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<h1>Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Asia and the Pacific, 2014</h1>
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<h1>Samoa</h1>
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<div class="exchangeRate">Exchange rate: <abbr class="spell">US</abbr>$1.00 = 2.27 tala.</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> 1972 (national provident fund).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Provident fund and universal (old age) system.</p>
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<h3>Coverage</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Provident fund:</span> Employed persons, including household workers.</p>
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<p>Voluntary coverage for self-employed and unemployed persons.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Senior citizens benefit scheme:</span> Citizens residing in Samoa.</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">Provident fund:</span> 5% of gross monthly earnings. Additional voluntary contributions are permitted.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Senior citizens benefit scheme:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Self-employed person</span></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Provident fund:</span> 100 to 2,000 tala a month.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Senior citizens benefit scheme:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Employer</span></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Provident fund:</span> 5% of monthly payroll.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Senior citizens benefit scheme:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Government</span></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Provident fund:</span> None; contributes as an employer.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Senior citizens benefit scheme:</span> The total cost.</p>
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<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Provident fund</span></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Old-age pension:</span> Age 55 and retired from covered employment; age 50 if unemployed for at least five years; at any age if emigrating permanently, medically incapacitated, or entering theological seminary or the clergy. If covered employment continues after age 55, the fund member must continue to make contributions to the fund. If new employment begins after funds are withdrawn at age 55, the fund member must contribute for 12 months before withdrawing funds again.</p>
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<p>Partial withdrawal: Younger than age 55.</p>
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<p>Loan scheme: Must have a minimum balance of 500 tala.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Disability pension:</span> Must be assessed with a total incapacity for work in covered employment.</p>
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<p>A general medical practitioner assesses the disability.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Survivor pension:</span> The deceased was a registered fund member.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Death benefit:</span> Paid when a registered fund member with at least 24 months of contributions dies.</p>
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<p>Eligible survivors include persons named by the deceased, or if there are no named survivors, the spouse, children, or other dependents.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Senior citizens benefit scheme:</span> Age 65 with at least 90 days of continuous residence immediately before the date of application.</p>
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<h3>Old-Age Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Old-age pension (provident fund):</span> The fund member has three different options: a biweekly pension of total employee and employer contributions plus accrued interest; a biweekly pension of 75% of total employee and employer contributions plus accrued interest, with the remaining 25% paid as lump sum; or a lump sum of total employee and employer contributions plus accrued interest taken at age 55. The minimum interest rate is 4% a year.</p>
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<p>Benefit adjustment: The <span class="nobr">old-age</span> pension is adjusted every three years according to an actuarial review.</p>
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<p>Partial withdrawal: Up to 20% of the total employee and employer contributions may be withdrawn for necessary medical expenses. Partial withdrawal of an unspecified amount is also possible for temporary employment abroad that is expected to last at least three years. </p>
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<p>Loan scheme: Up to 60% of the total employee and employer contributions may be taken out and repaid at an annual interest rate of 9.5% to 10%.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Senior citizens benefit scheme:</span> 135 tala a month is paid. (Senior citizens also receive free health care in public hospitals and free inter-island travel on public seagoing vessels.)</p>
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<p>Benefit adjustment: The government periodically reviews the senior citizen benefit.</p>
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<h3>Permanent Disability Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Disability pension (provident fund):</span> The fund member has three different options: a biweekly pension of total employee and employer contributions plus accrued interest; a biweekly pension of 75% of total employee and employer contributions plus interest, with the remaining 25% paid as a lump sum; or a lump sum of total employee and employer contributions plus accrued interest taken at age 55.</p>
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<p>Benefit adjustment: The disability pension is adjusted every three years according to an actuarial review.</p>
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<h3>Survivor Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Survivor pension (provident fund):</span> The total employee and employer contributions plus accrued interest is split among named survivors according to proportions stated by the deceased. If the deceased was receiving a biweekly pension, 50% of the deceased's pension is paid for up to 10 years.</p>
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<p>Benefit adjustment: The survivor pension is adjusted every three years according to an actuarial review.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Death benefit (provident fund):</span> A lump sum of 5,000 tala is paid.</p>
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<p>Benefit adjustment: The death benefit is adjusted according to the financial health of the fund.</p>
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
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<p>Samoa National Provident Fund (http://www.npf.ws), managed by a tripartite board, administers the provident fund and the senior citizens benefit scheme.</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> 2013 (labor code).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Employer-liability (cash benefits only) system.</p>
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<p>Note: Additional cash benefits for temporary and permanent disability are provided for nonwork-related injuries under Work Injury. Some medical services are provided free of charge to the population through government health centers. Other hospital and medical services are provided under the senior citizen benefit scheme and the work injury program.</p>
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<h3>Coverage</h3>
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<p>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> 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; provides benefits directly to employees.</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">Cash sickness benefits (employer liability):</span> <span class="nobr">Full-time</span> employees must have been continuously employed with the same employer for at least 12 months. (The qualifying conditions for <span class="nobr">part-time</span> employees are applied on a <span class="nobr">pro-rata</span> basis.) A medical certificate is required for an illness that lasts for at least three days.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Cash maternity benefits (employer liability):</span> <span class="nobr">Full-time</span> employees must have been continuously employed with the same employer for at least 12 months. (The qualifying conditions for <span class="nobr">part-time</span> employees are applied on a <span class="nobr">pro-rata</span> basis.) The employee must notify the employer in writing of the expected dates of departure and return from maternity leave.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Cash paternity benefits (employer liability):</span> <span class="nobr">Full-time</span> employees must have been continuously employed with the same employer for at least 12 months. (The qualifying conditions for <span class="nobr">part-time</span> employees are applied on a <span class="nobr">pro-rata</span> basis.) The employee must notify the employer in writing of the expected date of childbirth and present a written request from the employee's wife or partner.</p>
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<h3>Sickness and Maternity Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Cash sickness benefits (employer liability):</span> 100% of the insured's normal earnings is paid for up to 10 days a year.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Cash maternity benefits (employer liability):</span> The insured has two options: 100% of the insured's normal earnings paid for four weeks plus two weeks of unpaid leave; or 66.67% of earnings paid for six weeks.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Cash paternity benefits (employer liability):</span> 100% of the insured's normal earnings is paid for five days.</p>
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<h3>Workers' Medical Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Medical benefits:</span> Some medical services are provided free of charge to the population through government health centers.</p>
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<p>Other hospital and medical services are provided under the senior citizen benefit scheme and the work injury program.</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 the insured.</p>
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
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<p>Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Labour (http://www.mcil.gov.ws) administers the program.</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> 1960.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Current laws:</span> 1978 and 1989 (accident 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.</p>
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<p>Exclusions: Self-employed persons.</p>
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<p>The total population is covered under a separate scheme for nonwork-related injuries, including injuries resulting from an accident involving a motor vehicle or a boat traveling within Samoa.</p>
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<h3>Source of Funds</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Insured person:</span> None for work-related injuries; 1% of earnings for nonwork-related injuries.</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> 1% of payroll for work-related injuries.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Government:</span> None; an earmarked tax of 0.05 tala per gallon of motor fuel finances benefits for victims of motor vehicle and boat accidents.</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.</p>
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<h3>Temporary Disability Benefits</h3>
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<p>70% of the insured's earnings is paid after a <span class="nobr">five-day</span> waiting period for up to five years (may be extended). The benefit is paid for a temporary disability resulting from a work-related or a nonwork-related injury (including motor vehicle and boat accidents).</p>
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<p>The maximum weekly benefit is 1,000 tala.</p>
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<h3>Permanent Disability Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Permanent disability benefit:</span> If the assessed degree of disability is at least 80%, the weekly benefit is 70% of the insured's last earnings multiplied by the assessed degree of disability, up to 1,000 tala. The benefit is paid until rehabilitation or death.</p>
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<p>A mobility allowance and a living allowance, both equal to 60% of the minimum wage, are paid.</p>
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<p>Partial disability: If the assessed degree of disability is less than 80% and the injured person returns to work before the period of entitlement to temporary disability benefits ceases, a lump sum is paid according to the assessed degree of disability, up to 8,000 tala.</p>
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<h3>Workers' Medical Benefits</h3>
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<p>Benefits include reasonable medical expenses; 150,000 tala is provided for artificial limbs or aids and for treatment abroad.</p>
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<h3>Survivor Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Survivor grant:</span> A lump sum of 20,000 tala, plus up to 1,000 tala a week for up to five years, is paid to dependents.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Funeral grant:</span> 4,000 tala is paid for a death caused by a work-related accident (or motor vehicle or boat accidents).</p>
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
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<p>Labour Department of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Labour (http://www.mcil.gov.ws) provides general supervision.</p>
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<p>Accident Compensation Corporation (<a href="https://acc.gov.ws/">http://www.acc.gov.ws</a>) administers the program.</p>
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