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<h1>Social Security Programs Throughout the World: The Americas, 2007</h1>
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<h1>Antigua and Barbuda</h1>
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<div class="exchangeRate">Exchange rate: US$1.00 equals 2.70 East Caribbean dollars (EC$).</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 laws:</span> 1972 (social insurance); 1973 (old age), with 2005 amendment; 1977 (disability); and 1993 (social assistance).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Social insurance and social assistance system.</p>
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<h3>Coverage</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Social insurance:</span> Employed and self-employed persons aged 16 to 59.</p>
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<p>Voluntary coverage is not possible.</p>
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<p>Exclusions: A married woman working for her husband; certain family members working for a family business; casual workers with weekly earnings less than EC$7.50 and having worked for less than 8 weeks; and employed persons with any earnings paid on the basis of commissions, fees, or profit sharing.</p>
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<p>There are no special systems for any specified groups of employees.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Social assistance:</span> Persons who were aged 65 or older in 1993; age 60 or older and blind with annual income up to EC$5,000.</p>
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<h3>Source of Funds</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Insured person:</span> 3% of covered monthly earnings (private sector) or 2% of covered monthly earnings (public sector).</p>
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<p>The minimum weekly earnings for contribution purposes are EC$7.50.</p>
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<p>The maximum annual earnings for contribution purposes are EC$54,000.</p>
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<p>The insured's (private sector) contributions also finance sickness and maternity benefits.</p>
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<span class="h4">Self-employed person:</span> 8% of covered monthly earnings.
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<p>The minimum monthly earnings for contribution purposes are EC$450.</p>
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<p>The maximum annual earnings for contribution purposes are EC$54,000.</p>
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<p>The self-employed person's contributions also finance sickness and maternity benefits.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Employer:</span> 5% of covered monthly payroll.</p>
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<p>The minimum earnings for contribution purposes are EC$7.50 a week; EC$32.50 a month.</p>
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<p>The maximum annual earnings for contribution purposes are EC$54,000.</p>
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<p>The employer's contributions also finance sickness and maternity benefits.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Government:</span> None; contributes as an employer.</p>
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<p>Note: The Social Security Board finances social assistance benefits.</p>
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<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Old-age pension:</span> Age 60 with at least 500 weeks of contributions for a full pension.</p>
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<p>Partial pension: A reduced pension is paid at age 60 with 350 to 499 weeks of contributions.</p>
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<p>Transitional pension: A reduced pension is paid at age 60 with at least 156 weeks of contributions starting before 1975.</p>
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<p>Early pension: There is no early pension.</p>
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<p>Deferred pension: There is no deferred pension.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Old-age settlement:</span> Aged 60 or older and does not satisfy the qualifying conditions for the old-age pension, but has at least 26 paid contributions starting before 1975 or at least 52 contributions starting after 1974.</p>
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<p>Old-age benefits are payable abroad.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Old-age assistance:</span> Aged 77 or older; aged 60 or older if blind or disabled.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Disability pension:</span> The insured must be assessed as disabled, be younger than age 60, and have at least 156 weeks of contributions.</p>
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<p>The degree of disability is assessed by the insured's doctor and a Social Security Board doctor.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Disability settlement:</span> The insured must be assessed as disabled, be younger than age 60, and have at least 52 weeks of contributions but does not satisfy the qualifying conditions for the disability pension.</p>
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<p>The degree of disability is assessed by the insured's doctor and a Social Security Board doctor.</p>
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<p>Disability benefits are payable abroad.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Survivor pension:</span> Paid if the deceased was eligible for or was receiving a disability pension or an old-age pension at the time of death.</p>
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<p>Eligible survivors are a widow or a dependent disabled widower and children younger than age 16 (age 18 if a student).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Survivor settlement:</span> Paid if the deceased was eligible for or was receiving the old-age grant or the disability grant at the time of death.</p>
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<p>Eligible survivors are a widow aged 50 or older who had been married or living with the deceased for at least 3 years, a dependent disabled widower who had been married or living with the deceased for at least 3 years, and children younger than age 16 (age 18 if a student).</p>
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<p>Survivor benefits are payable abroad.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Funeral grant:</span> The deceased had at least 26 weeks of paid contributions in the last 12 months or was eligible for or was receiving sickness benefits, maternity benefits, an old-age pension, or a disability pension at the time of death.</p>
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<h3>Old-Age Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Old-age pension:</span> The full pension is equal to 25% of the insured's average earnings, plus 1% for each <span class="nobr">50-week</span> period of contributions exceeding 500 contributions, up to a maximum of 50%.</p>
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<p>Average earnings are based on earnings in the best 5 years in the last 10 years of work; if the number of years worked is less than 5 years, the average is based on total earnings.</p>
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<p>Partial pension: A percentage of the full pension is paid according to the number of weeks of contributions.</p>
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<p>Transitional pension: The pension is equal to 25% of average earnings in the best 5 years in the last 10 years of work.</p>
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<p>Early pension: There is no early pension.</p>
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<p>Deferred pension: There is no deferred pension.</p>
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<p>The minimum monthly pension is EC$350.</p>
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<p>The maximum monthly pension is EC$2,250.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Old-age settlement:</span> EC$1,200 or 75% of the combined employer and employee contributions, whichever is higher.</p>
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<p>Benefit adjustment: Benefits are adjusted according to actuarial reviews, subject to economic conditions.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Old-age assistance:</span> EC$255 a month 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 equal to 25% of the insured's average earnings, plus 1% for each <span class="nobr">50-week</span> period of contributions exceeding 500 contributions, up to a maximum of 50%.</p>
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<p>Average earnings are based on earnings in the best 5 years in the last 10 years of work; if the insured has less than 5 years of work, the average is based on earnings in the total period.</p>
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<p>The minimum monthly pension is EC$350.</p>
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<p>The maximum monthly pension is EC$2,250.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Disability settlement:</span> EC$1,200 or 75% of the combined employer and employee contributions, whichever is higher.</p>
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<p>Benefit adjustment: Benefits are adjusted according to actuarial reviews, subject to economic conditions.</p>
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<h3>Survivor Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Survivor pension:</span> An eligible <span class="nobr">widow(er)</span> receives 50% of the pension paid or payable to the deceased. A limited pension is paid for a year if the widow is younger than age 50 and employed at the time of the insured's death.</p>
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<p>The pension ceases on remarriage.</p>
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<p>The minimum survivor pension is EC$150.15 a month.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Orphan's pension:</span> 25% of the deceased's pension (40% if a full orphan) is paid to an orphan younger than age 16 (age 18 if a student).</p>
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<p>The minimum orphan's pension is EC$50.05 a month.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Survivor settlement:</span> The grant must not exceed the value of the old-age settlement or disability settlement.</p>
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<p>Benefit adjustment: Benefits are adjusted according to actuarial reviews, subject to economic conditions.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Funeral grant:</span> EC$2,500 is paid to the person who met the cost of the funeral.</p>
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
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<p>Ministry of Finance provides general supervision.</p>
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<p>Antigua and Barbuda Social Security Board (http://www.socialsecurity.gov.ag) 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> 1972 (social insurance), 1973 (sickness), and 1973 (maternity).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Social insurance system. Cash benefits only.</p>
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<h3>Coverage</h3>
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<p>Private-sector employees and self-employed persons aged 16 to 59.</p>
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<p>Voluntary coverage is not possible.</p>
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<p>Exclusions: A married woman working for her husband; certain family members working for a family business; casual workers with weekly earnings less than EC$7.50 and having worked for less than 8 weeks; and employed persons with any earnings paid on the basis of commissions, fees, or profit sharing.</p>
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<p>There are no special systems for any specified groups of employees.</p>
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<h3>Source of Funds</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Insured person:</span> See source of funds under Old Age, Disability, and Survivors, above.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Self-employed person:</span> See source of funds under Old Age, Disability, and Survivors, above.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Employer:</span> See source of funds under Old Age, Disability, and Survivors, above.</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><span class="h4">Cash sickness benefits:</span> The insured must be insured for at least 26 weeks; worked at least 8 weeks in the 3 calendar months immediately before the incapacity began and was employed the day before the incapacity began. The incapacity is not the result of a work-related injury.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Cash maternity benefits:</span> The insured must have 26 weeks of contributions in the year before the expected date of childbirth.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Maternity grant:</span> The grant is paid to an insured woman or the wife of an insured man, with at least 26 weeks of paid contributions in the year before the expected date of childbirth.</p>
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<h3>Sickness and Maternity Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Sickness benefit:</span> The benefit is equal to 60% of the insured's average weekly earnings and is paid after a <span class="nobr">3-day</span> waiting period for up to 26 weeks; may be extended for an additional 13 weeks.</p>
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<p>Average weekly earnings are based on earnings in the 3 calendar months before the incapacity began.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Maternity benefit:</span> The benefit is equal to 60% of the insured's average weekly earnings and is paid for a maximum of 13 weeks beginning not earlier than 6 weeks before the expected date of childbirth or later than the expected week of childbirth.</p>
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<p>Average weekly earnings are based on earnings in the 52 weeks before the last 6 weeks before the expected week of childbirth.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Maternity grant:</span> A lump sum of EC$560 is paid.</p>
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<h3>Workers' Medical Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Medical benefits:</span> No statutory benefits are provided.</p>
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<p>Medical services are provided by the Medical Benefits Scheme, Ministry of Health, and through public health facilities.</p>
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<p>Necessary medical treatment is permitted abroad.</p>
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<h3>Dependents' Medical Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Medical benefits for dependents:</span> No statutory benefits are provided.</p>
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<p>Medical services are provided by the Medical Benefits Scheme, Ministry of Health, and through public health facilities.</p>
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<p>Necessary medical treatment is permitted abroad.</p>
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
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<p>Ministry of Finance provides general supervision.</p>
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<p>Antigua and Barbuda Social Security Board (http://www.socialsecurity.gov.ag) administers the program.</p>
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