Disablement

What is Disablement Benefit?

This benefit is paid to a person who has exhausted his or her entitlement to Injury benefits and suffers from a loss of physical or mental faculty which amounts to not less than 1%.

What is the Duration of the Benefit?

The benefit may be paid as a Pension or a Grant, depending on the Doctor’s assessment of the degree of disablement. Thirty percent (30%) or more is equivalent to a Pension and less than 30% is equivalent to a Grant.

What is the Rate of the Benefit?

The rate of benefit is 70% of the weekly insurable earning times the percentage degree of disablement.