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<h1>Social Security Programs Throughout the World: The Americas, 2019</h1>
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<h1>Haiti</h1>
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<div class="exchangeRate">Exchange rate: <abbr class="spell">US</abbr>$1.00 = 93.157 gourdes.</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> 1965 <span class="nobr">(old-age</span> insurance).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Current laws:</span> 1967 (social insurance), 1971 (social assistance), 1976 (pensions), and 1990 (social assistance).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Social insurance and social assistance system.</p>
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<h3>Coverage</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Social insurance:</span> Private-sector employees.</p>
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<p>Voluntary coverage is available.</p>
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<p>Special system for public-sector employees.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Social assistance:</span> Needy residents of Haiti.</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:</span> 6% of monthly covered earnings; 12% for the voluntarily insured.</p>
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<p>The minimum daily earnings used to calculate contributions are the legal daily minimum wage.</p>
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<p>The legal daily minimum wage ranges from 250 gourdes (household workers) to 550 gourdes (finance, telecommunications, commerce, etc.).</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Social assistance:</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:</span> 12% of monthly declared earnings.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Social assistance:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Employer</span></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Social insurance:</span> 6% of monthly covered payroll.</p>
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<p>The minimum daily earnings used to calculate contributions are the legal daily minimum wage.</p>
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<p>The legal daily minimum wage ranges from 250 gourdes (household workers) to 550 gourdes (finance, telecommunications, commerce, etc.).</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Social assistance:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Government</span></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Social insurance:</span> Provides subsidies as needed.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Social assistance:</span> The total cost.</p>
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<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Old-age pension (social insurance):</span> Age 55 with at least 20 years of contributions.</p>
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<p>Partial pension: Age 55 with at least 10 years but less than 20 years of contributions.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Old-age social pension (Kore Ti GranMoun, social assistance, income tested):</span> Age 66, living in conditions of extreme poverty, not working, and not receiving any other pension.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Old-age settlement (social insurance):</span> Age 55 with less than 10 years of contributions.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Disability pension (social insurance):</span> Must be assessed with a total incapacity for work and have at least 10 years but less than 20 years of contributions. The disability must not have been caused by a work injury.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Disability social pension (KoreAndikape, social assistance, income tested):</span> Must be aged 18 to 65, be incapable of any work, living at home in conditions of extreme poverty, and not receiving any other pension.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Survivor pension (social insurance):</span> The deceased received or was entitled to receive a social insurance <span class="nobr">old-age</span> or disability pension at the time of death.</p>
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<p>Eligible survivors include the <span class="nobr">widow(er)</span> and orphans younger than age 18 (no limit if a post-secondary student).</p>
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<p>The <span class="nobr">widow(er)'s</span> pension ceases upon remarriage or cohabitation.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Survivor settlement (social insurance):</span> The deceased did not qualify for a social insurance <span class="nobr">old-age</span> or disability pension at the time of death.</p>
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<p>Eligible survivors include the <span class="nobr">widow(er)</span> and orphans younger than age 18 (no limit if a post-secondary student).</p>
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<h3>Old-Age Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Old-age pension (social insurance):</span> 33.3% of the insured's average monthly earnings in the last 10 years is paid.</p>
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<p>Partial pension: 25% of the insured's average monthly earnings in the last 10 years is paid with at least 15 years but less than 20 years of contributions; 20% with at least 10 years but less than 15 years of contributions.</p>
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<p>Average earnings are not adjusted based on inflation.</p>
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<p>Benefit adjustment: Benefits are adjusted on an ad hoc basis.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Old-age social pension (Kore Ti GranMoun, social assistance, income tested):</span> A benefit is paid.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Old-age settlement (social insurance):</span> A lump sum of total employer and employee contributions without accrued interest is paid.</p>
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<h3>Permanent Disability Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Disability pension (social insurance):</span> 20% of the insured's average monthly earnings in the last 10 years before the disability began is paid.</p>
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<p>Average earnings are not adjusted based on inflation.</p>
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<p>Benefit adjustment: Benefits are adjusted on an ad hoc basis.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Disability social pension (KoreAndikape, social assistance, income tested):</span> A benefit is paid.</p>
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<h3>Survivor Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Survivor pension (social insurance):</span> 50% of the social insurance <span class="nobr">old-age</span> or disability pension the deceased received or was entitled to receive is paid. The pension is split among eligible survivors.</p>
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<p>Benefit adjustment: Benefits are adjusted on an ad hoc basis.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Survivor settlement (social insurance):</span> A lump sum of total employer and employee contributions without accrued interest is paid.</p>
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
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<p>Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (<abbr>MAST</abbr>) provides general supervision of the social insurance and social assistance programs.</p>
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<p>National Office of <span class="nobr">Old-Age</span> Insurance (<abbr>ONA</abbr>; <a href="https://ona.ht/">http://www.ona.ht/</a>) of the Social Insurance Institute, managed by a tripartite board and a director general, administers the social insurance program and collects contributions.</p>
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<p>Social Assistance Fund (<abbr>CAS</abbr>) and Economic and Social Assistance Fund (<abbr class="spell">FAES</abbr>) administers the social assistance program.</p>
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<h2>Sickness and Maternity</h2>
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<h3>Regulatory Framework</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">First law:</span> 1949 (sickness and maternity), never implemented.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Current laws:</span> 1967 (social insurance), implemented in 2016 (maternity and sickness); and 1984 (labor code).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Social insurance system. Cash benefits only.</p>
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<h3>Coverage</h3>
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<p>Public- and private-sector employees.</p>
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<p>Voluntary coverage for self-employed persons.</p>
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<h3>Source of Funds</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Insured person:</span> 3% of monthly earnings.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Self-employed person:</span> Pays contributions based on an individual agreement with the Office of Work Accidents and Sickness and Maternity Insurance.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Employer:</span> 3% of monthly earnings.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Government:</span> Provides subsidies as needed.</p>
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<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Cash sickness and maternity benefits:</span> Must provide a medical certificate from a registered medical practitioner.</p>
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<h3>Sickness and Maternity Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Sickness benefit:</span> 100% of the employee's earnings is paid for up 15 days for employees with at least one year of service. The benefit is proportionately reduced for employees with less than one year of service.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Maternity benefit:</span> 100% of the employee's earnings is paid for twelve weeks.</p>
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
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<p>Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (<abbr>MAST</abbr>) provides general supervision.</p>
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<p>Social Insurance Institute, managed by a tripartite board and a director general, administers the program through its Office of Work Accidents and Sickness and Maternity Insurance (<abbr class="spell">OFATMA</abbr>).</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> 1961 (labor code).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Current law:</span> 1967 (social insurance).</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>Public-sector employees and employees of industrial, commercial, or agricultural firms in specified districts.</p>
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<p>Voluntary coverage for self-employed 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> Pays contributions based on an individual agreement with the Office of Work Accidents and Sickness and Maternity Insurance.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Employer:</span> 2% of total payroll (commerce), 3% of total payroll (industry, construction, and agriculture), or 6% of total payroll (mining).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Government:</span> None; contributes 2% of payroll as an employer.</p>
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<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
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<p>There is no minimum qualifying period. Must be younger than age 55 for temporary and permanent disability benefits.</p>
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<h3>Temporary Disability Benefits</h3>
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<p>66.7% of the insured's monthly earnings is paid after a three-day waiting period for the duration of the incapacity. (The employer pays benefits during the waiting period.)</p>
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<h3>Permanent Disability Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Permanent disability pension:</span> For a total disability, 66.7% of the insured's monthly earnings is paid.</p>
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<p>Partial disability: For at least a 10% assessed degree of disability but less than a total disability, a percentage of the total disability pension is paid based on the assessed degree of disability. For an assessed degree of disability of less than 10%, a lump sum is paid.</p>
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<p>All disability pensions may be paid as a lump sum.</p>
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<p>Benefit adjustment: Benefits are not regularly adjusted.</p>
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<h3>Workers' Medical Benefits</h3>
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<p>Benefits include medical and dental care, surgery, hospitalization, medicine, and appliances. Benefits are provided until the disability stabilizes or the insured makes a full recovery.</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> 50% of the permanent disability pension for a total disability the deceased received or was entitled to receive is paid to a widow or to a dependent widower with a disability.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Orphan's pension:</span> 30% of the permanent disability pension for a total disability the deceased received or was entitled to receive is paid for each orphan younger than age 21.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Dependent parent's or grandparent's pension:</span> If there are no other eligible survivors, 40% of the permanent disability pension for a total disability the deceased received or was entitled to receive is paid to dependent parents or grandparents.</p>
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<p>The maximum combined survivor pension is 80% of the permanent disability pension for a total disability the deceased received or was entitled to receive.</p>
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<p>Benefit adjustment: Benefits are not regularly adjusted.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Funeral grant:</span> A lump sum of 100% of the deceased's monthly earnings is paid.</p>
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
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<p>Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (<abbr>MAST</abbr>) provides general supervision.</p>
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<p>Social Insurance Institute, managed by a tripartite board and a director general, administers the program through its Office of Work Accidents and Sickness and Maternity Insurance (<abbr class="spell">OFATMA</abbr>).</p>
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<p>The Social Insurance Institute operates its own clinics and hospital in Port-au-Prince, and contracts with accredited clinics and hospitals to provide medical benefits.</p>
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