“To provide
correct financial assistance and other benefits to eligible persons in time”
The
Department of Social Security is responsible for the administration of Social
Security Legislation, which provides for the payment of benefits under the
contributory and the non-contributory schemes. These schemes cover the entire
population which is in some way recipient of such benefits. The Department is
mainly involved in ensuring that financial support is given to those sections
of the community which are mostly in need, namely those with a low- income, the
sick, the elderly and the unemployed.
The
core operations of the Department of Social Security are to:
- assess, pay and provide information on social
security benefits
- encourage individuals and organizations’ to be
aware of, and to comply with their obligations under social security
legislation
- keep account of the social security system
- advise Minister on the development of
effective and dynamic policies for social security