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Basic Retirement Pension (Universal Old-Age Pension) and Caregiver’s Allowance
Programme
Country
Geographic area
Previous programme name (if any)
Basic Retirement Pension (Universal Old-Age Pension)
and Caregiver’s Allowance
Mauritius
Sub-Saharan Africa
Start date 1951 1
Programme objectives
To ensure the welfare and assistance, empowerment
and integration of the population of people with disabilities,
elderly people and other vulnerable groups. 2
Programme type
Unconditional cash transfer
Programme components
Conditionalities (if any)
Targeting methods Categorical targeting; since 1977 the pension has been universal. 1
Target areas
Nationwide
Target groups
Elderly people and people with disabilities.
Eligibility criteria
Basic retirement pension: every citizen of Mauritius who is over
60 years old is eligible, as long as they have resided in the country for an
aggregate period of 12 years since reaching the age of 18. This residence
qualification is not necessary for Mauritian citizens aged 70 and older.
Non-citizens who have resided in the country for at least 15 years
since reaching the age of 40 are also eligible for the transfer
(3 of those 15 years must immediately precede the claim).
Caregiver’s allowance: beneficiaries of the basic retirement pension
with at least a 60 per cent disability rating requiring constant care
from another person. 3
Eligibility reassessment (if any)
Type of benefits
Cash
Amount of benefits
Basic retirement pension: 60–90 years old: MUR5,000;
90–100 years old: MUR15,000; 100 years and older: MUR20,000
Caregiver’s allowance: an additional MUR3,000 3
Payment/delivery frequency
Monthly
Benefit delivery mechanism
Benefit recipients
Minimum and maximum
duration of benefits (if any)
Coverage Basic retirement pension: 186,118 beneficiaries (2015). 4
Programme expenditure 2.18 per cent of GDP 5
Institutions and agencies involved Ministry of Social Security, National Solidarity and Reform Institutions 3
Monitoring and evaluation
mechanisms and frequency
See the references on page 180:
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