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LATEST PARLIAMENTARY NEWS
By: Parliamentary Team
INCREASED NATIONAL INSURANCE
PAYMENTS
Pensioners will receive increased National Insurance
Benefits this month. Prime Minister the Rt. Hon.
Hubert Ingraham said 29,000 pensioners will benefits
from the increases which range from $15.00 to
$50.00.
PENSION INCREASES
If pension awarded before 2009: 6.6%
If pension awarded in 2009: 2.1%
Minimum pensions:
From $270 per month to $287 From $250 per month
to $266
Assistance pensions from $230 per month to $245
per month
SHORT-TERM BENEFITS
a. Sickness, Maternity, Injury and Unemployment,
change the number of benefit days in a week from
6 to 5, to be consistent with the work-week of
most workers.
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