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Social Security Statistics Bulletin Volume 1, Issue 4 DS 4th Qtr: 2014 - 2015 Introduction This publication provides an overview of the operational performance of the ABSSB during the 4th quarter of 2014 and 2015.

It gives detail of the Registration activity and the processing of both Short- and Long-term benefits.
Registration Activity Registration Activity 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 95 69 592 2014 93 83 539 2015 Insured Persons Employer Self-Employed Figure 1 Figure 1 shows a breakdown of the registration activity for the 4th quarter of 2014 and 2015 respectively.

For the 4th quarter 2015, Employer registrants totaled 83, indicating an increase of 20.3% relative to the same period of 2014.
However, it must be noted that 27.7% of employers registered were Domestic employment, followed by Retail Trade which accounted for 20.4%.

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Box 1125-St. John’s-Antigua Phone: (268) 736-3000/1/2/3 Email: socsec@socialsecurity.gov.ag Social Security Statistics Bulletin Volume 1, Issue 4 DS 4th Qtr: 2014 - 2015 Insured Persons Registration Table 1: Insured Persons by Nationality 2014 & 2015 Nationality October November December 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 Antigua & Barbuda 140 107 130 112 97 102 OECS Non - OECS1 International 6 42 20 28 27 27 13 30 27 27 27 19 33 39 15 28 20 15 Total 208 189 200 185 184 165 Table 1 shows the number of new insured persons with the ABSSB by nationality.
There was a decrease of total registration by approximately 9% in 2015 relative to 4th quarter, 2014.

1 Other CARICOM Territories Antigua & Barbuda Social Security Board–Long Street– P.O.
Box 1125-St. John’s-Antigua Phone: (268) 736-3000/1/2/3 Email: socsec@socialsecurity.gov.ag Social Security Statistics Bulletin Volume 1, Issue 4 DS 4th Qtr: 2014 - 2015 Insured Persons by Gender 325 267 285 254 Male Female 2014 2015 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 Figure 2 Figure 2 shows insured persons registered broken down by gender during the 4th quarter of 2014 and 2015 respectively.

While, male registration increased by approximately 7% in 2015, female registration decreased by approximately 22%.
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Box 1125-St. John’s-Antigua Phone: (268) 736-3000/1/2/3 Email: socsec@socialsecurity.gov.ag Social Security Statistics Bulletin Volume 1, Issue 4 DS 4th Qtr: 2014 - 2015 Benefits Activity Short-Term Benefits Processed 1,107 1,032 378 385 81 110 47 44 Sickness Benefit Maternity Benefit Funeral Grant Other Grants 2014 2015 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 Figure 3 Figure 3 indicates the type of short-term benefits processed by the ABSSB.
Sickness Benefit accounted for approximately 66% of the short–term claims that were submitted during the 4th quarter, 2015.

However, there was a decrease of 7% relative to the same period in 2014.

Conversely, Funeral Grants increased significantly by 35% in 2015.

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Box 1125-St. John’s-Antigua Phone: (268) 736-3000/1/2/3 Email: socsec@socialsecurity.gov.ag Social Security Statistics Bulletin Volume 1, Issue 4 DS 4th Qtr: 2014 - 2015 Pension Profile Type of New Pension 297 198 16 19 40 33 Age Invalidity Survivors 2014 2015 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 Figure 4 Figure 4 shows the type of new pensions processed for the 4th quarter.

A total of 198 former contributors qualified for an Age pension in 2014.
Further, in 2015, there was a notable increase of 50% for new Age pension awardees.

Current Pensioners 9,586 9,528 9,292 2014 2015 9,853 10,174 10,104 December November October Figure 5 Figure 5 illustrates the total pensioners in receipt of a monthly pension during the 4th quarter of the respective years.

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Box 1125-St. John’s-Antigua Phone: (268) 736-3000/1/2/3 Email: socsec@socialsecurity.gov.ag