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<h1>Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Asia and the Pacific, 2004</h1>
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<h1>Western Samoa</h1>
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<div class="exchangeRate">Exchange rate: US$1.00 equals 2.71 tala.</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 and current law:</span> 1972 (national provident fund), with 1972 and 1990 amendments.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Provident fund and universal old-age pension system.</p>
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<h3>Coverage</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Provident fund:</span> Employed persons, including domestic servants.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Senior citizen benefit scheme:</span> Resident Western Samoan citizens aged 65 or older.</p>
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<h3>Source of Funds</h3>
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<h4>Provident fund</h4>
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<p><span class="h5">Insured person:</span> 5% of gross monthly earnings. (Additional voluntary contributions are permitted, without a ceiling.)</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Self-employed person:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Employer:</span> 5% of monthly payroll.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Government:</span> None; contributes as an employer.</p>
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<h4>Senior citizen benefit scheme</h4>
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<p><span class="h5">Insured person:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Self-employed person:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Employer:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Government:</span> Total cost.</p>
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<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
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<h4>Provident fund</h4>
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<p><span class="h5">Old-age pension:</span> Age 55 and retired from covered employment; at any age if emigrating permanently or after 12 consecutive months of residence overseas. If covered employment continues after age 55, contributions must continue to the fund. If new employment begins after funds are withdrawn at age 55, the fund member must contribute for 12 months before next withdrawing funds.</p>
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<p>Early withdrawal: Age 50 and unemployed for 5 years or more.</p>
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<p>Drawdown payment: Must have a minimum balance of 500 tala.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Disability pension:</span> Total incapacity for work in covered employment. A general medical practitioner assesses the disability.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Survivor pension:</span> The death of the fund member.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Death benefit:</span> The death of the fund member before age 55. The fund member must have been an active contributor at the time of death.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Senior citizen benefit scheme:</span> Age 65 and a resident Western Samoan citizen.</p>
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<h3>Old-Age Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Old-age pension (provident fund):</span> A fund member can choose from three benefit options: a monthly pension based on total insured person and employer contributions, plus interest; a monthly pension based on 75% of total contributions, plus interest, with the remaining 25% paid as a lump sum; or at age 55 fund members can opt to take a lump sum of the full amount instead of a pension.</p>
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<p>Interest rate adjustment: The interest rate is adjusted every 3 years according to an actuarial review.</p>
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<p>Drawdown payment: Up to 50% of the total insured person and employer contributions. The payment is repaid as a loan at an annual interest rate of 11%. If used for building a house, the loan must be at least 50,000 tala.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Senior citizen benefit scheme:</span> 100 tala a month. (Senior citizens also receive subsidized health care in public hospitals and free interisland travel on public seagoing vessels.)</p>
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<p>Benefit adjustment: The senior citizen benefit is reviewed periodically by the government.</p>
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<h3>Permanent Disability Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Disability pension (provident fund):</span> A fund member can choose from three benefit options: a monthly pension based on total employee and employer contributions, plus interest; a monthly pension based on 75% of total contributions, plus interest, with the remaining 25% paid as a lump sum; or at age 55 fund members can opt to take a lump sum of the full amount instead of a pension.</p>
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<p>Interest rate adjustment: The interest rate is adjusted every 3 years according to an actuarial review.</p>
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<h3>Survivor Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Survivor pension (provident fund):</span> 50% of the deceased's pension. The pension is payable to named survivors. Eligible survivors include the spouse, children, and siblings. The pension is split according to proportions stated by the deceased.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Death benefit (provident fund):</span> A lump sum of 2,500 tala.</p>
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<p>Benefit adjustment: The death benefit is adjusted according to the financial health of the fund.</p>
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
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<p>Samoa National Provident Fund (http://www.npf.ws), managed by a tripartite board, administers the scheme.</p>
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<p>Senior Citizen Benefit Scheme Department of the Samoa National Provident Fund administers the senior citizen benefit scheme.</p>
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<h2>Sickness and Maternity</h2>
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<h3>Regulatory Framework</h3>
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<p>No statutory cash benefits are provided. (Cash benefits for temporary and permanent disability are provided for nonwork-related injuries under the work injury program.)</p>
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<p>Some medical services are provided free of charge to the population through government health centers.</p>
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<p>Other hospital and medical services are provided under the senior citizen benefit scheme and work injury program.</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 law:</span> 1960.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Current laws:</span> 1978 and 1989 (accident compensation), with 2003 amendment.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Employer-liability system, involving compulsory insurance with a private carrier.</p>
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<h3>Coverage</h3>
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<p>Employed persons.</p>
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<p>Exclusions: The self-employed.</p>
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<p>The total population is covered under a separate scheme for nonwork-related injuries, including injuries resulting from an accident involving a motor vehicle or a boat traveling within Western Samoa.</p>
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<h3>Source of Funds</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Insured person:</span> None for work injury; 1% of earnings for nonwork-related accidents.</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> 1% of payroll for work-related accidents.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Government:</span> None.</p>
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<p>An earmarked tax of 0.05 tala per gallon on motor fuel finances benefits for victims of motor vehicle and boat accidents.</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>70% of earnings. The benefit is payable for up to 5 years after a <span class="nobr">5-day</span> waiting period; may be extended. The benefit covers temporary disability resulting from a work-related or a nonwork-related injury (or from motor vehicle or boat accidents).</p>
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<p>The maximum benefit is 400 tala a week.</p>
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<h3>Permanent Disability Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Permanent disability benefit:</span> If the assessed degree of disability is at least 80%, the weekly benefit is 70% of the insured's last earnings times the assessed degree of disability. The benefit is paid until rehabilitation or death.</p>
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<p>The maximum weekly benefit is 400 tala.</p>
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<p>Partial permanent disability: If the assessed degree of disability is less than 80% and the injured person returns to work before the period of entitlement to a temporary disability benefit ceases, a lump sum is paid in proportion to the assessed degree of disability, up to a maximum of 8,000 tala.</p>
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<h3>Workers' Medical Benefits</h3>
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<p>Reasonable medical expenses. A payment of 15,000 tala for artificial limbs or treatment abroad.</p>
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<h3>Survivor Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Survivor grant:</span> A lump sum of 20,000 tala is payable to the dependents. For the death of a worker, a weekly payment of up to 200 tala is also payable for a maximum of 4 years.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Funeral grant:</span> 2,000 tala. The grant covers deaths caused by work accidents (or motor vehicle or boat accidents).</p>
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
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<p>Labor Department provides general supervision.</p>
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<p>Accident Compensation Corporation administers the program.</p>
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