{"id":2056,"date":"2020-12-22T09:16:45","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T09:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"\/?page_id=2056"},"modified":"2023-02-14T11:10:25","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T09:10:25","slug":"tapering-of-benefits-married-civil-union-cohabiting-as-per-provisions-of-the-cohabitation-act-2017","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/socialsecurity.gov.mt\/en\/information-and-applications-for-benefits-and-services\/work-incentives-and-unemployment-benefits\/tapering-of-benefits-married-civil-union-cohabiting-as-per-provisions-of-the-cohabitation-act-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Tapering of Benefits (Married\/Civil Union\/Cohabiting as per provisions of the Cohabitation Act 2017)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;557e4842-4fc2-416f-a04e-fbcf20070da9&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Tapering of Benefits &#8211; Married \/ Civil Union \/ Cohabiting<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Overview<\/h2>\n<p>Beneficiaries in receipt of Social Assistance or Unemployment Assistance or Single Unmarried Parent Assistance or Special Unemployment Benefit for a period of one (1) year in the last three (3) years and contract a marriage or civil union or a cohabitation (<a href=\"https:\/\/legislation.mt\/eli\/cap\/571\/eng\/pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cap. 571.<\/a>) with an employed person whose earnings are equal to the weekly National Minimum Wage or more, may be awarded the Tapering of Benefits.<\/p>\n<h2>What you\u2019ll get<\/h2>\n<p>The awarded Tapering of Benefits rate is a percentage of the last Social Benefit rate awarded excluding bonuses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>75% of the benefit rate for the first year.<\/li>\n<li>55% of the benefit rate for the second year.<\/li>\n<li>35% of the benefit rate for the third year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Beneficiaries are paid in arrears every four (4) weeks.<\/p>\n<p>You may make use of an online <a href=\"https:\/\/mysocialsecurity.gov.mt\/Views\/CalculateUAT.aspx?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Calculator<\/a> to calculate your potential entitlement of the Tapering of Benefits.<\/p>\n<h2>Eligibility<\/h2>\n<p>General eligibility criteria:<\/p>\n<p>Applicants who are in receipt of Social Assistance or Unemployment Assistance or Single Unmarried Parent Assistance or Special Unemployment Benefit Social Assistance for one (1) year in the last three (3) years prior to their date of Marriage or Civil Union or Cohabiting and the spouse is gainfully occupied earning the weekly National Minimum Wage or more.<\/p>\n<h2>Documentation required<\/h2>\n<p>General documentation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A registered and insinuated Certificate of Civil Union from the Public Registry (where applicable).<\/li>\n<li>A registered and insinuated Certificate of Cohabitation from the Public Registry (where applicable).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How to apply<\/h2>\n<p>Fill in and submit the application <a href=\"https:\/\/eforms.gov.mt\/pdfforms.aspx?fid=ies045e&amp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tapering of Benefits &#8211; Married \/ Civil Union \/ CohabitingOverview Beneficiaries in receipt of Social Assistance or Unemployment Assistance or Single Unmarried Parent Assistance or Special Unemployment Benefit for a period of one (1) year in the last three (3) years and contract a marriage or civil union or a cohabitation (Cap. 571.) with an [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":586,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - 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