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2025 Pension Payment Schedule

2025 Pension Payment Schedule

12/23/2024 1:13:12 PM
All persons who receive monthly benefit or assistance payments are required to be verified by submitting Form B. 75b if receiving a pension Benefit or Form B.75a if receiving a pension Assistance. For those not appearing in-person, forms, are required to be signed by a sanctioned authority as proof of continuing eligibility for the payments. Such verification must be effected at least twice each year during the pensioner's birth month and six months thereafter. Benefit / Assistance payments will be suspended if a pensioner fails to be verified with the prescribed time frames. If Benefit / Assistance is suspended for failure to be verified, you will experience a disruption in your payments. Visit the NIB website at www.nib-bahamas.com to download and print a verification form.



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