CHAPTER II
PENSION SCHEME
 
 
 
Article : 7
  The benefits of the pension scheme include old age pension and allowance, invalidity pension, survivors' pensions and allowance.
Article : 8
  1- Each NSSF member who is 55 years of age is entitles to old age pension provided that he or she has fulfilled the following conditions:
a- To be registered in NSSF in a period of at least twenty years.
b- To pay in contribution at least for sixty qualifying months for Social Security
Schemes during the period of least ten years up to the date of eligibility of the pension.
2- Each NSSF member who has fulfilled such conditions specified within the precedent paragraph and reach a premature worn state, whether mental physical, before the age of 55 that cause loss of earning capacity, may request to have an early pension. Terms of findings and examination of the premature worn state before the age of 55 shall be issued by Prakas of the Minister in charge of Social Security Schemes after consulting with the NSSF Governing Body.
3- Old age and early pensions come into force at the first day of calendar month following the date that the person concerned has duly fulfilled the conditions already, provided that he or she applied to NSSF within the period of 12 months after the above mentioned date. In case of the application form for the pension has submitted after the above mentioned date, it will come into force at the first day of the calendar month following the date of receipt of the claim.
4- Each NSSF member who is 55 years of age has paid contribution less than 60 qualifying months for Social Security Schemes and has finished all wage-related works, but has not fulfilled other conditions in order to get old age pension is entitled to have old age allowance which shall be paid as a lump sum
Article : 9
  NSSF member who becomes disabled before the age of 55 is entitled to have invalidity benefit provided that the person concerned has fulfilled the following conditions:

a- being registered in the NSSF at least for five years.
b- having fulfilled for six qualifying months for Social Security Schemes within the last 12 months up to the date of beginning of the incapacity leading to the validity.
Article : 10
  In case of the death of any holder of old age or invalidity or early pension, as well as in case of the death of any NSSF member who, at the date of his or her death, has fulfilled required conditions for enjoying old age or invalidity pension or has already proved for one hundred eighty qualifying months for Social Security Schemes, the beneficiaries shall be entitled to get survivors' pension.
Article : 11
  If any NSSF member who may be not entitled to an invalidity pension as well as has not yet justified for one hundred eighty qualifying months for Social Security Schemes up to the date that she/he died, husband or wife, whether disabled or not, and also orphanage of the person concerned shall be entitled to enjoy survivors' allowances that shall be provided as a lump sum in the amount of not less than monthly old age pension for the NSSF member hereof.
 
 
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