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<h1>Social Security Programs Throughout the World: The Americas, 2017</h1>
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<h1>Jamaica</h1>
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<div class="exchangeRate">Exchange rate: <abbr class="spell">US</abbr>$1.00 = 128.00 Jamaican dollars (J$).</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> 1965 (national insurance).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Social insurance system.</p>
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<p>Note: Noncontributory (social assistance) <span class="nobr">old-age</span> and disability benefits exist under the <abbr>PATH</abbr> cash transfer program; see Family Allowances.</p>
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<h3>Coverage</h3>
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<p>Employed and self-employed persons.</p>
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<p>Voluntary coverage is available.</p>
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<p>Exclusions: Casual workers and unpaid family labor.</p>
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<h3>Source of Funds</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Insured person:</span> 2.5% of covered earnings; J$100 a week for household workers and the voluntarily insured.</p>
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<p>There is no minimum earnings used to calculate contributions.</p>
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<p>The maximum annual earnings used to calculate contributions are J$1,500,000. (There are no maximum earnings used to calculate contributions for household workers.)</p>
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<p>The insured person's contributions also finance cash maternity benefits (household workers only) and medical benefits.</p>
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<p>Contributions are paid weekly, monthly, or quarterly, depending on the category of employment.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Self-employed person:</span> 5% of annual covered earnings.</p>
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<p>The minimum weekly contribution is J$100.</p>
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<p>The maximum annual earnings used to calculate contributions are J$1,500,000.</p>
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<p>The self-employed person's contributions also finance medical benefits.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Employer:</span> 2.5% of covered payroll; J$100 a week for household workers.</p>
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<p>There is no minimum earnings used to calculate contributions.</p>
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<p>The maximum annual earnings used to calculate contributions are J$1,500,000. (There are no maximum earnings used to calculate contributions for household workers.)</p>
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<p>The employer's contributions also finance cash maternity benefits (household workers only), medical benefits, and work injury benefits.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Government:</span> None; contributes as an employer.</p>
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<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Old-age pension:</span> Age 65 with at least 520 weeks of paid contributions, with an annual average of 10 weeks of paid or credited contributions during the working lifetime.</p>
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<p>Contributions are credited for each contributory week the insured received disability or work injury benefits.</p>
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<p>Spouse's supplement: Paid for a dependent spouse aged 55 or older (women) or aged 60 or older (men) who has been married to the insured for at least three years and does not receive any social insurance benefit.</p>
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<p>Contributions can be made up to age 70.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Old-age grant:</span> Age 65 with at least 52 weeks of paid contributions but does not meet the contribution requirements for an <span class="nobr">old-age</span> pension.</p>
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<p>Old-age benefits are payable abroad on request if the insured resides abroad.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Disability pension:</span> Must be assessed with a permanent incapacity for work of at least 10% and have at least 156 weeks of paid contributions, with an annual average of 10 weeks of paid or credited contributions during the working lifetime.</p>
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<p>Contributions are credited for each contributory week the insured received disability or work injury benefits.</p>
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<p>Spouse's supplement: Paid for a dependent spouse aged 55 or older (women) or aged 60 or older (men) who has been married to the insured for at least three years and does not receive any social insurance benefit.</p>
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<p>An independent medical advisor appointed by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security assesses the disability and recommends the frequency of any reassessment of the disability.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Disability grant:</span> Must be assessed with a permanent incapacity for work of at least 10% and have less than 156 weeks of paid contributions.</p>
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<p>An independent medical advisor appointed by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security assesses the disability.</p>
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<p>Disability benefits are 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 or had at least 156 weeks of paid contributions and an annual average of at least 13 weeks of paid or credited contributions at the time of death.</p>
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<p>Contributions are credited for each contributory week the deceased received disability or work injury benefits.</p>
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<p>Eligible survivors include a <span class="nobr">widow(er)</span> and full orphans younger than age 18. <span class="nobr">Widow(er)s</span> may also receive benefits based on their own earnings record. The <span class="nobr">widow(er)</span> must have been married to the deceased for at least three years or cohabited with the deceased for at least five years at the time of death.</p>
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<p>The <span class="nobr">widow(er)'s</span> pension ceases upon remarriage or entering into a common-law relationship.</p>
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<p>Remarriage settlement: Paid when the <span class="nobr">widow(er)</span> or partner remarries or enters into a new common-law relationship.</p>
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<p>Survivor benefits are payable abroad on request if the survivor resides abroad.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Survivor grant:</span> The deceased did not meet the contribution requirements for an <span class="nobr">old-age</span> or disability pension but had at least 52 weeks of paid contributions.</p>
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<p>Eligible survivors include a <span class="nobr">widow(er)</span> aged 55 or older, permanently incapable of work, or caring for children younger than age 18; a widow who is pregnant with the deceased's child; and full orphans younger than age 18. The <span class="nobr">widow(er)</span> must have been married to the deceased for at least three years or cohabited with the deceased for at least five years at the time of death.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Special child's benefit:</span> Paid to a guardian caring for an extramarital child younger than age 18 who is orphaned if the child's deceased mother received or was entitled to receive an <span class="nobr">old-age</span> or disability pension and the child's father is deceased, cannot be identified, or his whereabouts are unknown; a lump sum is paid if the child's deceased mother was not entitled to receive an <span class="nobr">old-age</span> or disability pension but had at least 52 weeks of paid contributions.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Funeral grant:</span> The deceased or the deceased's spouse 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> A basic benefit of J$2,800 a week is paid if the insured had an annual average of 39 weeks of paid or credited contributions (reduced to J$2,100 a week with 26 to 38 weeks and to J$1,400 a week with 10 to 25 weeks) plus an earnings-related benefit of J$0.06 a week for every J$13 of employee or employer contributions paid during the working lifetime.</p>
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<p>Spouse's supplement: J$900 a week is paid.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Old-age grant:</span> A lump sum of J$50,000 is paid.</p>
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<h3>Permanent Disability Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Disability pension:</span> J$320 to J$3,200 a week is paid for an assessed degree of disability of 10% to 100%, according to the degree of disability.</p>
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<p>Spouse's supplement: J$900 a week is paid.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Disability grant:</span> A lump sum of J$50,000 is paid.</p>
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<h3>Survivor Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Survivor pension</span></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Spouse's pension:</span> The <span class="nobr">old-age</span> pension the deceased received or was entitled to receive is paid.</p>
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<p>The pension is paid for life to a <span class="nobr">widow(er)</span> aged 55 or older or permanently incapable of work; until the youngest child reaches age 18 to a <span class="nobr">widow(er)</span> caring for children younger than age 18 or a widow pregnant with the deceased's child; or for one year to a <span class="nobr">widow(er)</span> younger than age 55 without children.</p>
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<p>Remarriage settlement: A lump sum of 12 months of the spouse's pension is paid.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Orphan's pension:</span> J$4,900 a week is paid.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Survivor grant</span></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Spouse's grant:</span> A lump sum of J$50,000 is paid.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Orphan's grant:</span> A lump sum of J$55,000 is paid.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Special child's benefit:</span> J$4,900 a week is paid; a lump sum of J$55,000 is paid if the child's deceased mother was not entitled to receive an <span class="nobr">old-age</span> or disability pension.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Funeral grant:</span> A lump sum of J$80,000 is paid to the person who paid for the entire cost of the funeral.</p>
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
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<p>Ministry of Labour and Social Security (<a href="https://www.mlss.gov.jm/">http://www.mlss.gov.jm/</a>) administers the program through its National Insurance Division and local offices.</p>
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<p>Tax Administration Jamaica (<a href="https://www.jamaicatax.gov.jm/">https://www.jamaicatax.gov.jm/</a>) collects contributions.</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> 1947 (sick leave), implemented in 1973; 1965 (national insurance); 1979 (maternity leave); and 2003 (medical benefits).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Universal (medical benefits), social insurance (cash maternity and medical benefits), and employer-liability (cash sickness and maternity benefits) system.</p>
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<h3>Coverage</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Universal (medical benefits):</span> Residents of Jamaica.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Social insurance (cash maternity benefit):</span> Household workers who reside in Jamaica.</p>
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<p>Exclusions: Self-employed and salaried women.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Social insurance (medical benefits):</span> Social insurance pensioners.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Employer liability (cash sickness benefit):</span> Employed persons, including casual workers.</p>
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<p>Exclusions: Certain company managers and self-employed persons.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Employer liability (cash maternity benefit):</span> Employed persons, including casual workers.</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">Universal and social insurance:</span> See source of funds under Old Age, Disability, and Survivors.</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">Universal and social insurance:</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">Universal and social insurance:</span> See source of funds under Old Age, Disability, and Survivors.</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">Universal and social insurance:</span> See source of funds under Old Age, Disability, and Survivors. The universal medical benefits are also partially financed by earmarked taxes on tobacco and alcohol.</p>
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<p>Note: The total cost of public health care is financed through general taxation.</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 benefit (employer liability):</span> Must have at least 110 days of employment.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Cash maternity benefit for household workers (social insurance):</span> Must have at least 26 weeks of paid contributions in the 52 weeks before the expected date of childbirth.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Cash maternity benefit (employer liability):</span> Must have at least 52 weeks of continuous employment before the expected date of childbirth and provide employer notice of intention to take maternity leave. The employer may request a medical certificate.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Medical benefits for chronic diseases (National Health Fund, universal):</span> There is no minimum qualifying period. Must be diagnosed with one of 16 chronic diseases.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Medical benefits (National Insurance Gold, social insurance):</span> The insured receives a contributory pension.</p>
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<h3>Sickness and Maternity Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Sickness benefit (employer liability):</span> 100% of the employee's normal wages is paid for up to 10 days per year (Pro-rated for casual workers)</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Maternity benefit for household workers (social insurance):</span> 100% of the national legal weekly minimum wage is paid for eight weeks from the time the claim was made or from the date of childbirth, whichever is later. The claim can be made from 11 weeks before the expected date of childbirth to six months after childbirth.</p>
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<p>The national legal weekly minimum wage is J$6,200.00.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Maternity benefit (employer liability):</span> 100% of the employee's normal wages is paid for eight weeks.</p>
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<h3>Workers' Medical Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Medical benefits for chronic diseases (National Health Fund, universal):</span> Partial subsidy for approved prescribed medicine for specified chronic illnesses.</p>
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<p>Note: Public dispensaries and hospitals provide medical care free or at a nominal cost.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Medical benefits (National Insurance Gold, social insurance):</span> Benefits include medical treatment, surgery, hospitalization, prescribed medicine, and laboratory services, up to a maximum according to a schedule.</p>
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<h3>Dependents' Medical Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Medical benefits for chronic diseases (National Health Fund, universal):</span> Medical benefits for dependents are the same as those for the insured.</p>
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<p>Note: Public dispensaries and hospitals provide medical care free or at a nominal cost.</p>
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
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<p>Ministry of Labor and Social Security (<a href="https://www.mlss.gov.jm/">http://www.mlss.gov.jm/</a>) provides general supervision for cash sickness and maternity benefits and administers social insurance cash maternity benefits through its National Insurance Division.</p>
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<p>Tax Administration Jamaica (<a href="https://www.jamaicatax.gov.jm/">https://www.jamaicatax.gov.jm/</a>) collects contributions.</p>
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<p>National Health Fund (<a href="https://www.nhf.org.jm/">http://www.nhf.org.jm/</a>) administers medical benefits.</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> 1938 (workmen's compensation).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Current law:</span> 1965 (national insurance), implemented in 1970.</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 persons.</p>
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<p>Exclusions: Household workers, self-employed persons, and military personnel.</p>
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<h3>Source of Funds</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Insured person:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Self-employed person:</span> Not applicable.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Employer:</span> See source of funds under Old Age, Disability, and Survivors.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Government:</span> None; contributes as an employer.</p>
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<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
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<p>Must be assessed with a work injury or occupational disease.</p>
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<h3>Temporary Disability Benefits</h3>
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<p>J$3,200 a week is paid for any continuous period of work incapacity of four days or more, for up to 52 weeks.</p>
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<h3>Permanent Disability Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Permanent disability pension:</span> J$320 to J$3,200 a week is paid for an assessed degree of disability of 10% to 100%, according to the degree of disability.</p>
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<p>A medical board assesses the disability.</p>
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<h3>Workers' Medical Benefits</h3>
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<p>Benefits include necessary medical and surgical treatment, rehabilitation, appliances, hospitalization, and medicine.</p>
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<h3>Survivor Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Survivor benefit:</span> J$3,200 a week is paid for 52 weeks to a <span class="nobr">widow(er)</span> of any age; if there is no <span class="nobr">widow(er),</span> to the guardian of the deceased's children younger than age 18.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Funeral grant:</span> A lump sum of J$80,000 is paid to the person who paid for the entire cost of the funeral.</p>
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
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<p>Ministry of Labor and Social Security (<a href="https://www.mlss.gov.jm/">http://www.mlss.gov.jm/</a>) administers the program through its National Insurance Division and local offices.</p>
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<p>Tax Administration Jamaica (<a href="https://www.jamaicatax.gov.jm/">https://www.jamaicatax.gov.jm/</a>) collects contributions.</p>
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<h2>Unemployment</h2>
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<h3>Regulatory Framework</h3>
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<p>Under the 1974 Employment (Termination and Redundancy Payments) Act, employers must provide severance pay in cases of redundancy to employees with at least 104 weeks of continuous employment. The benefit is two weeks of the employee's pay for each year of continuous employment up to 10 years; three weeks of pay for each year of continuous employment exceeding 10 years.</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 and current law:</span> 1886 (poor relief).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Social assistance system.</p>
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<h3>Coverage</h3>
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<p>Low-income and vulnerable persons.</p>
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<h3>Source of Funds</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Insured person:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Self-employed person:</span> 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><span class="h4">Family cash transfer (Programme for Advancement through Health and Education (<abbr>PATH</abbr>), social assistance, means tested):</span> Paid for children from birth to completion of secondary education, pregnant women and nursing mothers, persons with disabilities, poor adults aged 18 to 59, and persons aged 60 or older who are not receiving any pension.</p>
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<p>School-age children must maintain an 85% attendance level at school.</p>
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<p>Pregnant and lactating women and children aged younger than age 6 (72 months) must make regular visits to health centers.</p>
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<h3>Family Allowance Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Family cash transfer (Programme for Advancement through Health and Education (<abbr>PATH</abbr>), social assistance, means tested):</span> J$1,300 a month is paid for each child younger than age 6; J$1,350 to J$2,100 a month for each school-aged child, according to grade level; J$1,600 a month for a pregnant woman, nursing mother, person with disabilities, or poor adult; and J$2,250 for a person aged 60 or older.</p>
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<p>A minimum grant of J$600 a month is paid if the beneficiaries do not meet the school attendance or medical requirements.</p>
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<p>Eligible persons are also entitled to receive <span class="nobr">in-kind</span> benefits, including free school lunches, exemption from secondary school tuition fees, and free medical care at public health centers and hospitals.</p>
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
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<p>Public Assistance Division of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security (<a href="https://www.mlss.gov.jm/departments/public-assistance-division-overview/">http://www.mlss.gov.jm/pub/index.php</a>/) assesses eligibility and administers the program.</p>
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