News
Social Security Website Achieves FITA Compliance – 2025
The Information Management Unit (IMU), in collaboration with the Foundation for Information Technology Accessibility (FITA), has successfully conducted a comprehensive review of the Social...
Keeping Your Social Security Contact Details Updated
Keeping your contact details up to date with the Department of Social Security is essential for timely communication and efficient service. It is a simple step that provides peace of mind and...
Overview A Social Security Number (formerly National Insurance or N.I. Number) registers individuals under the Social Security Act (Cap. 318.) and is required for paying social security...
Miscarriage Special Leave Benefit
Overview This benefit provides paid special leave for employees or self-employed individuals in Malta who experience a miscarriage within the first twenty-two (22) weeks of pregnancy. Employers...
Strategic Pensions Report 2025 Open for Consultation
The report by the group of experts, led by Permanent Secretary Mark Musu’, forms part of the five-yearly legal review of pensions in Malta, focusing on adequacy, sustainability, and social...
Blue Medical Certificate (BMC): IBAN Update – Old vs New
The reverse side of the Blue Medical Certificate (BMC) has been updated. While both the old and new versions of the BMC enable the payment of sickness benefits directly into the beneficiary’s...
Latest Publications
NOTE: We try to update the Handbooks content on an ongoing basis as changes occur. However, in case of a conflict between the contents of the Handbook and the Act, Regulations and Rulings, the latter take precedence.
Manual on Social Security Contributions, Benefits and Pensions
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– Monitoring Report 2024: Adequacy of Unemployment Benefits in Malta