Government of the Republic of Namibia

Towards Better Performance

Content

•NamibiainFactsandFigures•HistoricalOverview•LegislativeFramework•Programs•Children’sGrants•BasicStateGrants•SocialSecurityCommission•NewDevelopments•Challenges•Conclusion

Namibia in Facts and Figures • Locatedonwesternsideofsouthern

AfricanContinent• SurfaceArea:824000km²• 13Ethniccultures(richcultural

diversity)• Population2.06Million• 37.9%ofpopulationliveinurbanareas

and62.1%inruralareas• Ginicoefficientstandsat0.58• GDPpercapitaincomeisN$16,895i.e.

US$2,047and€ 1520• PoliticalstableandGoodGovernance• Borders:Angola,Zambia,Zimbabwe,

Botswana,SouthAfricaandtheAtlanticOcean.

• DriestCountryinSouthernAfrica– someareaspronetooccasionalflooding.E.g.Capriviandnorthernregions.

• ComparativeAdvantages:Vastopenspaces,diversewildlife,biodiversity,mineralsandmeatandfishproducts

• Servesasgatewaytolandlockedneighboringcountries,i.e.Zambia,ZimbabweandBotswana.

• MemberofUN,AU,ILO,SADC,SACU,andsupportedbyInt.andRegionalbodies.

Namibia in Facts and FiguresGrossNationalIncome20092010

74,989Mil78,403MilGrossNationalDisposableIncome

85,602Mil87,431MilFinalConsumptionGDP

65,234Mil69,073MilInflationRate

8.7%4.5%GDPGrowthRate

‐0.4%6.6%

Historical Overview• ThesystemusedisPayasYouGo• Currentworkforcesubsidizecurrentretirees• PreIndependenceEra– ColonizationApartheid• Legislativeframeworkskewed• PrivatePensionforwhitesonlyupto1971• SocialPensionsAct,Act37of1973• Children’sAct,Act33of1960• ChildStatusActof2006• MeansTestedGrants• GrossinequalitiesinGrantsandServices

• N$382Whites,• N$135Coloureds• N$55forrest(Bantustan)

Historical Overview• 1990AttainmentofIndependencewithconstitutionalrightsArticle95(f)

• 1992IntroducedNationalPensionsAct• 1994AllGrantsEqualizedtoN$135• Subeconomichousingunitsforwhitesonly‐paymentof4%ofincomeatretirementage60

• 1982RemissionofRentprogramwasintroducedwherethemunicipalbillsofonlythoseelderly/needypeopleasidentifiedbytheauthoritylivinginpolicezonesbenefited

• apercentageasdeterminedwaspaid• Discontinuedin1997duetogrossinequality

Historical Overview• GovernmentintroducedpolicytogrowgrantswithincreaseofGDP,

providingenoughFiscalspaceandattheraterecorded(0.5%)• AlignedwiththeNationalDevelopmentPlan• In1996thegrantincreasedtoN$160• In2000thegrantincreasedtoN$200• In2002thegrantincreasedtoN$250• In2004thegrantincreasedtoN$300• In2006thegrantincreasedtoN$370• In2008thegrantincreasedtoN$450• In2010thegrantincreasedtoN$500• In2012thegrantincreasedtoN$550• In2013thegrantincreasedtoN$600• In2015thegrantincreasedtoN$1000• In2016thegrantincreasedtoN$1100

Legislative Framework

• Article 95 (f) of Constitution“theStateshallensurethatseniorcitizensareentitledtoandshallreceivearegularpension,adequateforthemaintenanceof

adecentstandardoflivingandtheenjoymentofsocialandculturalopportunities”.

• NATIONAL PENSIONS ACT (10 of 1992)

Toprovidefornationalpensionstobepaidtoaged,blindanddisabledpersonsandtoprovideformatersincidentalthereto.

Social Welfare/ Protection Programs

•Old Age Grant•Disability Grant•Funeral Benefit

Old Age Pension (OAP)

• Amount:– N$1100permonth

• Requirements:– 60years+– Namibiancitizenship/permanentresidentsifnotborninNamibia

– ApplicantmustresideinNamibia– FuneralbenefitsforbeneficiaryOldAgeandDisabilitytoinkindN$3000.00

• Documentsneededfromapplicant(OAP):

Certified copies:

* Birth certificate

* ID document

* Marriage certificate, when applicant is a married woman

If not then

If not then

If not then

Interim only

Baptismal card

Proof of ID application

Certificate by church/traditional leaders

* Namibian citizenship / permanent residents if not born in Namibia

Disability Grant (DG)

• Amount:– N$1100permonth

• Requirements:– 16yearsoraboveandmedicallydiagnosedbyaStatedoctorasbeingtemporarilyorpermanentlydisabled(blindpeopleincluded)

– Personswithfull‐blownAIDSascertifiedbyamedicaldoctor(CD4countoflessthan200)

– Namibiancitizenship/permanentresidentsifnotborninNamibia

– ApplicantmustresideinNamibia

• Documentsneededfromapplicant(DG):

Certified copies:

* Birth certificate

* ID documents

* Marriage certificate, when applicant is a married woman

* Medical Report by State doctor

If not then

If not then

If not then

Interim only

Baptismal card

Proof of ID application

Certificate by church/traditional leaders

* Namibian citizenship / permanent residents if not born in Namibia

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Funeral Benefit • PremiumofN$16.25perpersoninsuredispaidmonthlytotheInsuranceCompany

• Value:– N$3000

• Requirements:– MustbearecipientofOldAgeorDisabilityGrant

• ThePackageinclude:– AstandardCitizenCoffin– AGravesite(nominalcost)– ProgrammefortheFuneralService– Burial&PreparationServices– TransportwithinRegions– TheUndertakerwillguideandhelpyouthroughthewholeprocess

• Documentsneededfromapplicant(FB):

Certified copies:

* ID document of applicant

* Death Certificate of beneficiary

* ID of beneficiary

* Pension Card Beneficiary

Cash Payout System

• RecipientgetsaSmartCard(Includestherecipientfingerprint,photoandIDnumberaswellasahistoryofpayouts)

• Paymentbybiometricverificationprocess• Therecipientcanauthorizeoneperson(Procurator),whocancollectthegrantontherecipient’sbehalf

• Themoneyneedstobecollectedatleastevery3monthsorelsethepayoutisstopped

Post Office

• RecipientmaychoosetoreceivedirectpaymentviaRIPOSTEsystemoverthecounter

• RecipientgetsaSmartCard(Includestherecipientpincode,photoandIDnumberaswellasahistoryofpayouts)enhancepurchasesatselectedretailstores

• Therecipientcanauthorizeoneperson(Procurator),whocancollectthegrantontherecipient’sbehalf

• Themoneyneedstobecollectedatleastevery3monthsorelsethepayoutisstopped

Banks

• Directtransfertobeneficiary’sbankaccountonamonthlybasis

• Themoneyneedstobecollectedatleastevery3monthsorelsethepayoutisstopped

Institution

• Onesinglechequeprintedforallbeneficiariesresidingorreceivingcaregivingserviceatinstitutions

• Headofinstitutionresponsiblefortransferringpaymenttoeachindividual

• Themoneyneedstobecollectedatleastevery3monthsorelsethepayoutisstopped

BENEFICIARIESYear OLD AGE

GrantsDisabilityGrants

Funeral

2013 143,007 27,312 170,319

2014 147,756 29,838 177,594

2015 152,272 31,663 183,935

Initiatives• RegistrationofOvatue peopleinEpupa areasince2008

• RegistrationofSanpeopleinTsintsabis,TsumkweandGam

• RegistrationoftheSanpeopleinOmauniOhangwena Region.

• Establishmentofmorepaypointsindesignatedareas

• CoordinatedactivitieswithMinistryofHomeAffairstoregisterfornationaldocuments

• InvolveinplanofOPMforindigenouspeople

Challenges

• FragmentedSocialWelfare/Protectionservices

• Duplication/mandateshiftedyetactivitystillcarriedoutatoldentity

• Perceptionsaboutsocialwelfare/protection‐ significance

• Dissolution‐ staffmembers• Policylegalandregulatoryframework• Funding• Transport/reachingtheisolated

Conclusion

• Taking people to the top is what goodleaders do. Lifting people to a new level is arequirement for effective leadership.

• If you are alone, that means nobody isfollowing you and if nobody is following you,you are not leading.

• “There is only one thing more painful thanlearning from experience, and that is notlearning from experience”. (ArchibaldMacLeish, Poet)

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