| Date: | 1998- |
| Web: | Official website of the programme |
| Description: | Non-contributory assistance pension is provided to senior or disabled citizens without stable income or other support who are not entitled to contributory pensions from Social Security Board of St. Kitts and Nevis. The pension is only given to ordinary residents of the nation and long absence from the country may lead to disqualification for the programme. |
Characteristics
| Target population: | 1) Persons over age 62 without entitlement to contributory pension 2) Persons with disability from age 16 to 62 |
| Geographic scale: | National |
| Targeting method: | 1) Categorical : Requirements for age and ordinary residency 2) Means test |
| Instrument of selection: | … |
| Registry of recipients: | … |
| Exit strategies or criteria: | … |
| Comments: | By definition of law, persons entitled to this assistance component should be in need and do not have secure source of income or any other means of support. |
Institutionality
| Legal framework: | Part V of the Social Security (Benefits) regulations, 1978 |
| Responsible organization(s): | Ministry of Nevis Affairs, Labour, Social Security and Ecclesiastical Affairs |
| Executing organization(s): | Social Security Board |
| Source of funding: | Social Security Fund |
1) Non-contributory age assistance
| Recipient(s): | Persons over 62 years old |
| Mode of transfer: | Monetary |
| Mode of delivery: | … |
| Periodicity of delivery: | Monthly |
| Recipient of the transfer: | Direct participant |
| Maximum per household: | … |
| Conditionalities: | -- |
| Sanctions: | -- |
| Comments: | Until 2004, the assistance pension was paid XCD$ 100 twice a month, therefore XCD$ 200 in total monthly. |
| Amount : | XCD $250 (2020) |
2) Non-contributory invalidity assistance
| Recipient(s): | Persons with diability from 16 to 62 years old |
| Mode of transfer: | Monetary |
| Mode of delivery: | … |
| Periodicity of delivery: | Monthly |
| Recipient of the transfer: | Direct participant |
| Maximum per household: | … |
| Conditionalities: | -- |
| Sanctions: | -- |
| Comments: | The recipients of the invalidity assistance receive the same amount as those of the age assistance. |
| Amount : | XCD $250 (2020) |
