3>
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<p>The Labour Code (2010) requires employers to provide severance pay to employees with at least 12 months of continuous service. Severance is paid in cases of redundancy, mental or physical incapacity, liquidation of the firm, in situations where the employee cannot continue to work without breaking a law, or if the employer dies. The benefit amount for <span class="nobr">full-time</span> employees is three quarters of one day's pay multiplied by the number of months of service, or nine days' pay multiplied by the number of years of service. (Different formulas apply for casual, <span class="nobr">part-time,</span> or piece-work employees.)</p>
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