-up by 88% over 2021
During 2022, 4,952 maternity claims were paid by the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) to 4,855 employed and 97 self-employed women.
This is according to the NIS’ annual report for 2022. The age-distribution of the recipients shows that 1,119 or approximately 22.6% were in the age-group (16-25) years, 1,697 or approximately 34.3% were in the age-group (26-30) years and 1,328 or approximately 26.8% were in the 31-35 range. Further, 624 or approximately 12.6% were in the age-group (36-40) years and 176 or approximately 3.5% were in the age-group (41-45) years. The remaining 8 or approximately 0.2% were in the age-group (46-50) years.
The ages of the recipients ranged from 18 years to 47 years and their average age was 30 years. The report said that the distribution of cases paid by benefit days shows that all 4,952 persons received normal maternity allowances, that is, payment up to a maximum of 13 benefit weeks.