Malta - Invalidity Pension
A contributory pension payable to persons who are engaged in a gainful activity but cannot continue to pursue such activity due to an incumbent medical condition.
When can I make a benefit claim?
People who were employed or self-employed or in receipt of unemployment benefits and are certified by a medical practitioner that due to illness or physical/mental problems they are permanently unfit for suitable full-time or part-time employment for a period not exceeding one year from the date of application can apply for an Invalidity Pension (Pensjoni tal-Invalidità).
How can I qualify?
To be able to benefit from the Invalidity Pension, the claimant must have paid at least 250 contributions and totalise an average of 50 contributions per year as an employee or a self-employed person. If the average number of contributions per year is between 20 and 49, reduced pension rates apply.
What am I entitled to and how can I make my claim?
The Invalidity Pension amount varies according to the number of contributions paid, depending on whether the insured person is married and/or single and whether the person is entitled to a Service Pension.
The rates are adjusted in accordance with changes in the cost of living and income. The rate is not dependent on the number of dependent children.
The highest rate payable is €183.90 and the lowest is €145.16 when the person’s incapacity for work is considered severe. When the incapacity is not thus considered, the highest rate of €171.06 per week is payable for a married person, and €151.80 for a single person.
The highest rate for a married person who is also entitled to a Service Pension from a former employer is €127.26 per week, while for a single person who is entitled to receive a Service Pension the rate is €114.11.
Jargon busters
Service Pension: a monthly pension paid by a former employer.
Forms required for completion
The applicant should submit the application for an Invalidity Pension, which can be completed online through the website, www.socialsecurity.gov.mt, as well as the marriage certificate (if the marriage is not registered in the Public Registry of Malta) and documents showing the contributions and earnings from employment during the last two years.
Invalidity Pension cases are reviewed periodically depending on the advice of the physicians on the Medical Board appointed by the Department of Social Security.
Know your rights
Maltese Resources:
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Who do you need to contact?
Department of Social Security
38, Ordnance Street
Valletta, VLT 1021
List of Social Security Hubs, here.