In Burundi there is a contributive pension for salaried workers covered by the labor code, military personnel, and civil service and public utility contract workers. There is also a special system for civil servants and a voluntary coverage for persons previously insured for at least six consecutive months. The government has plans to create a...
Law No. 135/AN/97, introduced in 1997, established the basis for “the reform of the social security system”. This law was introduced to replace a social benefit fund and the inter-enterprise medical service. The aim was to promote state disengagement in social security and the reduction of state control.
The country has a number of pieces of legislation designed to regulate Social Insurance provision for persons employed in the public and private sector. These include: The Public Servants’ Pensions Proclamation, No199 and 209 of 1963; the Public Servants Pension Proclamation No. 5 of 1974; Employees of Government Owned Undertakings Pension P...
In Kenya, important programmes include the ASAL, designated to arid and semi-arid regions in the country, the Orphans and Vulnerable Children cash transfer, the Hunger Safety Net Programme, the Persons with Disabilities and Older Persons Programme (monthly transfer of USD15), the Slump upgrading and the Low Cost Housing Programme, ...
Social protection in Madagascar aims to help the poor and most vulnerable in society (individuals, families and communities) to better manage the risks of loss of income or capital. Social Protection was included under the country’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper.
In Malawi there is a pension scheme for public-sector employees only. The government is currently working on a project, in partnership with Help Age, to support the development of a policy on the elderly and the establishment of a social pension scheme.
In order to promote the welfare of senior citizens aged 55 and above the Mauritian Government has been operating a non-contributory universal pension to all people 60 years and older since 1976. These older persons are also entitled to travel freely on public transport. In addition, social assistance, such as income support, free wheelchairs, ...
Social Protection in Mozambique is defined by the Law Number 3/2007. The Social Protection System can be divided in three levels, namely: Basic Social Security, Compulsory Social Security and Additional Social Security.
The Ministry of Local Government, Good Governance, Community Development and Social Affairs is the organisation responsible for the administration of Social Security and Social Assistance in Rwanda. Under its coordination there is the assistance of vulnerable groups (poor, disabled, elderly, and refugees).
The Seychelles Government social protection system includes health care, education and social welfare. The 1987 Social Security Act covers old age, disability and death benefits for employees, the self-employed and the unemployed.
The Ministry of Public Service 1994 Pension Act and the 1985 National Social Security Fund Act are the main instruments of the Ugandan legislation and policies for social security and social protection, the first being related to retired civil servants and the second to a contributory scheme for workers in the formal sector. At present, howev...
The Social security system in Tanzania has a relatively broad net and includes those employed in the private and government sector, organised cooperatives and self-employed persons. However, social security schemes are largely limited to those people employed in the public and private formal sectors, who represent only a fraction of the popula...
The National Security Fund is the main organisation responsible for social security in Zambia. The system includes pension scheme for employed persons, including agricultural workers, domestic servants in urban areas, and apprentices. There is a special system for public-sector and local government employees. It includes: Old-Age Pension, Earl...
The Pension scheme has compulsory coverage for all employed persons between ages 16 and 65 who are citizens or residents of Zimbabwe. A universal coverage is to be achieved first by employees in all sectors with the exception of domestic workers and civil servants. Later, it will cover civil servants and then domestic workers, and ...
