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      One of the major initiatives of the Social Security Board's Transformational Strategic Plan for the triennium 2019 - 2021 is the introduction of an e-services software platform for the administration of its Social Insurance Programme.

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      Anguilla has been transformed into a smart, resilient, diversified, inclusive and green economy with universal social security coverage and full employment; enabled by a customer-centric and technology-driven ASSB.

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What is Unemployment Assistance?

Unemployment Assistance benefit shall be granted to an unemployed or underemployed person who qualifies for such benefit. A person shall not be treated as unemployed or underemployed unless he satisfies the Director that he is involuntarily unemployed or underemployed and that he is capable of and available for work.

"Underemployed" means that a person, though employed, earns less than $1,500 a month as a result of the passage of Hurricane Irma.

Conditions

A person shall be eligible to receive unemployment assistance benefit only if that person:

  1. is an insured person in accordance with the provisions of the Social Security Act;
  2. made at least 50 weeks of contributions (not necessarily consecutive) to the Social Security scheme on or before 6th September 2017; and
  3. but for Hurricane Irma, would have been fully employed on the date of claim.

A claimant is disqualified from receiving unemployment/underemployment assistance benefit if without good cause:

  1. He refuses or fails to apply for suitable employment that is vacant after becoming aware that such position is vacant or is becoming vacant, or fails to accept such a position after it has been offered to him;
  2. He neglects to avail himself of an opportunity for suitable employment, or makes no reasonable effort to obtain suitable alternative employment;
  3. He fails to carry out any written directions given to him by the Director or Labour Commissioner with a view to assisting him to find suitable employment, if the directions were reasonable having regard both to his circumstances and to the usual means of obtaining that employment; or
  4. He lost his employment by reason of his own misconduct or if he voluntarily left his employment.

Benefit Duration & Rate

Unemployment assistance benefit shall be paid in a two lump sum payments six weeks apart, save that the second payment will only be made if the claimant is still eligible to receive the assistance benefit.

The unemployment benefit shall be paid at a flat rate as follows:

Unemployed Persons$1500.00
Under-employed Persons$1500.00 minus 1 month's salary

When and How to Claim?

Claims for Unemployment Assistance Benefit should be made on the approved form. A person may make a claim for unemployment assistance benefit commencing 1st December 2017 or any date thereafter. Forms will be made available at the Department of Labour and the Anguilla Social Security Office on 1st December 2017. Completed forms should be submitted to the Unemployment Assistance Project Officer at the Department of Labour.

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