Social Security Act (Cap. 318)
Social Security Act (Cap. 318), article 94
94. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, where during any
period a person is receiving a State Financed Residential Servi ce
that is a state-owned hostel for the care and welfare of person s with
disability referred to in article 131A, such person shall pay t o the
Government such contribution as may be prescribed under sub-
article (2). The competent author ity in terms of article 131A s hall
calculate the contribution payable by such resident in terms of the
provisions of this article.
(2) The Minister may, with the concurrence of the Minister
responsible for finance, make regulations providing for the
calculation of the contribution due by residents of State Finan ced
Residential Services under sub- article (1) as are specified by the
same regulations.
(3) Any contributions due in terms of the foregoing provisions
of this article shall be deducted from any benefit, pension, bo nus,
assistance or allowance payable under this Act.
(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this article, where a
resident of a State Financed Residential Service that is a stat e-
owned hostel for the care and welfare of persons with disabilit y
referred to in article 131A is a married person whose spouse is not
such a resident, and is not in receipt of a benefit, pension, b onus,
assistance or allowance payable under this Act in the spouse’s own
right, 60% of the rate of benefit, pension, bonus, assistance o r
allowance which would have otherwise been payable to such
resident shall be payable to the spouse who is not a resident.
(5) Where no benefit, pension, bonus, assistance or allowance
is due to a resident of a state financed residential service th at is a
state-owned hostel for the car e and welfare of persons with
disability referred to in article 131A, and whether such benefi t,
pension, bonus, assistance or allowance is payable under this A ct or
from any other source, or where such benefit, pension, bonus,
assistance or allowance is less than the amount that is due by way
of a contribution, as specified in terms of sub-article (1), th e
competent authority in terms of article 131A shall be empowered to
enter into a contract with such r esident and, or any other part y, as
the case may require, for any contribution that may be due to
Government in accordance with the provisions of this article.
Persons benefiting
from home-care/
home-help services
provided by
Government.
Added by:
XIV . 1988.10.
Re-numbered by:
XXIV . 1993.2.
Amended by:
II. 2004.28;
L.N. 424 of 2007.
Text read from the consolidated PDF published by Legislation Malta. Tables, figures and marginal notes may be incomplete or out of place: the official PDF is authoritative. General information, not legal, tax or accounting advice.