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(1) The sources of money for the Fund are as follows:

(a) the health insurance levy provided for under section 86;

(b) two and one half percent of each person's seventeen and one half percent contribution to the Social Security and Pensions Scheme Fund;

(c) such money that may be allocated to the Fund by Parliament;

(d) money that accrues to the Fund from investments made by the Council; and

(e) grants, donations, gifts and any other voluntary contribution made to the Fund.

(2) The Director-General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust shall at the end of each month cause to be transferred to the Fund two and one half percent of each person's seventeen and one half percent of social security contributions for the preceding month.

(3) The contribution under subsection (1) shall be without prejudice to the benefits due the contributors under the Social Security Pensions Scheme.

(4) Where there is a default in the payment of benefits by Social Security and National Insurance Trust to contributors arising from the payment of the contribution into the Fund under Subsection (1) (b), there shall be paid by Government into the Social Security Trust Fund such amount of money as may be required to enable the benefits to be paid to the contributor.

(5) The Council may by Regulations review the sources of funding to keep pace with developments in the health insurance industry.