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<h1>Isle of Man</h1>
<div class="exchangeRate">Exchange rate: US$1.00 equals 0.48&nbsp;pounds&nbsp;(&pound;).</div>
<h2>Old Age, Disability, and Survivors</h2>
<h3>Regulatory Framework</h3>
<p><span class="h4">First law:</span> 1948.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Current laws:</span> 1992 (consolidated legislation); 1995 (pensions); 1999 (welfare reform and pensions), implemented in 2000 and 2001; and 2004 (pensions).</p>
<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Social insurance and social assistance system.</p>
<h3>Coverage</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Contributory benefits:</span> Employed persons aged&nbsp;16 to 65 (men) or aged&nbsp;16 to 60 (women) with weekly earnings of at least &pound;90 (from April&nbsp;2008).</p>
<p>Self-employed persons aged&nbsp;16 to 65 (men) or aged&nbsp;16 to 60 (women) with net annual income of at least &pound;5,435 (from April&nbsp;2008) are covered for all benefits except the state second pension, work injury benefits, contributory jobseeker's allowance, paternity allowance, and adoption allowance.</p>
<p>Voluntary coverage for the basic retirement pension for nonemployed persons.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Noncontributory benefits:</span> All persons residing in the Isle of Man.</p>
<h3>Source of Funds</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Insured person:</span> 10% of weekly earnings between &pound;105 and &pound;695 (from April&nbsp;2008); certain married women and widows pay 3.85% of weekly earnings.</p>
<p>Around 16% of the insured's contribution is allocated to the Health Services toward the cost of medical benefits. The insured's contributions also finance sickness, maternity, paternity, and adoption benefits; work injury benefits; and unemployment benefits.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Self-employed person:</span> A flat-rate &pound;2.20 a week. In addition, self-employed persons with annual profits between &pound;5,435 and &pound;36,140 (from April&nbsp;2008) pay an earnings-related contribution of 8% earnings.</p>
<p>Voluntary contributors pay a flat-rate &pound;8.10 a week. Voluntary contributions finance only the flat-rate basic state retirement pension and bereavement benefits.</p>
<p>A percentage of the self-employed person's contribution is allocated to the Health Services toward the costs of medical benefits. The self-employed person's contributions finance all benefits except the state second pension, work injury benefits, and the contributory jobseeker's allowance.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Employer:</span> 12.8% of the employee's weekly earnings greater than &pound;105 (from April&nbsp;2008).</p>
<p>Around 16% of the employer's contribution is allocated to the Health Services toward the cost of medical benefits. The employer's contributions also finance sickness, maternity, paternity and adoption benefits; work injury benefits; and unemployment benefits.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Government:</span> The total cost of means-tested allowances and other noncontributory benefits.</p>
<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Basic state retirement pension (flat-rate):</span> Age&nbsp;65 (men) or age&nbsp;60 (women, rising gradually to age&nbsp;65 from 2010 to 2020). To receive the full pension, contributions must have been paid or credited for 90% of the years in the working life.</p>
<p>Partial pension: The pension is proportionately reduced for a coverage period of less than 90% of the years in the working life. A basic retirement pension is not payable if contributions (paid or credited) cover less than 25% of the years in the working life.</p>
<p>Early pension: There is no early pension.</p>
<p>Deferred pension: The pension can be deferred for an unlimited period.</p>
<p>The basic retirement pension is payable abroad, though annual increases for changes in the cost of living are only payable if living in a country with a reciprocal agreement.</p>
<p>Pension supplement: Paid if ordinarily residing in the Isle of Man, has paid at least 10&nbsp;years of contributions in the Isle of Man, and is entitled to the retirement pension.</p>
<p><span class="h4">State second pension (<abbr class="spell">S2P</abbr>):</span> Age&nbsp;65 (men) or age&nbsp;60 (women, rising gradually to age&nbsp;65 from 2010 to 2020). The earnings-related pension is based on contributions paid as an employed person on earnings between the lower and upper earnings limit in any tax year from April&nbsp;1978.</p>
<p>The annual lower earnings limit is &pound;4,524 (from April&nbsp;2007).</p>
<p>The annual upper earnings limit is &pound;34,840 (from April&nbsp;2007).</p>
<p>The pension is payable abroad, though annual increases for changes in the cost of living are only payable if living in a country with a reciprocal agreement.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Old person's pension (noncontributory retirement pension):</span> Paid at age&nbsp;80 or older if the insured receives less than 60% of the full basic state retirement pension. The insured must be ordinarily residing in the Isle of Man and must have lived in the Isle of Man or the United Kingdom for at least 10&nbsp;years in any <span class="nobr">20-year</span> consecutive period after age&nbsp;60.</p>
<p>The old-person's pension is payable abroad.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Retirement pension premium:</span> The insured must be older than age&nbsp;75, ordinarily residing in the Isle of Man, and eligible for or receiving a retirement pension. The insured must have paid at least 10&nbsp;years of contributions in the Isle of Man.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Long-term incapacity benefit:</span> Paid to men younger than age&nbsp;65 and women younger than age&nbsp;60 who are unable to work as the result of an illness or a disability. The insured must have paid contributions on earnings of at least 25&nbsp;times the weekly lower earnings limit in one of the last 3 tax years before the benefit claim year, plus paid or credited contributions on earnings of at least 50 times the weekly lower earnings limit in both of the last 2 tax years before the claim starts. The benefit is paid after 52&nbsp;weeks of incapacity for work (as determined by a medical assessment) or after 28&nbsp;weeks if terminally ill or receiving the highest-rate care component of the disability living allowance.</p>
<p>The annual lower earnings limit is &pound;4,524 (from April&nbsp;2007).</p>
<p>The benefit is also paid under specific conditions to persons who became incapable of work in their youth.</p>
<p>Pension supplement: Paid if older than age&nbsp;45, ordinarily residing in the Isle of Man, with at least 10&nbsp;years of contributions paid in the Isle of Man, and entitled to the long-term incapacity benefit.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Disability living allowance (noncontributory, no means test):</span> Paid if the disability began before age&nbsp;65. The person must reside permanently in the Isle of Man and have lived in the Isle of Man or the United Kingdom for at least 6 of the last 12&nbsp;months. The allowance is determined by care and mobility needs and is paid after 3&nbsp;months of disability (paid immediately if terminally ill).</p>
<p><span class="h4">Attendance allowance (noncontributory, no means test):</span> Paid if the disability began at age&nbsp;65 or older and the person needs a high level of care. The person must reside permanently in the Isle of Man and have lived in the Isle of Man or the United Kingdom for at least 6 of the last 12&nbsp;months. The allowance is usually paid after 6&nbsp;months of disability (paid immediately if terminally ill).</p>
<p><span class="h4">Disability working allowance (noncontributory, means-tested):</span> Paid for persons enrolled in a training course, starting work, or already employed for at least 16&nbsp;hours a week, but who have an illness or disability that puts them at a disadvantage in securing employment. Or the person receives the disability living allowance or attendance allowance or had received one of the following benefits in the 8&nbsp;weeks before making the claim: incapacity benefit (short-term high rate or long-term rate), severe disablement allowance, or income support (in certain circumstances). The insured or their partner must have been born in the Isle of Man, qualify as an Isle of Man worker, or have resided in the Isle of Man for at least 6&nbsp;months. The means test varies according to the family situation, number of children, housing costs, number of hours worked, and child care costs.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Carer's allowance (noncontributory, earnings-tested):</span> Paid to an insured person who forgoes full-time work to care for a severely disabled person (who is receiving certain qualifying benefits) for 35 or more hours a week. The carer must be older than age&nbsp;16 and younger than age&nbsp;65 at the time of the claim and not be a full-time student or earning more than &pound;95 a week. The carer must reside permanently in the Isle of Man and have lived in the Isle of Man or the United Kingdom for at least 6 of the last 12&nbsp;months.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Widow's pension:</span> The deceased was a pensioner or met the requirements for a basic state pension at the time of death. The pension is payable abroad.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Widowed parent's allowance:</span> Paid to <span class="nobr">widow(er)s</span> who have children for whom they receive child benefits and to pregnant widows. The deceased spouse had paid at least 52&nbsp;weeks of contributions (50 if paid before 1975) and had paid contributions for at least 25% of his or her working life (90% for the full-rate benefit). The survivor must be younger than the normal pensionable age and have been married to the deceased at the time of death.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Bereavement allowance:</span> The survivor must be aged&nbsp;45 or older when the spouse died or when the widowed parent's allowance ceased. The deceased spouse had paid at least 52&nbsp;weekly contributions (50 if paid before 1975) and had paid contributions for at least 25% of his or her working life (90% for the full-rate benefit). The allowance is paid for 52&nbsp;weeks following the date of widowhood. The survivor must have been married to the deceased at the time of death. The allowance is payable abroad.</p>
<p>Pension supplement: Paid if older than age&nbsp;45, ordinarily residing in the Isle of Man, with at least 10&nbsp;years of contributions paid in the Isle of Man, and entitled to the widow's pension, widowed parent's allowance, or basic bereavement allowance.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Bereavement payment:</span> Paid to <span class="nobr">widow(er)s</span> younger than age&nbsp;60 or for a survivor whose spouse was not entitled to the basic state retirement pension at the time of death. The spouse had paid at least 25&nbsp;weekly contributions in any tax year, or his or her death was employment-related. The survivor must have been married to the deceased at the time of death.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Guardian's allowance:</span> Paid for rearing an orphan or, in very limited circumstances, a child with one surviving parent. At least one of the child's deceased parents was born in the Isle of Man or spent 52&nbsp;weeks of any <span class="nobr">2-year</span> period after age&nbsp;16 in the Isle of Man. The allowance is paid in addition to child benefits for the same child.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Funeral grant (universal benefit):</span> The deceased ordinarily resided in the Isle of Man.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Income support (noncontributory, means-tested):</span> Paid to persons with income below prescribed levels and resident in the Isle of Man. Assistance can be given with housing costs, and loans or grants are paid to cover urgent and exceptional needs. Personal savings greater than &pound;13,000 may reduce the benefit paid. The benefit is not paid to persons working for more than 16&nbsp;hours a week (or whose partner is working 24&nbsp;hours or more a week).</p>
<h3>Old-Age Benefits</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Basic state retirement pension (flat-rate):</span> The maximum weekly pension is &pound;90.70 (from April&nbsp;2008).</p>
<p>Dependent's supplement: &pound;54.35 a week is paid for each dependent adult (from April&nbsp;2008). An additional &pound;2 a week is paid for a dependent older than age&nbsp;80.</p>
<p>Early pension: There is no early pension.</p>
<p>Deferred pension: The pension is increased by approximately 10.4% for each year of deferral, subject to a minimum deferral period of 5&nbsp;weeks. If receipt of the pension is deferred for at least 12&nbsp;consecutive months, the awarded increase may be paid as a taxable lump sum plus interest.</p>
<p>There is no earnings test for pensioners who work while receiving the basic state retirement pension.</p>
<p>A person who qualifies for both the basic state retirement pension and the carer's allowance (see permanent disability benefits, below) receives the higher of the two benefits.</p>
<p>Pension supplement: The weekly rate is equal to 50% of the basic state retirement pension, up to a maximum of &pound;45.35 (from April&nbsp;2008).</p>
<p><span class="h4">State second pension (<abbr class="spell">S2P</abbr>):</span> The pension is based on average indexed earnings.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Retirement pension premium:</span> &pound;13.35&nbsp;a week is paid (from April&nbsp;2008), minus any entitlement from the state second pension or old person's pension.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Old person's pension:</span> &pound;54.35 a week is paid (from April&nbsp;2008), minus any basic state retirement pension entitlement. The pension is paid weekly or every 4&nbsp;weeks.</p>
<p>Benefit adjustment: Benefits are adjusted annually in April according to increases in the United Kingdom retail price index.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Income support (noncontributory, means-tested):</span> Cash benefits are paid to those with income below prescribed levels, subject to conditions. Benefits vary according to the claimant's age, family situation, number of children, and housing costs.</p>
<p>Benefit adjustment: Benefits are adjusted annually in April according to increases in the Isle of Man retail price index.</p>
<h3>Permanent Disability Benefits</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Long-term incapacity benefit:</span> &pound;84.50 a week is paid (from April 2008) from the 53rd week of incapacity (or starting from the 29th week if terminally ill) following the payment of a short-term incapacity benefit (see Sickness and Maternity, below). A supplement is paid if the disability began before age&nbsp;45.</p>
<p>Dependent's supplement: &pound;50.55 a week is paid for each dependent adult (from April&nbsp;2008).</p>
<p>Pension supplement: The weekly rate is equal to 50% of the long-term incapacity benefit, up to a maximum of &pound;40.68 (from April&nbsp;2008).</p>
<p><span class="h4">Disability living allowance (noncontributory, no means test):</span> The care component is &pound;67, &pound;44.85, or &pound;17.75 a week according to needs (from April 2008). The mobility component is &pound;46.75 or &pound;17.75 a week according to needs (from April&nbsp;2008). The benefit is paid weekly or every 4&nbsp;weeks.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Attendance allowance (noncontributory, no means test):</span> &pound;44.85 or &pound;67 a week is paid according to needs (from April&nbsp;2008).</p>
<p><span class="h4">Disability working allowance (noncontributory, means-tested):</span> The allowance is &pound;0.70 for every &pound;1 that income falls below the prescribed level depending on the size of the family, the number of work hours, and other factors. Personal savings greater than &pound;13,000 may reduce the benefit paid. The allowance is awarded for between 4 and 26&nbsp;weeks; thereafter, the award may be renewed.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Carer's allowance (noncontributory, earnings-tested):</span> &pound;50.55 is paid weekly to an insured person who earns less than &pound;95 a week (after deducting allowable expenses) and who cares for a severely disabled person (who receives certain qualifying benefits) for 35&nbsp;hours or more each week (from April&nbsp;2008). The payment of the benefit may continue for up to 8&nbsp;weeks after the person cared for dies.</p>
<p>Benefit adjustment: Benefits are adjusted annually in April according to increases in the United Kingdom retail price index.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Income support (noncontributory, means-tested):</span> Cash benefits are paid to those with income below prescribed levels, subject to conditions. Benefits vary according to the claimant's age, family situation, number of children, and housing costs.</p>
<p>Benefit adjustment: Benefits are adjusted annually in April according to increases in the Isle of Man retail price index.</p>
<h3>Survivor Benefits</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Widow's pension:</span> Up to a maximum of &pound;90.70 is paid a week (from April&nbsp;2008).</p>
<p>Pension supplement: The weekly rate is equal to 50% of the widow's pension, up to a maximum of &pound;45.35 (from April&nbsp;2008).</p>
<p><span class="h4">Widowed parent's allowance:</span> Up to a maximum of &pound;90.70 is paid a week (from April&nbsp;2008).</p>
<p>Allowance supplement: The weekly rate is equal to 50% of the widowed parent's allowance, up to a maximum of &pound;45.35 (from April&nbsp;2008).</p>
<p><span class="h4">Bereavement allowance:</span> The allowance varies according to the survivor's age when widowed, up to a maximum of &pound;90.70 a week (from April&nbsp;2008).</p>
<p>Allowance supplement: The maximum weekly rate is equal to 50% of the maximum bereavement allowance, up to a maximum of &pound;45.35 (from April&nbsp;2008).</p>
<p><span class="h4">Bereavement payment:</span> A lump sum of &pound;2,000 is paid.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Guardian's allowance:</span> &pound;13.45 a week is paid for each child.</p>
<p>Benefit adjustment: Benefits are adjusted annually in April according to increases in the United Kingdom retail price index.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Universal funeral payment:</span> &pound;210 is paid if the death occurs in the Isle of Man; &pound;350 is paid if the death occurs outside the Isle of Man and burial or cremation is to take place within the Isle of Man (from April&nbsp;2008). Additional support is provided to persons receiving income-related benefits and who have personal savings of less than &pound;13,000.</p>
<p>Benefit adjustment: Benefits are adjusted on an ad hoc basis.</p>
<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
<p>Isle of Man Department of Health and Social Security, Social Security Division (http://www.gov.im/dhss/security/), collects national insurance contributions and administers and distributes pensions and benefits.</p>
<h2>Sickness and Maternity</h2>
<h3>Regulatory Framework</h3>
<p><span class="h4">First law:</span> 1951.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Current laws:</span> 1992 (pensions); 1994 (incapacity benefit); 1999 (welfare reform and pensions), implemented in 2000 and 2001; 2001 (national health service); and 2004 (pensions).</p>
<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Social insurance, social assistance (cash benefits), and universal (medical benefits) system.</p>
<h3>Coverage</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Short-term incapacity benefit:</span> All those who satisfy certain contribution conditions, whether or not employed when the incapacity began.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Maternity allowance:</span> All women who satisfy certain employment and earnings conditions.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Payment for maternity expenses:</span> Expectant mothers who receive, or whose partner receives, income-related benefits.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Medical benefits:</span> All persons residing in the Isle of Man.</p>
<h3>Source of Funds</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Insured person:</span> For incapacity benefit and maternity allowance, see source of funds under Old Age, Disability, and Survivors, above.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Self-employed person:</span> For incapacity benefit and maternity allowance, see source of funds under Old Age, Disability, and Survivors, above.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Employer:</span> For incapacity benefit and maternity allowance, see source of funds under Old Age, Disability, and Survivors, above.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Government:</span> Most of the cost of medical benefits and the total cost of means-tested allowances.</p>
<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Short-term incapacity benefit:</span> The insured must have at least 4&nbsp;consecutive days of sickness within a period of incapacity for work. Contributions must be paid on earnings of at least 25&nbsp;times the weekly lower earnings limit (&pound;90 from April&nbsp;2008) in one of the last 3 tax years before the benefit claim year, plus contributions paid or credited on earnings of at least 50 times the weekly lower earnings limit (&pound;90 from April&nbsp;2008) in both of the last 2 tax years before the claim starts.</p>
<p>The insured must be younger than the state pensionable age of age&nbsp;65 (men) or age&nbsp;60 (women).</p>
<p><span class="h4">Maternity/adoption allowance:</span> All employed or self-employed earners must have worked for at least 26&nbsp;weeks in the <span class="nobr">66-week</span> period before the expected week of childbirth and have earned at least &pound;30 a week or paid self-employed contributions for at least 13 of those weeks. Insured women who do not meet the qualifying conditions for a maternity allowance may qualify for a short-term incapacity benefit for 6&nbsp;weeks before and 2&nbsp;weeks after the expected date of childbirth.</p>
<p>Men and women are eligible to receive a benefit for adopting a child, but only one member of a couple will receive the allowance. Self-employed persons are not eligible for the adoption allowance.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Paternity allowance:</span> The insured must be employed continuously for at least 26&nbsp;weeks by the same employer up to and including the 15th week before the date of childbirth (in case of adoption, 26&nbsp;consecutive weeks immediately before the date the adoption is confirmed) and ordinarily reside in the Isle of Man. The insured's weekly earnings must be at least equal to the lower earnings limit (&pound;90 from April&nbsp;2008) in any 8&nbsp;weeks of the <span class="nobr">26-week</span> period. The insured must also be the child's father, or be married to the child's mother, or the person adopting the child, or be living with the child's mother or the person adopting the child in an enduring family relationship. Self-employed persons are not eligible.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Medical benefits:</span> All persons residing in the Isle of Man.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Income support (noncontributory, means-tested):</span> Paid to persons with income below prescribed levels residing in the Isle of Man. Assistance can be given with housing costs, and loans or grants are paid to cover urgent and exceptional needs. Personal savings greater than &pound;13,000 may reduce the benefit paid. The benefit is not paid to persons working for more than 16&nbsp;hours a week (or whose partner is working 24&nbsp;hours or more a week).</p>
<h3>Sickness and Maternity Benefits</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Short-term incapacity benefit:</span> The benefit is paid after a <span class="nobr">3-day</span> waiting period at a lower and a higher rate. The lower rate is paid for the first 28&nbsp;weeks at &pound;63.75 (from April&nbsp;2008), plus &pound;39.40 a week for a dependent adult. The higher rate is paid from the 29th to the 52nd week at &pound;75.40 a week (from April&nbsp;2008), plus &pound;39.40 a week for a dependent adult.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Maternity/adoption allowance:</span> The allowance is paid for up to 39&nbsp;weeks starting no earlier than 11&nbsp;weeks before the expected date of childbirth or 2&nbsp;weeks before the child is placed for adoption.</p>
<p>For employed earners the allowance is paid at the rate of 90% of the insured's average earnings up to a maximum of &pound;162.20 a week (from April 2008). Average earnings are based on earnings in the 13&nbsp;weeks with the highest earnings during the <span class="nobr">66-week</span> period before the expected date of childbirth or adoption.</p>
<p>The standard rate of allowance for a self-employed person who has paid contributions for at least 13&nbsp;weeks in the <span class="nobr">66-week</span> period before the expected date of childbirth or adoption is &pound;117.15 (from April&nbsp;2008).</p>
<p>Dependent's supplement: &pound;39.40 a week is paid for a dependent adult (from April&nbsp;2008).</p>
<p><span class="h4">Paternity allowance:</span> The allowance is equal to 90% of the insured's average earnings and is paid for up to 2&nbsp;weeks in the first 8&nbsp;weeks following the date of birth or adoption of the child.</p>
<p>The maximum weekly benefit is &pound;187.45 (from April&nbsp;2008).</p>
<p>Benefit adjustment: The standard rates of the short-term incapacity benefit and the maternity allowance for the self-employed are adjusted annually in April each year according to increases in the United Kingdom retail price index. The maximum rates of the maternity allowance and the paternity allowance for employed persons are adjusted annually according to the increases in the Isle of Man retail price index.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Income support (noncontributory, means-tested):</span> Cash benefits are paid to those with income below prescribed levels.</p>
<h3>Workers' Medical Benefits</h3>
<p>Medical services are provided by doctors and dentists under contract with and paid directly by the Health Services Division of the Department of Health and Social Security. Benefits include general practitioner care, specialist services, hospitalization, maternity care, dental care, medicines, appliances, home nursing, and family planning.</p>
<p>Social security benefits continue to be paid indefinitely while receiving free hospital in-patient services, except for attendance allowance and disability living allowance that are withdrawn after 4&nbsp;weeks of hospitalization.</p>
<p>Cost sharing: Patients pay &pound;3.25 for each prescription. For dental services, patients pay &pound;15.50, &pound;42.40, or &pound;189, according to the services provided. Exemptions from charges are available to those receiving income-related benefits and their dependents, students younger than age&nbsp;19, nursing mothers, women aged&nbsp;60 or older, war pensioners and men aged&nbsp;60 or older (prescription charges only), and men aged&nbsp;65 or older (dental charges).</p>
<p>There is no limit to duration.</p>
<h3>Dependents' Medical Benefits</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Dependents' medical benefits:</span> Medical services are provided by doctors and dentists under contract with and paid directly by the Health Services Division of the Department of Health and Social Security. Benefits include general practitioner care, specialist services, hospitalization, maternity care, dental care, medicines, appliances, home nursing, and family planning.</p>
<p>Cost sharing: Patients pay &pound;3 for each prescription and 80% of the cost of dental care, up to a maximum of &pound;390 (periodic check-ups are free). The dependents of those receiving income-related benefits are exempt from prescription and dental charges.</p>
<p>There is no limit to duration.</p>
<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
<p>Isle of Man Department of Health and Social Security, Social Security Division (http://www.gov.im/dhss/security/), collects National Insurance payments and administers and distributes pensions and benefits.</p>
<p>Health Services Division (http://www.gov.im/dhss/health/main/) administers and provides medical services.</p>
<h2>Work Injury</h2>
<h3>Regulatory Framework</h3>
<p><span class="h4">First law:</span> 1948.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Current law:</span> 1992 (consolidated legislation).</p>
<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Social insurance system.</p>
<h3>Coverage</h3>
<p>Employed earners.</p>
<p>Exclusions: Self-employed persons and members of the armed forces.</p>
<h3>Source of Funds</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Insured person:</span> See source of funds under Old Age, Disability, and Survivors, above.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Self-employed person:</span> Not applicable.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Employer:</span> See source of funds under Old Age, Disability, and Survivors, above.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Government:</span> See source of funds under Old Age, Disability, and Survivors, above.</p>
<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Industrial injuries disablement benefit:</span> There is no minimum qualifying period. In the event of a work-related injury, the insured must be an employee and must ordinarily reside in the Isle of Man.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Income support (noncontributory, means-tested):</span> Paid to persons with income below prescribed levels and resident in the Isle of Man. Assistance can be given with housing costs, and loans or grants are paid to cover urgent and exceptional needs. Personal savings greater than &pound;13,000 may reduce the benefit paid. The benefit is not paid to persons working for more than 16&nbsp;hours a week (or whose partner is working 24&nbsp;hours or more a week).</p>
<h3>Temporary Disability Benefits</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Short-term incapacity benefit:</span> The benefit is paid after a <span class="nobr">3-day</span> waiting period at a lower and a higher rate. The lower rate is paid for the first 28&nbsp;weeks at &pound;63.75 (from April&nbsp;2008), plus &pound;39.40 a week for a dependent adult. The higher rate is paid from the 29th to the 52nd week at &pound;75.40 a week (from April&nbsp;2008), plus &pound;39.40 a week for a dependent adult.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Income support (noncontributory, means-tested):</span> The benefit amount depends on income and circumstances.</p>
<h3>Permanent Disability Benefits</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Industrial injuries disablement benefit:</span> If the insured is assessed as 100% disabled, up to &pound;136.80 a week is paid from the 90th day after the accident or the onset of the occupational disease (from April&nbsp;2008). The benefit is paid weekly or monthly.</p>
<p>A reduced benefit is paid if the insured is younger than age&nbsp;18 and has no dependents.</p>
<p>A medical board assesses the degree of disability.</p>
<p>Partial disability: The benefit varies from &pound;27.36 a week for an assessed degree of disability of at least 15% up to a maximum of &pound;123.12 a week for an assessed degree of disability of at least 90% (from April&nbsp;2008).</p>
<p>No benefit is paid for an assessed degree of disability of 14% or less, unless the insured is diagnosed with pneumoconiosis, byssinosis, or diffuse mesothelioma.</p>
<p>Constant-attendance allowance: The weekly allowance is &pound;27.40, &pound;54.80, &pound;82.20, or &pound;109.60 according to attendance needs (from April&nbsp;2008). (Other complementary benefits are paid under certain conditions to persons with severe disabilities, difficulties in finding suitable employment, or disabled from a young age.)</p>
<p>The industrial injuries disablement benefit is paid in addition to any contributory benefits the insured may also be entitled to, including the long-term disability benefit or retirement pension.</p>
<h3>Workers' Medical Benefits</h3>
<p>All necessary benefits are provided by the Health Services Division of the Department of Health and Social Security.</p>
<h3>Survivor Benefits</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Widowed parent's allowance:</span> Up to a maximum of &pound;90.70 a week is paid to a widowed parent with at least one dependent child for whom he or she receives child benefits (from April&nbsp;2008). The allowance is paid weekly or every 4&nbsp;weeks.</p>
<p>Allowance supplement: The weekly rate is equal to 50% of the widowed parent's allowance, up to a maximum of &pound;45.35 (from April&nbsp;2008).</p>
<p>Partial allowance: A reduced allowance is paid if the deceased made contributions for between 25% and 90% of his or her working life.</p>
<p>The allowance ceases on reaching the state pensionable age of age&nbsp;65 (men) or age&nbsp;60 (women) or on remarriage. The allowance is suspended if the survivor is cohabiting with a partner.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Bereavement allowance:</span> The allowance varies according to the survivor's age when widowed: the maximum rate of &pound;90.70 a week is paid if aged&nbsp;55 or older (from April&nbsp;2008); a percentage of the full rate is paid if aged&nbsp;45 to 54. The allowance is paid weekly or every 4&nbsp;weeks from the first day after the spouse's death for up to 52&nbsp;weeks.</p>
<p>The allowance ceases on remarriage and is suspended if the survivor is cohabiting with a partner.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Bereavement payment:</span> A lump sum of &pound;2,000 is paid immediately to help with costs arising on the death of a spouse.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Guardian's allowance:</span> &pound;13.45 a week is paid per child (from April&nbsp;2007).</p>
<p><span class="h4">Universal funeral payment:</span> &pound;210 is paid if the death occurs in the Isle of Man; &pound;350 is paid if the death occurs outside the Isle of Man and burial or cremation is to take place within the Isle of Man (from April&nbsp;2008). Additional support is provided to persons receiving income-related benefits and who have personal savings of less than &pound;13,000.</p>
<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
<p>Isle of Man Department of Health and Social Security, Social Security Division (http://www.gov.im/dhss/security/), collects National Insurance payments and distributes benefits.</p>
<p>Health Services Division (http://www.gov.im/dhss/health/main/) administers and provides health care.</p>
<h2>Unemployment</h2>
<h3>Regulatory Framework</h3>
<p><span class="h4">First law:</span> 1948.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Current law:</span> 1995 (jobseekers).</p>
<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Social insurance and social assistance system.</p>
<h3>Coverage</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Social insurance:</span> All unemployed jobseekers meeting the qualifying conditions.</p>
<p>Exclusions: Self-employed persons. Persons working 16&nbsp;hours or more a week. Excluded persons may qualify for assistance under the social assistance program.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Social assistance:</span> All persons ordinarily residing in the Isle of Man with income below prescribed levels.</p>
<p>Exclusions: Persons working 16&nbsp;hours or more a week or whose partner works 24&nbsp;hours or more a week.</p>
<h3>Source of Funds</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Insured person:</span> See source of funds under Old Age, Disability, and Survivors, above.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Self-employed person:</span> None.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Employer:</span> See source of funds under Old Age, Disability, and Survivors, above.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Government:</span> The total cost of noncontributory social assistance allowances.</p>
<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Jobseeker's allowance (social insurance):</span> The insured must be aged&nbsp;16 or older (but younger than the state pensionable age), involuntarily unemployed, or working fewer than 16&nbsp;hours a week. Contributions must have been paid on earnings of at least 25&nbsp;times the lower earnings limit (&pound;90 from April&nbsp;2008) in one of the last 2 tax years before the start of the benefit year (January to December) in which the claim is made. The insured must have paid or credited contributions on earnings of at least 50&nbsp;times the lower earnings limit in both of the 2 tax years immediately before the start of the benefit year in which the claim is made.</p>
<p>The jobseeker must be registered as unemployed, be capable of and actively seeking employment, be earning less than a prescribed amount, be physically present in the Isle of Man, and have a current Jobseeker's Agreement.</p>
<p>The Jobseeker's Agreement is drafted and signed by the jobseeker and the jobseeker's advisor and obliges the jobseeker to actively seek training and work. Failure to sign a Jobseeker's Agreement results in the suspension of benefits.</p>
<p>Jobseeker's enhanced allowance: An additional weekly payment is made to those entitled to the jobseeker's allowance (social insurance) provided that the period of unemployment is preceded by 2&nbsp;years' continuous employment in the Isle of Man.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Jobseeker's allowance (social assistance):</span> Paid to jobseekers with income below prescribed levels and resident in the Isle of Man. Assistance can be given with housing costs, and loans or grants are paid to cover urgent and exceptional needs. Personal savings greater than &pound;13,000 may reduce the benefit paid. The benefit is not paid to persons working for more than 16&nbsp;hours a week (or whose partner is working 24&nbsp;hours or more a week).</p>
<p>The jobseeker must be registered as unemployed, be capable of and actively seeking employment, be earning less than a prescribed amount, be physically present in the Isle of Man, and have a current Jobseeker's Agreement.</p>
<p>The Jobseeker's Agreement is drafted and signed by the jobseeker and the jobseeker's advisor and obliges the jobseeker to actively seek training and work. Failure to sign a Jobseeker's Agreement results in the suspension of benefits.</p>
<h3>Unemployment Benefits</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Jobseeker's allowance (social insurance):</span> A flat-rate &pound;60.50 a week is paid for up to 6&nbsp;months if aged&nbsp;25 or older, &pound;47.95 a week if younger than age&nbsp;25 (from April&nbsp;2008). The allowance is paid after a <span class="nobr">3-day</span> waiting period.</p>
<p>Jobseeker's enhanced allowance: In addition to any entitlement to the jobseeker's allowance (social insurance), &pound;60.50 a week is paid if aged&nbsp;25 or older and &pound;47.95 a week is paid if younger than age&nbsp;25 (from April&nbsp;2008). The allowance is paid for up to 52&nbsp;weeks after a <span class="nobr">3-day</span> waiting period. A supplement is also paid for an eligible adult dependent.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Jobseeker's allowance (social assistance):</span> The allowance varies depending on the claimant's age, family income, and household composition. Assistance can be given with housing costs, and loans or grants may be paid to cover urgent and exceptional needs. Personal savings greater than &pound;13,000 will reduce or eliminate the benefit paid.</p>
<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
<p>Isle of Man Department of Health and Social Security, Social Security Division (http://www.gov.im/dhss/security/), collects National Insurance payments and distributes cash benefits.</p>
<h2>Family Allowances</h2>
<h3>Regulatory Framework</h3>
<p><span class="h4">First law:</span> 1951.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Current law:</span> 1992 (consolidated legislation).</p>
<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Universal (child benefit) and social assistance (family income supplement) system.</p>
<h3>Coverage</h3>
<p>All persons residing in the Isle of Man with one or more dependent children.</p>
<h3>Source of Funds</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Insured person:</span> None.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Self-employed person:</span> None.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Employer:</span> None.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Government:</span> The total cost.</p>
<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Child benefit (noncontributory, universal benefit):</span> The child must be younger than age&nbsp;16 (age&nbsp;20 if a student). Parents must have resided in the Isle of Man or the United Kingdom for at least 182&nbsp;days in the last 52&nbsp;weeks or fulfill certain special conditions.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Maternity grant:</span> Paid to women aged&nbsp;16 or older whose pregnancy lasts at least to the 25th week or to an individual or couple adopting an infant younger than 12&nbsp;months at the date of the claim. The beneficiary or his or her partner must be receiving an income-tested benefit (income support, jobseeker's allowance (social assistance), family income supplement, or disability working allowance).</p>
<p><span class="h4">Family income supplement (income-tested):</span> Paid to employed or self-employed persons working at least 16&nbsp;hours a week who are responsible for a child or a disabled adult; a married couple with no dependent children. The beneficiary must reside in the Isle of Man. Family income must be below the prescribed threshold depending on the number of children and disabled adults in the family, housing costs, number of hours worked, and child care charges.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Income support (non-contributory, means-tested):</span> Paid to lone parents with income below prescribed levels. The beneficiary must reside in the Isle of Man. Assistance can be given with housing costs, and loans or grants are paid to cover urgent and exceptional needs. Personal savings greater than &pound;13,000 may reduce the benefit paid. The benefit is not paid to persons working for more than 16&nbsp;hours a week (or whose partner is working 24&nbsp;hours or more a week).</p>
<h3>Family Allowance Benefits</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Child benefit (noncontributory, universal benefit):</span> &pound;19.90 a week is paid for children younger than age&nbsp;16; &pound;29.25 a week is paid for children in full-time education between ages&nbsp;16 and 19 (from April&nbsp;2007). The benefit is paid weekly or every 4&nbsp;weeks.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Maternity grant:</span> A lump sum of up to &pound;395 (from April&nbsp;2007) is paid.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Family income supplement (income-tested):</span> The supplement is &pound;0.70 for every &pound;1 that income falls below the prescribed threshold. The benefit is paid weekly or every 4&nbsp;weeks. Awards can be made for between 4 and 26&nbsp;weeks and can be renewed thereafter.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Income support (noncontributory, means-tested):</span> Cash benefits are paid to those with income below prescribed levels.</p>
<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
<p>Isle of Man Department of Health and Social Security, Social Security Division (http://www.gov.im/dhss/security/), administers and distributes benefits.</p>
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