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•NamibiainFactsandFigures•HistoricalOverview•LegislativeFramework•Programs•Children’sGrants•BasicStateGrants•SocialSecurityCommission•NewDevelopments•Challenges•Conclusion
Namibia in Facts and Figures • Locatedonwesternsideofsouthern
AfricanContinent• SurfaceArea:824000km²• 13Ethniccultures(richcultural
diversity)• Population2.06Million• 37.9%ofpopulationliveinurbanareas
and62.1%inruralareas• Ginicoefficientstandsat0.58• GDPpercapitaincomeisN$16,895i.e.
US$2,047and€ 1520• PoliticalstableandGoodGovernance• Borders:Angola,Zambia,Zimbabwe,
Botswana,SouthAfricaandtheAtlanticOcean.
• DriestCountryinSouthernAfrica– someareaspronetooccasionalflooding.E.g.Capriviandnorthernregions.
• ComparativeAdvantages:Vastopenspaces,diversewildlife,biodiversity,mineralsandmeatandfishproducts
• Servesasgatewaytolandlockedneighboringcountries,i.e.Zambia,ZimbabweandBotswana.
• MemberofUN,AU,ILO,SADC,SACU,andsupportedbyInt.andRegionalbodies.
Namibia in Facts and FiguresGrossNationalIncome20092010
74,989Mil78,403MilGrossNationalDisposableIncome
85,602Mil87,431MilFinalConsumptionGDP
65,234Mil69,073MilInflationRate
8.7%4.5%GDPGrowthRate
‐0.4%6.6%
Historical Overview• ThesystemusedisPayasYouGo• Currentworkforcesubsidizecurrentretirees• PreIndependenceEra– ColonizationApartheid• Legislativeframeworkskewed• PrivatePensionforwhitesonlyupto1971• SocialPensionsAct,Act37of1973• Children’sAct,Act33of1960• ChildStatusActof2006• MeansTestedGrants• GrossinequalitiesinGrantsandServices
• N$382Whites,• N$135Coloureds• N$55forrest(Bantustan)
Historical Overview• 1990AttainmentofIndependencewithconstitutionalrightsArticle95(f)
• 1992IntroducedNationalPensionsAct• 1994AllGrantsEqualizedtoN$135• Subeconomichousingunitsforwhitesonly‐paymentof4%ofincomeatretirementage60
• 1982RemissionofRentprogramwasintroducedwherethemunicipalbillsofonlythoseelderly/needypeopleasidentifiedbytheauthoritylivinginpolicezonesbenefited
• apercentageasdeterminedwaspaid• Discontinuedin1997duetogrossinequality
Historical Overview• GovernmentintroducedpolicytogrowgrantswithincreaseofGDP,
providingenoughFiscalspaceandattheraterecorded(0.5%)• AlignedwiththeNationalDevelopmentPlan• In1996thegrantincreasedtoN$160• In2000thegrantincreasedtoN$200• In2002thegrantincreasedtoN$250• In2004thegrantincreasedtoN$300• In2006thegrantincreasedtoN$370• In2008thegrantincreasedtoN$450• In2010thegrantincreasedtoN$500• In2012thegrantincreasedtoN$550• In2013thegrantincreasedtoN$600• In2015thegrantincreasedtoN$1000• In2016thegrantincreasedtoN$1100
Legislative Framework
• Article 95 (f) of Constitution“theStateshallensurethatseniorcitizensareentitledtoandshallreceivearegularpension,adequateforthemaintenanceof
adecentstandardoflivingandtheenjoymentofsocialandculturalopportunities”.
• NATIONAL PENSIONS ACT (10 of 1992)
Toprovidefornationalpensionstobepaidtoaged,blindanddisabledpersonsandtoprovideformatersincidentalthereto.
Old Age Pension (OAP)
• Amount:– N$1100permonth
• Requirements:– 60years+– Namibiancitizenship/permanentresidentsifnotborninNamibia
– ApplicantmustresideinNamibia– FuneralbenefitsforbeneficiaryOldAgeandDisabilitytoinkindN$3000.00
• Documentsneededfromapplicant(OAP):
Certified copies:
* Birth certificate
* ID document
* Marriage certificate, when applicant is a married woman
If not then
If not then
If not then
Interim only
Baptismal card
Proof of ID application
Certificate by church/traditional leaders
* Namibian citizenship / permanent residents if not born in Namibia
Disability Grant (DG)
• Amount:– N$1100permonth
• Requirements:– 16yearsoraboveandmedicallydiagnosedbyaStatedoctorasbeingtemporarilyorpermanentlydisabled(blindpeopleincluded)
– Personswithfull‐blownAIDSascertifiedbyamedicaldoctor(CD4countoflessthan200)
– Namibiancitizenship/permanentresidentsifnotborninNamibia
– ApplicantmustresideinNamibia
• Documentsneededfromapplicant(DG):
Certified copies:
* Birth certificate
* ID documents
* Marriage certificate, when applicant is a married woman
* Medical Report by State doctor
If not then
If not then
If not then
Interim only
Baptismal card
Proof of ID application
Certificate by church/traditional leaders
* Namibian citizenship / permanent residents if not born in Namibia
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Funeral Benefit • PremiumofN$16.25perpersoninsuredispaidmonthlytotheInsuranceCompany
• Value:– N$3000
• Requirements:– MustbearecipientofOldAgeorDisabilityGrant
• ThePackageinclude:– AstandardCitizenCoffin– AGravesite(nominalcost)– ProgrammefortheFuneralService– Burial&PreparationServices– TransportwithinRegions– TheUndertakerwillguideandhelpyouthroughthewholeprocess
• Documentsneededfromapplicant(FB):
Certified copies:
* ID document of applicant
* Death Certificate of beneficiary
* ID of beneficiary
* Pension Card Beneficiary
Cash Payout System
• RecipientgetsaSmartCard(Includestherecipientfingerprint,photoandIDnumberaswellasahistoryofpayouts)
• Paymentbybiometricverificationprocess• Therecipientcanauthorizeoneperson(Procurator),whocancollectthegrantontherecipient’sbehalf
• Themoneyneedstobecollectedatleastevery3monthsorelsethepayoutisstopped
Post Office
• RecipientmaychoosetoreceivedirectpaymentviaRIPOSTEsystemoverthecounter
• RecipientgetsaSmartCard(Includestherecipientpincode,photoandIDnumberaswellasahistoryofpayouts)enhancepurchasesatselectedretailstores
• Therecipientcanauthorizeoneperson(Procurator),whocancollectthegrantontherecipient’sbehalf
• Themoneyneedstobecollectedatleastevery3monthsorelsethepayoutisstopped
Banks
• Directtransfertobeneficiary’sbankaccountonamonthlybasis
• Themoneyneedstobecollectedatleastevery3monthsorelsethepayoutisstopped
Institution
• Onesinglechequeprintedforallbeneficiariesresidingorreceivingcaregivingserviceatinstitutions
• Headofinstitutionresponsiblefortransferringpaymenttoeachindividual
• Themoneyneedstobecollectedatleastevery3monthsorelsethepayoutisstopped
BENEFICIARIESYear OLD AGE
GrantsDisabilityGrants
Funeral
2013 143,007 27,312 170,319
2014 147,756 29,838 177,594
2015 152,272 31,663 183,935
Initiatives• RegistrationofOvatue peopleinEpupa areasince2008
• RegistrationofSanpeopleinTsintsabis,TsumkweandGam
• RegistrationoftheSanpeopleinOmauniOhangwena Region.
• Establishmentofmorepaypointsindesignatedareas
• CoordinatedactivitieswithMinistryofHomeAffairstoregisterfornationaldocuments
• InvolveinplanofOPMforindigenouspeople
Challenges
• FragmentedSocialWelfare/Protectionservices
• Duplication/mandateshiftedyetactivitystillcarriedoutatoldentity
• Perceptionsaboutsocialwelfare/protection‐ significance
• Dissolution‐ staffmembers• Policylegalandregulatoryframework• Funding• Transport/reachingtheisolated
Conclusion
• Taking people to the top is what goodleaders do. Lifting people to a new level is arequirement for effective leadership.
• If you are alone, that means nobody isfollowing you and if nobody is following you,you are not leading.
• “There is only one thing more painful thanlearning from experience, and that is notlearning from experience”. (ArchibaldMacLeish, Poet)