Disability Assistance

Overview

A Disability Assistance may be awarded to a person with a disability who is between sixteen (16) years and under sixty-five (65) years of age, suffering from either a total paralysis or a permanent total severe malfunction, or else a permanent total disability through the amputation of one of the upper or lower limb. The Disability Assistance is also awarded to a person who has a hearing and/or speech impairment.

What you’ll get

The Disability Assistance is paid every four (4) weeks in advance.

Please click here for a Schedule of Benefits Rates.

Eligibility

General eligibility criteria:

• The applicant needs to be between sixteen (16) years and under sixty-five (65) years of age.
• The applicant has been suffering from the disability prior to reaching the age of sixty (60) years.
• The applicant:
  • is suffering from either total paralysis; or
  • is suffering from either permanent total severe malfunction; or
  • is suffering from either permanent total disability through the amputation or otherwise of one of the upper or lower limb; or
  • is suffering from a hearing impairment; or
  • is suffering from a speech impairment.
• An applicant can be gainfully occupied since eligibility for Disability Assistance is not means tested. 
• The provisions of Article 90 of the Social Security Act (Cap. 318.) “Duplicate Rights” apply, wherein a beneficiary cannot be in receipt of two pensions; benefits; assistances or allowances concurrently but to the most beneficial pension; benefit; assistance or allowance.
• The Inter-Professional Board will decide whether the case falls within the medical parameters for payment of this assistance.
• An applicant who was eligible for the Disabled Child Allowance prior to turning sixteen (16) years of age may still be examined by the Inter-Professional board.

How to apply

Fill in and submit the application online.
Only Treating Specialists are eligible to apply for this assistance on behalf of the applicant (read more).