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<h1>Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Africa, 2017</h1>
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<h1>Libya</h1>
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<div class="exchangeRate">Exchange rate: <abbr class="spell">US</abbr>$1.00 = 1.44 dinars.</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> 1957.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Current laws:</span> 1957 (retirement); 1958 (social insurance); 1980 (social security), implemented in 1981; and 1987 (disability).</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>Residents of Libya.</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> 3.75% of covered earnings.</p>
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<p>The insured person's contributions also finance cash sickness benefits, the pregnancy benefit, the birth grant, and work injury cash benefits.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Self-employed person:</span> 15.675% of declared income.</p>
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<p>The self-employed person's contributions also finance cash sickness benefits, the pregnancy benefit, the birth grant, medical benefits, and work injury benefits.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Employer:</span> 10.5% of covered payroll; employers from foreign companies contribute 11.25%.</p>
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<p>The employer's contributions also finance cash sickness benefits, the pregnancy benefit, the birth grant, and work injury cash benefits.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Government:</span> 0.75% of covered earnings; annual subsidies.</p>
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<p>The government's contributions also finance cash sickness benefits, the pregnancy benefit, the birth grant, and work injury cash benefits.</p>
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<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Old-age pension:</span> Age 65 (men), age 60 (women), age 62 (civil servants), or age 60 (workers in hazardous or unhealthy occupations).</p>
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<p>Employment must cease.</p>
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<p>Dependent's supplement: Paid for a wife and each child younger than age 18 (no limit for an unmarried daughter).</p>
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<p>Benefits are not payable abroad.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Disability pension:</span> Must be assessed with a degree of disability of at least 60%.</p>
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<p>Dependent's supplement: A supplement is paid.</p>
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<p>Constant-attendance allowance: Paid if the insured is blind, quadriplegic, or lacks mobility, and requires the constant attendance of others to perform daily functions.</p>
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<p>Benefits are not 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.</p>
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<p>Eligible survivors include unemployed <span class="nobr">widow(er)s</span>; unmarried, unemployed sons (up to age 28 depending on the type of continuing education); unmarried, divorced, or widowed daughters (the benefit ceases upon marriage or remarriage); parents without income; and dependent siblings if the deceased had no children.</p>
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<p>Benefits are not payable abroad.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Death grant:</span> The deceased received or was entitled to receive an <span class="nobr">old-age</span> or 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> 2.5% of the insured's average monthly earnings in the last three years is paid for each of the first 20 years of contributions plus 2% for each year exceeding 20 years.</p>
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<p>The minimum pension is 80% of the legal national monthly minimum wage.</p>
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<p>The legal national monthly minimum wage is 450 dinars.</p>
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<p>The maximum monthly pension is 80% of the insured's average monthly earnings in the last three years.</p>
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<p>Dependent's supplement: 4 dinars a month is paid for a wife and 2 dinars a month for each child younger than age 18 (no limit for an unmarried daughter).</p>
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<p>Benefit adjustment: Benefits are indexed according to changes in the civil servants salaries.</p>
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<h3>Permanent Disability Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Disability pension:</span> For an assessed degree of disability of at least 60%, the pension is 50% of the <span class="nobr">old-age</span> pension the insured received or was entitled to receive plus 0.5% for each of the first 20 years of contributions and 2% for each year exceeding 20 years.</p>
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<p>The minimum pension is 50% of the insured's last monthly salary plus the value of the minimum monthly <span class="nobr">old-age</span> pension.</p>
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<p>The minimum monthly <span class="nobr">old-age</span> pension is 450 dinars.</p>
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<p>The maximum monthly pension is 80% of the insured's last monthly salary.</p>
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<p>Constant-attendance allowance: Up to 25% of the disability pension is paid.</p>
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<p>Benefit adjustment: Benefits are indexed according to changes in the civil servants salaries.</p>
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<h3>Survivor Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Survivor pension:</span> The benefit depends on the number of family members and their relationship to the deceased. 40% to 75% of the <span class="nobr">old-age</span> or disability pension the deceased received or was entitled to receive is paid to the <span class="nobr">widow(er)s</span>; 40% to 75% is paid for one child; up to 100% is paid for more than one child; 15% to 60% is paid to parents and siblings.</p>
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<p>Benefit adjustment: Benefits are indexed according to changes in the civil servants salaries.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Death grant:</span> A lump sum of 50 dinars is paid.</p>
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
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<p>A national social security committee provides general supervision.</p>
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<p>Social Security Fund (https://ssf.ly/) administers the programs through district and local offices.</p>
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<p>Municipal committees provide local supervision.</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> 1958.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Current laws:</span> 1980 (social security), implemented in 1981, and 2010 (labor code).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Social insurance (cash sickness and medical benefits) and employer-liability (cash maternity benefits) 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.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Employer liability:</span> Employed persons.</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></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Social insurance (cash benefits):</span> See source of funds under Old Age, Disability, and Survivors.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Social insurance (medical benefits):</span> 1.5% of covered earnings.</p>
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<p>The insured person's contributions also finance work injury medical benefits.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Employer liability:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Self-employed person</span></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Social insurance (cash benefits):</span> See source of funds under Old Age, Disability, and Survivors.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Social insurance (medical benefits):</span> See source of funds under Old Age, Disability, and Survivors.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Employer liability:</span> Not applicable.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Employer</span></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Social insurance (cash benefits):</span> See source of funds under Old Age, Disability, and Survivors.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Social insurance (medical benefits):</span> 2.45% of covered payroll.</p>
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<p>The employer contributions also finance work injury medical benefits.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Employer liability:</span> The total cost.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Government</span></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Social insurance (cash benefits):</span> See source of funds under Old Age, Disability, and Survivors.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Social insurance (medical benefits):</span> 5% of covered earnings.</p>
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<p>The government's contributions also finance work injury medical benefits.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Employer liability:</span> None; contributes as an employer.</p>
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<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Cash sickness benefits (social insurance):</span> Must have at least six weeks of contributions in the last three months.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Cash maternity benefits (employer liability):</span> Must have at least six months of employment before the expected date of childbirth and four months of contributions in the last six months.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Pregnancy benefit (social insurance):</span> Must have at least six weeks of contributions in the last three months.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Birth grant (social insurance):</span> Must have at least six months of employment before the expected date of childbirth and four months of contributions in the last six months.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Medical benefits (social insurance):</span> Must receive sickness benefits, maternity benefits, or a pension.</p>
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<h3>Sickness and Maternity Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Sickness benefit (social insurance):</span> 60% of the insured's earnings is paid for up to a year.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Maternity benefit (employer liability):</span> 100% of the employee's earnings is paid for up to three months.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Pregnancy benefit (social insurance):</span> 3 dinars a month is paid from the fourth month of pregnancy until childbirth.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Birth grant (social insurance):</span> A lump sum of 25 dinars is paid for each childbirth.</p>
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<h3>Workers' Medical Benefits</h3>
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<p>Benefits include general and specialist care, hospitalization, maternity care, essential medical supplies, and rehabilitation.</p>
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<p>Cost sharing: Patients may be required to pay part of the cost of benefits.</p>
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<p>Medical benefits are provided for up to six months after entitlement to cash benefits ceases.</p>
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<h3>Dependents' Medical Benefits</h3>
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<p>Benefits include general and specialist care, hospitalization, maternity care, essential medical supplies, and rehabilitation.</p>
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<p>Cost sharing: Patients may be required to pay part of the cost of benefits.</p>
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
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<p>A national social security committee provides general supervision.</p>
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<p>Social Security Fund (https://ssf.ly/) administers the programs through district and local offices.</p>
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<p>Municipal committees provide local 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 law:</span> 1958.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Current law:</span> 1980 (social security), implemented in 1981.</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> See source of funds under Old Age, Disability, and Survivors (cash benefits) and Sickness and Maternity (medical benefits).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Self-employed person:</span> See source of funds under Old Age, Disability, and Survivors.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Employer:</span> See source of funds under Old Age, Disability, and Survivors (cash benefits) and Sickness and Maternity (medical benefits).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Government:</span> See source of funds under Old Age, Disability, and Survivors (cash benefits) and Sickness and Maternity (medical benefits).</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>70% of the insured's monthly earnings is paid for up to a year.</p>
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<h3>Permanent Disability Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Permanent disability pension:</span> For an assessed degree of disability of at least 60%, the pension is 2.5% of the insured's average monthly earnings in the last three years for each of the first 20 years of contributions plus 2% for each year of contributions exceeding 20 years.</p>
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<p>The minimum monthly pension is 50% of the insured's last monthly earnings plus the value of the minimum monthly <span class="nobr">old-age</span> pension.</p>
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<p>The minimum monthly <span class="nobr">old-age</span> pension is 450 dinars.</p>
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<p>The maximum monthly pension is 100% of the insured's last monthly earnings.</p>
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<p>Constant-attendance allowance: If the insured requires the constant attendance of others to perform daily functions, up to 25% of the permanent disability pension is paid.</p>
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<p>Partial disability: For an assessed degree of disability of 30% to 59%, the minimum monthly <span class="nobr">old-age</span> pension multiplied by the assessed degree of disability is paid; for an assessed degree of disability of 5% to 29%, a lump sum of 12 times the minimum monthly <span class="nobr">old-age</span> pension multiplied by the assessed degree of disability is paid.</p>
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<h3>Workers' Medical Benefits</h3>
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<p>Benefits include medical treatment and surgery, hospitalization, medicine and appliances, dental care, eyeglasses, and rehabilitation.</p>
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<h3>Survivor Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Survivor pension:</span> The benefit depends on the number of family members and their relationship to the deceased. 40% to 75% of the <span class="nobr">old-age</span> or disability pension the deceased received or was entitled to receive is paid to the <span class="nobr">widow(er)s</span>; 40% to 75% is paid for one child; up to 100% is paid for more than one child; 15% to 60% is paid to parents and siblings.</p>
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<p>Eligible survivors include unemployed <span class="nobr">widow(er)s</span>; unmarried, unemployed sons (up to age 28 depending on the type of continuing education); unmarried, divorced, or widowed daughters (the benefit ceases upon marriage or remarriage); parents; and dependent siblings if the deceased had no children.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Death grant:</span> A lump sum of 50 dinars is paid.</p>
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
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<p>A national social security committee provides general supervision.</p>
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<p>Social Security Fund (https://ssf.ly/) administers the program through district and local offices.</p>
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<p>Municipal committees provide local supervision.</p>
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<h2>Unemployment</h2>
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<h3>Regulatory Framework</h3>
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<p>The 1980 Social Security Law requires employers to pay a severance benefit of 100% of an employee's earnings for up to six months.</p>
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<h2>Family Allowances</h2>
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<h3>Regulatory Framework</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">First law:</span> 1998.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Current law:</span> 2013 (family allowances).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Universal system.</p>
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<h3>Coverage</h3>
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<p>Resident citizens of Libya.</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> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Employer:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Government:</span> The total cost.</p>
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<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
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<p>Paid for a dependent wife and each child younger than age 18 (no limit for an unmarried daughter). The benefit is suspended if living abroad for more than three months.</p>
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<h3>Family Allowance Benefits</h3>
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<p>100 dinars a month is paid for each eligible child; 150 dinars a month for dependent wives.</p>
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
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<p>Ministry of Social Affairs (<a href="https://sa.gov.ly/site/">http://sa.gov.ly/site/</a>) administers the program.</p>
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