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Antigua & Barbuda Social Security Board Volume 4, Issue 11 DS 1st Quarter 2017 -2018 Statistics Bulletin INTRODUCTION This issue provides an overview of the operational performance of the Antigua & Barbuda Social Security Board (ABSSB) for the First Quarter of 2017 & 2018.

It shares information on Registration, Active Contributors, and Benefit Payment activities.

Registration Activity s n o s r e P f o .


o N 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 Registration Activity 1st Qtr 2017-2018 633 685 Insured Persons Employers Self-Employed 122 86 107 75 2017 2018 Year Figure 1 Figure 1 displays a breakdown of the registration activity for 1st Qtr 2017 and 2018, respectively.

For the first quarter of 2018, newly insured persons increased by 8.2% relative to the same period in 2017.

Additionally, self-employed registration increased by 24.4%.
1 Antigua & Barbuda Social Security Board Volume 4, Issue 11 DS 1st Quarter 2017 -2018 Insured Persons Registration Table 1: Insured Persons by Age Group & Sex Age Group 1st Qtr 2017 1st Qtr 2018 Male Female Male Female 16 - 19 20 - 29 30 - 39 40 - 49 50 - 59 60+ Total 90 117 48 39 14 0 100 139 38 29 18 1 124 131 50 22 12 2 100 148 49 32 13 2 308 325 341 344 Table 1 shares insured persons by age group and sex.
For the first largest quarter 2018, proportion insured persons was within the 20 – 29 year age group.
the [40.7%] of of There were increases to both male and female registration by 10.7% and 5.8%, first quarter of 2018. respectively the for Table 2: Unemployed Insured Persons by Age Group & Sex Age Group 1st Qtr 2017 1st Qtr 2018 Male Female Male Female 16 - 19 20 - 29 30 - 39 40 - 49 50 - 59 60+ Total 74 52 14 10 6 0 83 62 8 7 3 0 106 77 22 6 12 1 74 68 10 10 3 0 156 163 224 165 In 2018, 56.8% of the newly insured persons indicated that they were unemployed the point of registration.
at Data further revealed that the 16 - 19 age cohort had an increase of 14.6% unemployment when compared to the first quarter of 2017.

The number of new insured persons with unemployment status within the 20 – 29 age cohort increased by 27.1% when compared to the same period for the previous year.
2 Antigua & Barbuda Social Security Board Volume 4, Issue 11 DS 1st Quarter 2017 -2018 Table 3: Insured Persons Registration by Nationality Nationality 1st Qtr 2017 1st Qtr 2018 Antigua & Barbuda OECS CARICOM1 International Total 280 75 169 109 633 282 181 102 120 685 For the first quarter of 2018, there was an increase in registration of OECS nationals by 141.3% when compared to the same period for 2017.
(Table 3) On the other hand, registration of insured persons from non-OECS CARICOM territories declined by 39.6% when compared to the first quarter of 2017.
1 Non-OECS 3 Antigua & Barbuda Social Security Board Volume 4, Issue 11 DS 1st Quarter 2017 -2018 Active Insured Activity Table 4: Active Contributors by Industry 1st Qtr 2017 Description /Industry Accommodation and food service activities Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of households for own use Administrative and support service activities Agriculture, forestry and fishing Arts, entertainment and recreation Construction Education Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply Financial and insurance activities Human health and social work activities Information and communication Manufacturing Mining and quarrying Other service activities Professional, scientific and technical activities Public administration and defense; compulsory social security Real estate activities Transportation and storage Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles Total: 2 Inclusive of dual employment No.
of Employers No.
of Employees2 Antigua & Barbuda Social Security Board Volume 4, Issue 11 DS 1st Quarter 2017 -2018 Table 5: Active Contributors by Industry 1st Qtr 2018 Description /Industry Accommodation and food service activities Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of households for own use Administrative and support service activities Agriculture, forestry and fishing Arts, entertainment and recreation Construction Education Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply Financial and insurance activities Human health and social work activities Information and communication Manufacturing Other service activities Professional, scientific and technical activities Public administration and defense; compulsory social security Real estate activities Transportation and storage Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles Total: No.
of Employers 372 No.

of Employees3 Tables 4 and 5 show the number of active employers and contributors by industry for 2017 and 2018, respectively.
3 Inclusive of dual employment 5 Antigua & Barbuda Social Security Board Volume 4, Issue 11 DS 1st Quarter 2017 -2018 Benefits Activity: Short-Term Branch Comparison Short-Term Claims Submitted and Approved 1st Qtr 2017 1,515 1,421 158 158 84 84 64 64 Sickness Benefit Maternity Benefit Funeral Grants Other Grants Comparison Short-Term Claims Submitted and Approved 1st Qtr 2018 1,481 1,413 150 147 84 83 48 48 Sickness Benefit Maternity Benefit Funeral Grants Other Grants 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 Submitted Approved Figure 2 Submitted Approved Figure 3 6 Antigua & Barbuda Social Security Board Volume 4, Issue 11 DS 1st Quarter 2017 -2018 Figures 2 and 3 highlight the types of claims for Short-Term Benefit.
Sickness Benefit claims accounted for 84% of total Short–Term Benefits claims submitted during 2018.

Of that, 95.4% of those claims were approved for payment.

When compared to the first quarter of 2017, there was a very slight decrease [0.5%] in Sickness Benefit claims being approved.

Submitted claims for Maternity Benefit decreased by 5.1% in 2018.

Other Grants namely Age, Invalidity and Survivors Grants decreased by 25% for the first quarter of 2018 with respect to the same period in 2017.
7 Antigua & Barbuda Social Security Board Volume 4, Issue 11 DS 1st Quarter 2017 -2018 Benefits Activity: Long-Term Branch Number of Pensioners 1st Qtr 2017-2018 10,000 9,500 9,000 8,500 8,000 7,500 2017 2018 Figure 4 Jan Feb Mar Year 2017 2018 Feb Mar Jan 8,510 9,082 9,388 9,059 9,548 9,839 Figure 4 illustrates the number of pensioners in receipt of a monthly pension for the first quarter of 2017 and 2018, respectively.

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