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The benefit for parents affected by the closure of schools will be paid once again
The Ministry for Social Justice and Solidarity, the Family and Children’s Rights is re-introducing a scheme aimed at paying a benefit to those parents whose children are under the age of 16 and...
Simplification measure related to persons with severe disabilities
Around 90% of those persons with severe disabilities will not have to re-appear before a medical board when they turn 16 years of age. This is another simplification measure aimed at persons with...
Assistance for parents of persons with severe disabilities
Parents who are unable to work to care for a child with a disability, over the age of 16, will be receiving a payment of €300 once a year. Eligible parents are those who are not working and...
The Government is to assist those persons who were going to have a reduction in their pension
The Government amended the Social Security Act for persons born between 1 January 1956 and 31 December 1961, with the aim to ameliorate the negative effects that came along with the Covid-19...
Issuing of the 6 Monthly letters to all Pension groups
The Department of Social Security will be issuing the 6 Monthly letters to all Pension groups which will include the FS3 amount for the year 2020. The postage of these letters will be as follows:...
Social benefits will no longer be subject to garnishee orders
A process is currently underway to amend legislation; in that, no social benefits and social housing benefits will be subject to a garnishee order that a person may have issued on his assets. The...
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
Media Production
(maltese version only)
Pension Reform
Service Pensions Manual (PDF Format)