The Pensions Department of the Treasury maintain a register of all contributors, and contributions, and allocate a registration number to individuals accordingly. There is no longer any facility for refunds to be made from the Scheme once you have registered and started making contributions. To qualify for a full pension you must make 2,200 contributions or more, however if you only make between 250 and 2,200 contributions you will only receive a partial pension based on the number of contributions you have made. Employee 5.00 per week Employer 5.00 per week Self Employed 10.00 per week Subject to the provisions of the Retirement Pensions Ordinance 1996 the payment of Retirement Pensions to widows and widowers, who have made the required number of contributions, is 60 years of age. The payment of Retirement Pensions to all other persons is 64 years of age.
Most services including prescriptions are free to residents.
At present charges are made for spectacles, dentures and cosmetic dentistry, such as crowns and bridges. These charges are variable as they are based on the cost of materials and freight.