Tribune News NetworkDohaHis Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Tuesday issued the Social Insurance Law (Law No. 1 of 2022) and Law No. 2 of 2022 on military retirement. Here are the key features of these laws, as laid out by the Government Communications Office.Key features of the Social Insurance and Military Pension Laws *The minimum pension shall be no less than QR15,000. *A housing allowance of no more than QR6,000 shall be added to the pension*Regular increases may be added to pensions, and advances may be offered to pensioners, in accordance with the measures and regulations set out in the aforementioned laws. *Bonuses shall be awarded to pensioners who reach retirement age with a contribution period in excess of 30 years*The pension shall be added to the salary in the event that the pensioner returns to work in the private sector, provided they make no further contributions. *A female employee who resigns to care for her special needs children may keep her pension with no reductions provided she has an active service period of 20 years (The Public Treasury will bear the cost of the nominal service period completing the 25-year requirement.)*All amounts owed to the fund are subject to reduction and payment via facilitated installments.*Insured individuals who do not meet pension eligibility requirements may compensate single installments, and contributions will be refunded to those whose contribution period is less than one year. *The laws regulate the transfer of the right to pension payments to beneficiaries in case of death of the insured person or pensioner; beneficiaries include: non-Qatari children of Qatari pensioners, non-Qatari widows, non-Qatari parents and non-Qatari siblings*The widow's share of the pension shall increase to 100% in case there are no other beneficiaries.
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QR15,000 minimum, QR6,000 for housing: Key features of Qatars military pensions and social insurance laws
Apr 19, 2022