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The History of
Social Security in Malta

Social Protection in Malta

The development of social security services in Malta could possibly be traced back to the rule of...

1530s

Legislative Initiatives

The first green shoots of a social policy network appeared in the twenties with the granting of...

1920s - 1940s

Watershed Year

1956 was a watershed year for the social security system with the enactment of two major bills...

1950s - 1960s

The Seventies

A host of innovative social measures were rolled out during the seventies. These comprised of: The elimination...

1970s

The Eighties

The decade was marked by the approval of the Social Security Act by the House of Representatives...

1980s

The Nineties

The decade was fertile with new or enhanced social measures: Introduction of a Widower's Pension and an...

1990s

Early 21st Century

Since the turn of the century, social protection has been invigorated by the activation of social reforms...

2000s

Pensions

Given Malta’s ageing population, priority has been given to measures devised to strengthen the sustainability and adequacy...

Measures to bridge the pension gap

The 2006 reform engendered a disparity between pensioners born before 1962 and those born afterwards.  Annual increases...

Pension enhancements

As of 2018, pension rates have been yearly increased across board for both contributory and non-contributory pensioners,...

Payment of Additional COLA

Low to medium families are awarded an additional cost of living allowance to better cope with inflationary...

Making Work Pay Initiatives

A package of active labour market initiatives was rolled out in 2014 and 2015 to incentivise social...

Persons with a Disability

Even persons with a disability have found it easier to find a job. Their employment was facilitated...

Elderly

A Senior Citizen Grant was introduced in 2012 for elderly persons, aged eighty (80) years and over,...

Widows

Widows in employment and in receipt of a contributory pension have been extended the right to benefit...

Families and Children

The Marriage Grant is a long-standing benefit in the social   It was introduced in 1956 and...

Social Assistance Benefits

Higher unemployment benefit rates came into effect in 2024 to ensure a sufficient income replacement for beneficiaries....

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