Bahamas
Basic country data
- Population over 60 in 2010:
- 35,641 (10%)
- Projected population over 60 in 2050:
- 146,293 (30%)
- Income of country:
- High income: non-OECD
- Social pension?
- Yes
Scheme information
- Scheme information: Old Age Non-Contributory Pension (OANCP)
- Monthly pension benefit:
- 245 Bahamas $ (245 US$)
- 12.03 % of average income
- 830 % of international poverty line
- Age of eligiblity:
- 65
- Targeting:
- Pensions-tested
- % of population over 60 covered:
- 6%
- Total cost:
- 0.08% of GDP
Resources on the pension in Bahamas
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Social security programs throughout the world: Americas, 2011
Year: 2012 | Published by: ISSA
An overview of social security programmes in the Americas.
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Social Security Programs Throughout the World: The Americas, 2009
Year: 2010 | Published by: Social Security Administration (SSA), International Social Security Association
The fourth issue in the current four-volume series of Social Security Programs Throughout the World reports on the countries of the Americas. The combined...
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Bahamas National Insurance Board: Assistances (webpage)
Year: 2010
This Government website provides information on social assistance schemes in the Bahamas - including the Old Age Non Contributory Pension.
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Bahamas: national insurance act (consolidated version)
Year: 2002
Part V of the consolidated national insurance act includes a description of non-contributory pension entitlement.
