social security program. administration. management.
About Dominica Social Security
The Program
The ILO (1983) defines social security as the protection furnished by a society to its members in the event of certain contingencies, including sickness, old age, survivors, death, maternity, unemployment, industrial accidents, occupational hazards and health care.
In Dominica, the program is designed to partially replace or supplement income lost by Insured Persons during periods of sickness, maternity, employment injury, and old age. When an Insured Person dies, provision is also made to pay a pension to the eligible spouse and children. In the absence of an eligible spouse and children, surviving parents or grandparents over the age of 60 stand to qualify for such benefit.
Vision
To secure and hold in trust contributions collected, make timely and accurate payment of benefits and invest surplus funds prudently, in accordance with legislative requirements.
mission
To make a positive difference in the lives of Contributors and Beneficiaries by guaranteeing income replacement.
Goals
To be acknowledged as the major component of national social protection coverage founded on the principles of equity, social justice, pooling of resources and sharing of risk to offer a measure of financial security, independence and human dignity to our insured persons and their dependents.
To serve our customers in accordance with our core values.
To prudently invest surplus funds to meet the needs of the organization and contribute to long-term socio-economic development.
Competencies
- Effective collection of contributions
- Timely and accurate payment of benefit
- Effective sourcing, appraisal, monitoring and evaluation of investment opportunities
- Effective collection, analysis and management of pertinent data
- Prudent investment of surplus funds
Values
- Integrity
- Courtesy
- Excellence
- Accountability
- Prudence
- Confidentiality
- Trust