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<h1>Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Asia and the Pacific, 2014</h1>
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<h1>Kiribati</h1>
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<div class="exchangeRate">Exchange rate: <abbr class="spell">US</abbr>$1.00 = 1.12 Australian dollars (A$).</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> 1976 (provident fund).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Universal and provident fund system.</p>
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<h3>Coverage</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Universal <span class="nobr">old-age</span> pension:</span> Citizens of Kiribati.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Provident fund:</span> Employed persons.</p>
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<p>Voluntary coverage is available.</p>
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<p>Exclusions: Expatriates working in Kiribati under an overseas contract, household workers, prisoners, and patients in mental hospitals.</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 <span class="nobr">old-age</span> pension:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Provident fund:</span> 7.5% of gross wages.</p>
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<p>Additional voluntary contributions are possible.</p>
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<p>The minimum earnings used to calculate contributions are A$10 a month.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Self-employed person</span></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Universal <span class="nobr">old-age</span> pension:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Provident fund:</span> At least A$5 a month.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Employer</span></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Universal <span class="nobr">old-age</span> pension:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Provident fund:</span> 7.5% of payroll.</p>
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<p>The minimum earnings used to calculate contributions are A$10 a month.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Government</span></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Universal <span class="nobr">old-age</span> pension:</span> The total cost.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Provident fund:</span> None; contributes as an employer.</p>
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<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Universal <span class="nobr">old-age</span> pension:</span> Age 67.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Old-age benefit (provident fund):</span> Age 50; at any age if emigrating permanently or unemployed for at least six months.</p>
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<p>Early withdrawal: Age 45 if retired permanently from employment or if evidence of the intention to do so is provided.</p>
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<p>Partial withdrawal: Age 45 and employed.</p>
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<p>Loan scheme: Fund members must present a viable business plan to the Ministry of Commerce.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Disability benefit (provident fund):</span> Must be assessed with a physical or mental incapacity for work by two independent medical practitioners.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Survivor benefit (provident fund):</span> Paid to a named survivor or to the <span class="nobr">person(s)</span> indicated by a court if there are no named survivors.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Funeral grant (provident fund):</span> Paid when a fund member dies.</p>
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<h3>Old-Age Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Universal <span class="nobr">old-age</span> pension:</span> A$50 a month is paid.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Old-age benefit (provident fund):</span> A lump sum of total employee and employer contributions plus accrued interest is paid.</p>
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<p>Early withdrawal: A lump sum of total employee and employer contributions plus accrued interest is paid.</p>
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<p>Partial withdrawal: Multiple partial withdrawals of up to 50% of the balance of the fund member's account are permitted. If the fund member makes a partial withdrawal at age 45 while employed, the remaining amount cannot be withdrawn until age 50.</p>
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<p>The interest rate is 7% a year.</p>
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<p>Interest rate adjustment: The National Provident Fund Board reviews the interest rate annually.</p>
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<p>Loan scheme: Up to 50% of 70% of the member's account balance may be pledged against a loan from approved lending institutions. In the event of loan default, the outstanding sum is paid from the account if under court order.</p>
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<h3>Permanent Disability Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Disability benefit (provident fund):</span> A lump sum of total employee and employer contributions plus accumulated accrued interest is paid.</p>
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<p>The interest rate is 7% a year.</p>
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<p>Interest rate adjustment: The National Provident Fund Board reviews the interest rate annually.</p>
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<h3>Survivor Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Survivor benefit (provident fund):</span> A lump sum of total employee and employer contributions plus accumulated interest is paid.</p>
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<p>The interest rate is 7% a year.</p>
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<p>Interest rate adjustment: The National Provident Fund Board reviews the interest rate annually.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Funeral grant (provident fund):</span> A lump sum of 50% of the balance in the deceased member's fund at the time of death or A$1,500, whichever is lower, is paid to eligible survivors before the final distribution of the survivor benefit.</p>
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
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<p>Ministry of Internal Affairs and Social Development administers the universal <span class="nobr">old-age</span> pension.</p>
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<p>National Provident Fund Board, which consists of two representatives each from the government and employer and employee organizations, administers the 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 and current law:</span> 1977 (maternity).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Employer-liability (cash maternity benefits) and universal (medical benefits) system.</p>
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<h3>Coverage</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Cash sickness benefits:</span> No statutory benefits are provided.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Cash maternity benefits:</span> Employed persons.</p>
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<p>Exclusions: Self-employed persons.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Medical benefits:</span> Citizens of Kiribati.</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">Cash maternity benefits:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Medical benefits:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Self-employed person</span></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Cash maternity benefits:</span> Not applicable.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Medical benefits:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Employer</span></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Cash maternity benefits:</span> The total cost.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Medical benefits:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Government</span></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Cash maternity benefits:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Medical benefits:</span> The total cost.</p>
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<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Cash sickness benefits:</span> No statutory benefits are provided.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Cash maternity benefits:</span> (employer liability): Must be currently employed.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Medical benefits:</span> There is no minimum qualifying period.</p>
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<h3>Sickness and Maternity Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Sickness benefit:</span> No statutory benefits are provided.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Maternity benefit (employer liability):</span> 25% of the employee's monthly earnings is paid for 12 weeks, including up to six weeks before and at least six weeks after childbirth for up to two children.</p>
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<h3>Workers' Medical Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Medical benefits:</span> Public hospitals and health facilities provide free public health care, including treatment abroad in certain circumstances. Benefits include preventive and primary care; hospitalization; medicine; rehabilitation; mental health, laboratory and medical imaging services; and dental care.</p>
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<h3>Dependents' Medical Benefits</h3>
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<p>Medical benefits for dependents are the same as those for workers.</p>
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Cash maternity benefits:</span> Ministry of Labour and Human Resource Development provides general supervision.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Medical benefits:</span> Ministry of Health and Medical Services (<a href="https://mhms.gov.ki/">http://www.health.gov.ki</a>) provides general 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 and current law:</span> 1949 (workmen's compensation).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Employer-liability system through a private carrier.</p>
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<h3>Coverage</h3>
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<p>Employed persons earning A$10,000 or less a year, including seamen employed on Kiribati ships.</p>
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<p>Exclusions: Casual employees 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> 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> The total cost.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Government:</span> None.</p>
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<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Work injury benefits:</span> There is no minimum qualifying period. Accidents that occur while commuting to and from work are covered. For occupational diseases, the incapacity or death must have occurred during employment or within 12 months after employment ended.</p>
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<h3>Temporary Disability Benefits</h3>
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<p>The benefit is 100% of monthly earnings up to A$40; 75% of monthly earnings greater than A$40 up to A$60; and 66.6% of monthly earnings greater than A$60.</p>
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<p>The benefit is paid after a three-day waiting period.</p>
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<p>The maximum benefit is A$160 a month.</p>
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<p>The total maximum temporary benefit is equal to the permanent disability lump sum the insured would be entitled to receive.</p>
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<h3>Permanent Disability Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Permanent disability grant:</span> A lump sum of 48 months of earnings is paid.</p>
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<p>The minimum grant is A$500.</p>
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<p>The maximum grant is A$25,000.</p>
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<p>Constant-attendance supplement: 25% of the permanent disability grant is paid if the insured requires the constant attendance of others to perform daily functions.</p>
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<p>Partial disability: A percentage of the permanent disability grant is paid according to the assessed degree of disability and a schedule in law.</p>
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<h3>Workers' Medical Benefits</h3>
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<p>Medical and surgical care is provided.</p>
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<h3>Survivor Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Survivor grant:</span> A lump sum of 48 months of the deceased's earnings is paid.</p>
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<p>The minimum grant is A$400.</p>
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<p>The maximum grant is A$25,000.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Funeral grant:</span> Burial expenses of up to A$30 are paid.</p>
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
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<p>Ministry of Labour and Human Resources Development administers claims and calculates the benefits due.</p>
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<p>Employers insure work injury liability with the Kiribati Insurance Corporation.</p>
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