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PUBLIC NOTICE: TEMPORARY OFFICE CLOSUREAugust 11, 2025Please be advised that the Fox Hill Local Office will be CLOSED tomorrow, Tuesday August 12, 2025 due to road closure for the Fox Hill Day Festival. The Fox Hill Local Office will REOPEN on Wednesday August 13, 2025 at 9:00 am.Read More...
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Public Notice: Temporary Office Closure – Freeport Local OfficeJuly 23, 2025The National Insurance Board wishes to advise the public that due to electrical issues, the Freeport Local Office will CLOSE at 3:00 pm today. All efforts are being undertaken to resolve this matter. Read More...
Assistance Payment
Old Age Non-Contributory Pension, commonly called “Old Age Pension,” is a payment made monthly to needy Bahamian residents age 65 years or older, who do not meet the contribution conditions for Retirement Benefit.
Survivors’ Assistance is a monthly payment made to the needy surviving dependents of an uninsured deceased breadwinner. It is paid in the same priority order as Survivors’ Benefit.
Invalidity Assistance is a monthly payment made to an individual who has been certified by a medical practitioner to be permanently incapable of work due to illness.
Sickness Assistance is a weekly benefit paid to an individual who:
- is temporarily unable to work due to illness; and
- has paid at least one contribution, but not enough to qualify for Sickness Benefit.
In the case of all assistances, applicants must satisfy a stringent test-of-resources in order to qualify.
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