Senior Citizen Grant

Overview

The Senior Citizen Grant is awarded to elderly persons who are seventy-five (75) years or older and

are still living in their own home or with relatives, or
live in a private residential home, which is not in the Public Private Partnership scheme.

What you’ll get

The Senior Citizen Grant is a one-time payment paid every year.

The amount of three-hundred and fifty euros (€350) is paid to those elderly persons who are between seventy-five (75) and seventy-nine (79) years of age on the 1st January of the current year, or on a pro-rata basis from the date of the seventy-fifth (75) birthday up to the end of the current year. The following year, the elderly person will receive the full rate of the grant.

The amount of four hundred and fifty euro (€450) is awarded to elderly persons who are eighty (80) years and older on the 1st January of the current year. Payment will be issued pro-rata from the date of the eighty (80) birthday up to the end of the current year. The following year, the elderly person will receive the full rate of the grant.

Please click here for a schedule of Benefits Rates.

Eligibility

General eligibility criteria:

Persons who are Maltese Nationals who reside permanently in their own residence in Malta or Gozo.
Persons who are Maltese Nationals who reside with their relatives in their residence in Malta or Gozo.
Persons who reside in a private residential home, which is not in the Public Private Partnership Scheme.
Foreign persons who have a permanent residency in Malta and hold an Australian/Canadian nationality or members of the European Union, Council of Europe or European Economic Area. Foreign persons who do not hold the mentioned nationalities, are not eligible for the Senior Citizen Grant, even if they have permanent residency in Malta or Gozo.

Documentation required

General documentation:

Persons whose Identity Card number ends with letter ‘A’ or ‘P’ are required to produce a copy of their Maltese Identity Card.

Confirm that the banking details held by the Department of Social Security are updated to receive payments by direct deposit. The IBAN number should be a local, savings or current account, but not a loan account. The account must be in the name of the beneficiary. One can check and update banking details by accessing the link mySocialSecurity.

How to apply

The Senior Citizen Grant is issued automatically, however an application is to be submitted by those:

Persons who were residing in a private residential home, which is not in the Public Private Partnership Scheme, and were later discharged.
Persons who are not in receipt of any benefit, unless they have already received the Senior Citizen Grant in previous years.
Persons whose Maltese Identity Card number ends with letter ‘A’ or ‘P’ need to apply each year for this grant.

Fill in and submit the application online.