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<h1>Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Asia and the Pacific, 2016</h1>
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<h1>Qatar</h1>
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<div class="exchangeRate">Exchange rate: <abbr class="spell">US</abbr>$1.00 = 3.64 riyals.</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> 2002 (retirement and pensions), implemented in 2003.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Current laws:</span> 2002 (retirement and pensions), implemented in 2003, and 2007 (extension of protection to Gulf Cooperation Council citizens working abroad).</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>Citizens of Qatar working in the public sector, some categories of the private sector, or in one of the Gulf Cooperation Countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, or United Arab Emirates).</p>
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<p>Exclusions: Self-employed persons; and household, family, and foreign workers.</p>
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<p>Special system for military personnel.</p>
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<h3>Source of Funds</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Insured person:</span> 5% of gross earnings.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Self-employed person:</span> Not applicable.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Employer:</span> 10% of gross payroll.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Government:</span> Contributes as an employer; covers administrative costs and any deficit.</p>
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<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Old-age pension:</span> Age 60 with 15 years of contributions.</p>
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<p>Early pension: Age 40 with 15 years of contributions.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Old-age settlement:</span> Paid if the insured does not meet the contribution requirements for an <span class="nobr">old-age</span> pension.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Disability pension:</span> Younger than age 60 and assessed with a total incapacity for work.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Survivor pension:</span> The deceased was in covered employment or was a pensioner at the time of death.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Survivor settlement:</span> Paid if the deceased did not qualify for a survivor pension.</p>
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<p>Eligible survivors include the <span class="nobr">widow(er),</span> unmarried daughters and granddaughters of any age, sons and grandsons up to age 21 (age 26 if a <span class="nobr">full-time</span> student, no limit if disabled), parents, and siblings.</p>
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<p>The survivor pension for female survivors ceases upon marriage or remarriage.</p>
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<h3>Old-Age Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Old-age pension:</span> 5% of the insured's average gross monthly earnings in the last five years before retirement (last gross monthly salary for public-sector workers) is paid for each year of contributions.</p>
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<p>The minimum monthly pension is 75% of the insured's average gross monthly earnings in the last five years before retirement (last gross monthly salary for public-sector workers).</p>
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<p>The maximum monthly pension is 100% of the insured's average gross monthly earnings in the last five years before retirement (last gross monthly salary for public-sector workers).</p>
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<p>Early pension: The pension is reduced by 2% (if the insured resigns) to 2.5% (if the insured is dismissed for disciplinary reasons) for each year that the pension is taken before the normal retirement age.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Old-age settlement:</span> A lump sum of the insured's contributions is paid.</p>
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<h3>Permanent Disability Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Disability pension:</span> The pension is 5% of the insured's average gross monthly earnings in the last five years before the disability began (last gross monthly salary for public-sector workers) multiplied by the number of years of contributions or 15 years (20 years for a nonwork-related disability), whichever is greater.</p>
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<p>For a work-related disability, a full pension is paid regardless of contributory period.</p>
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<p>The minimum monthly pension is 75% of the insured's average gross monthly earnings in the last five years before the disability began (last gross monthly salary for public-sector workers).</p>
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<p>The maximum monthly pension is 100% of the insured's average gross monthly earnings in the last five years before the disability began (last gross monthly salary for public-sector workers).</p>
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<h3>Survivor Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Survivor pension:</span> 75% of the <span class="nobr">old-age</span> or disability pension the deceased received or was entitled to receive is paid to a <span class="nobr">widow(er)</span> with no children (100% is split equally if there is more than one widow); 33.3% with one or more children (50% is split equally if there is more than one widow).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Orphan's pension:</span> 50% of the <span class="nobr">old-age</span> or disability pension the deceased received or was entitled to receive is paid for one eligible orphan; 66.7% is split equally for more than one orphan; 75% for a full orphan (100% is split equally for more than one full orphan).</p>
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<p>Other eligible survivors: 16.7% to 50% of the <span class="nobr">old-age</span> or disability pension the deceased received or was entitled to receive is paid to other eligible survivors.</p>
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<p>All survivor benefits combined must not exceed 100% of the deceased's average gross monthly earnings in the last five years before the disability began (last gross monthly salary for public-sector workers).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Survivor settlement:</span> A lump sum of the deceased's contributions is paid.</p>
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
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<p>Ministry of Finance (https://www.mof.gov.qa/) provides general supervision.</p>
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<p>General Retirement Social Insurance Authority 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 and current laws:</span> 1996 (health), 2004 (labor code), and 2013 (health insurance).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Employer-liability (cash benefits) and universal (medical benefits) system.</p>
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<p>Note: The 2013 health insurance law has been repealed.</p>
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<h3>Coverage</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Cash sickness and maternity benefits (employer liability):</span> Private-sector employees.</p>
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<p>Exclusions: Self-employed persons.</p>
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<p>Special systems for civil servants and military personnel.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Medical benefits:</span> Citizens of Qatar.</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> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Medical benefits:</span> None.</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> Not applicable.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Medical benefits:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Employer</span></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Cash benefits:</span> The total cost.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Medical benefits:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Government</span></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Cash benefits:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Medical benefits:</span> The total cost.</p>
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<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Cash sickness benefits (employer liability):</span> Must have been employed for at least three months and provide a medical certificate.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Cash maternity benefits (employer liability):</span> Must have been employed with the same employer for at least one year.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Medical benefits:</span> There is no minimum qualifying period.</p>
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<h3>Sickness and Maternity Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Sickness benefit:</span> 100% of the employee's earnings is paid for up to two weeks; 50% thereafter, up to four additional weeks.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Maternity benefit:</span> 100% of the employee's earnings is paid for 50 days, including at least 35 days after childbirth.</p>
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<h3>Workers' Medical Benefits</h3>
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<p>Inpatient, outpatient, and <span class="nobr">long-term</span> care are provided. Benefits include preventive care, emergency treatment, specialist care (such as maternity care, gynecology, and ophthalmology), physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, radiology, laboratory services, and medicine.</p>
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<p>Cost sharing: There is no cost sharing.</p>
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<h3>Dependents' Medical Benefits</h3>
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<p>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><span class="h4">Cash benefits</span></p>
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<p>Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor, and Social Affairs provides general supervision and oversight.</p>
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<p>Employers provide benefits directly to their employees.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Medical benefits</span></p>
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<p>Ministry of Health (<a href="https://www.moph.gov.qa/">https://www.moph.gov.qa/</a>) provides general supervision.</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> 2004 (labor code).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Employer-liability system.</p>
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<h3>Coverage</h3>
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<p>Private-sector employees.</p>
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<p>Exclusions: 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> Not applicable.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Employer:</span> The total cost.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Government:</span> None.</p>
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<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
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<p>There is no minimum qualifying period.</p>
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<h3>Temporary Disability Benefits</h3>
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<p>100% of the employee's earnings is paid for up to six months; 50% of earnings thereafter until recovery or certification of permanent disability.</p>
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<h3>Permanent Disability Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Permanent disability benefit (employer liability):</span> For a total disability, a benefit is paid according to Islamic law.</p>
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<p>Partial disability: A percentage of the permanent disability benefit is paid according to the assessed degree of disability.</p>
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<h3>Workers' Medical Benefits</h3>
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<p>Necessary medical treatment is provided.</p>
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<h3>Survivor Benefits</h3>
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<p>100% of the permanent disability benefit the deceased received or was entitled to receive is paid to eligible survivors.</p>
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<p>Eligible survivors are determined according to Islamic law.</p>
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
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<p>Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor, and Social Affairs provides general supervision.</p>
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