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<h1>Social Security Programs Throughout the World: The Americas, 2019</h1>
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<h1>Haiti</h1>
<div class="exchangeRate">Exchange rate: <abbr class="spell">US</abbr>$1.00&nbsp;= 93.157&nbsp;gourdes.</div>
<h2>Old Age, Disability, and Survivors</h2>
<h3>Regulatory Framework</h3>
<p><span class="h4">First law:</span> 1965 <span class="nobr">(old-age</span> insurance).</p>
<p><span class="h4">Current laws:</span> 1967 (social insurance), 1971 (social assistance), 1976 (pensions), and 1990 (social assistance).</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> Private-sector employees.</p>
<p>Voluntary coverage is available.</p>
<p>Special system for public-sector employees.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Social assistance:</span> Needy residents of Haiti.</p>
<h3>Source of Funds</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Insured person</span></p>
<p><span class="h5">Social insurance:</span> 6% of monthly covered earnings; 12% for the voluntarily insured.</p>
<p>The minimum daily earnings used to calculate contributions are the legal daily minimum wage.</p>
<p>The legal daily minimum wage ranges from 250&nbsp;gourdes (household workers) to 550&nbsp;gourdes (finance, telecommunications, commerce, etc.).</p>
<p><span class="h5">Social assistance:</span> None.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Self-employed person</span></p>
<p><span class="h5">Social insurance:</span> 12% of monthly declared earnings.</p>
<p><span class="h5">Social assistance:</span> None.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Employer</span></p>
<p><span class="h5">Social insurance:</span> 6% of monthly covered payroll.</p>
<p>The minimum daily earnings used to calculate contributions are the legal daily minimum wage.</p>
<p>The legal daily minimum wage ranges from 250&nbsp;gourdes (household workers) to 550&nbsp;gourdes (finance, telecommunications, commerce, etc.).</p>
<p><span class="h5">Social assistance:</span> None.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Government</span></p>
<p><span class="h5">Social insurance:</span> Provides subsidies as needed.</p>
<p><span class="h5">Social assistance:</span> The total cost.</p>
<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Old-age pension (social insurance):</span> Age&nbsp;55 with at least 20&nbsp;years of contributions.</p>
<p>Partial pension: Age&nbsp;55 with at least 10&nbsp;years but less than 20&nbsp;years of contributions.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Old-age social pension (Kore Ti GranMoun, social assistance, income tested):</span> Age&nbsp;66, living in conditions of extreme poverty, not working, and not receiving any other pension.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Old-age settlement (social insurance):</span> Age&nbsp;55 with less than 10&nbsp;years of contributions.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Disability pension (social insurance):</span> Must be assessed with a total incapacity for work and have at least 10&nbsp;years but less than 20&nbsp;years of contributions. The disability must not have been caused by a work injury.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Disability social pension (KoreAndikape, social assistance, income tested):</span> Must be aged&nbsp;18 to 65, be incapable of any work, living at home in conditions of extreme poverty, and not receiving any other pension.</p>
<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>
<p>Eligible survivors include the <span class="nobr">widow(er)</span> and orphans younger than age&nbsp;18 (no limit if a post-secondary student).</p>
<p>The <span class="nobr">widow(er)'s</span> pension ceases upon remarriage or cohabitation.</p>
<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>
<p>Eligible survivors include the <span class="nobr">widow(er)</span> and orphans younger than age&nbsp;18 (no limit if a post-secondary student).</p>
<h3>Old-Age Benefits</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Old-age pension (social insurance):</span> 33.3% of the insured's average monthly earnings in the last 10&nbsp;years is paid.</p>
<p>Partial pension: 25% of the insured's average monthly earnings in the last 10&nbsp;years is paid with at least 15&nbsp;years but less than 20&nbsp;years of contributions; 20% with at least 10&nbsp;years but less than 15&nbsp;years of contributions.</p>
<p>Average earnings are not adjusted based on inflation.</p>
<p>Benefit adjustment: Benefits are adjusted on an ad&nbsp;hoc basis.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Old-age social pension (Kore Ti GranMoun, social assistance, income tested):</span> A benefit is paid.</p>
<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>
<h3>Permanent Disability Benefits</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Disability pension (social insurance):</span> 20% of the insured's average monthly earnings in the last 10&nbsp;years before the disability began is paid.</p>
<p>Average earnings are not adjusted based on inflation.</p>
<p>Benefit adjustment: Benefits are adjusted on an ad&nbsp;hoc basis.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Disability social pension (KoreAndikape, social assistance, income tested):</span> A benefit is paid.</p>
<h3>Survivor Benefits</h3>
<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>
<p>Benefit adjustment: Benefits are adjusted on an ad&nbsp;hoc basis.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Survivor settlement (social insurance):</span> A lump sum of total employer and employee contributions without accrued interest is paid.</p>
<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
<p>Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (<abbr>MAST</abbr>) provides general supervision of the social insurance and social assistance programs.</p>
<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>
<p>Social Assistance Fund (<abbr>CAS</abbr>) and Economic and Social Assistance Fund (<abbr class="spell">FAES</abbr>) administers the social assistance program.</p>
<h2>Sickness and Maternity</h2>
<h3>Regulatory Framework</h3>
<p><span class="h4">First law:</span> 1949 (sickness and maternity), never implemented.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Current laws:</span> 1967 (social insurance), implemented in 2016 (maternity and sickness); and 1984 (labor code).</p>
<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Social insurance system. Cash benefits only.</p>
<h3>Coverage</h3>
<p>Public- and private-sector employees.</p>
<p>Voluntary coverage for self-employed persons.</p>
<h3>Source of Funds</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Insured person:</span> 3% of monthly earnings.</p>
<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>
<p><span class="h4">Employer:</span> 3% of monthly earnings.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Government:</span> Provides subsidies as needed.</p>
<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Cash sickness and maternity benefits:</span> Must provide a medical certificate from a registered medical practitioner.</p>
<h3>Sickness and Maternity Benefits</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Sickness benefit:</span> 100% of the employee's earnings is paid for up 15&nbsp;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>
<p><span class="h4">Maternity benefit:</span> 100% of the employee's earnings is paid for twelve weeks.</p>
<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
<p>Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (<abbr>MAST</abbr>) provides general supervision.</p>
<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>
<h2>Work Injury</h2>
<h3>Regulatory Framework</h3>
<p><span class="h4">First law:</span> 1961 (labor code).</p>
<p><span class="h4">Current law:</span> 1967 (social insurance).</p>
<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Social insurance system.</p>
<h3>Coverage</h3>
<p>Public-sector employees and employees of industrial, commercial, or agricultural firms in specified districts.</p>
<p>Voluntary coverage for self-employed persons.</p>
<h3>Source of Funds</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Insured person:</span> None.</p>
<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>
<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>
<p><span class="h4">Government:</span> None; contributes 2% of payroll as an employer.</p>
<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
<p>There is no minimum qualifying period. Must be younger than age&nbsp;55 for temporary and permanent disability benefits.</p>
<h3>Temporary Disability Benefits</h3>
<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>
<h3>Permanent Disability Benefits</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Permanent disability pension:</span> For a total disability, 66.7% of the insured's monthly earnings is paid.</p>
<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>
<p>All disability pensions may be paid as a lump sum.</p>
<p>Benefit adjustment: Benefits are not regularly adjusted.</p>
<h3>Workers' Medical Benefits</h3>
<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>
<h3>Survivor Benefits</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Survivor pension</span></p>
<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>
<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&nbsp;21.</p>
<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>
<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>
<p>Benefit adjustment: Benefits are not regularly adjusted.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Funeral grant:</span> A lump sum of 100% of the deceased's monthly earnings is paid.</p>
<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
<p>Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (<abbr>MAST</abbr>) provides general supervision.</p>
<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>
<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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