THE Guyana Chronicle, dated November 01, 2014, carried an article captioned, ‘Sixty-two-year-old retiree on run-around for NIS Pension’.
Please be advised that Mr. Bidiadhar Deokaran was paid an Old Age Grant in March 2013, and has since filed an appeal with the National Insurance Scheme.
An investigation into his matter is currently being conducted.
In the article, it was stated that “he learnt that a contributor is required to have 352 contributions before he/she can qualify for Sick Benefits.” Please be advised that in order to qualify for Sickness Benefit, an Insured Person only needs 50 contributions.
The National Insurance Scheme regrets any frustration caused by the non-payment of this pension, and wishes to reassure the writer that once the scheme has enough evidence to support his claims, his benefit will be paid.
DIANNE LEWIS-BAXTER
NIS Publicity & Public Relations Officer