• ID login
  • My Cases
  •  

Inclusion, Equality and Social Welfare


what are you looking for?

Search
One stop shops
in local communities
​​​​​​​​​​​
​
Submit a​ Compl​aint
​
​​​​
​​Latest​​
Home > Inclusion, Equality and Social Welfare > Social Solidarity > Benefits and Services

Benefits and Services

  • ​Children’s ​Allowance and Child Birth or Adoption Bonus – Annual Income less than Threshold - DSS

    Children’s Allowance is awarded to married couples, civil union couples, cohabiting couples, single parents, separated parents or returned migrants, having the care and custody of their children under 16 years of age and whose total annual income of relevant year (two (2) years prior to current year e.g. Children’s Allowance 2023 – Income 2021) from employment / social security is less than twenty-five thousand and nine-hundred and twenty-four euro (€25,924).

    For information regarding cross-border situations please click here.

  • Adoption Benefit (DSS)

    An Adoption Benefit may be awarded to a person who adopts a child.
  • Adoption Leave Benefit (DSS)

    The Adoption Leave Benefit may be awarded to a person who adopts a child.
  • Age Pension (DSS)

    An Age Pension may be awarded to a person who reaches 60 years of age, who does not have enough paid or credited Social Security Contributions to be eligible for a Contributory Retirement Pension and satisfies the Means Test.
  • Appeal against a Decision by the Department of Social Security (DSS)

    An appeal may be lodged by a Maltese or non-Maltese national against a decision by the Department of Social Security before the Social Security Umpire. One may lodge an appeal on a question of law or a principle of importance emerging from a decision by the Department of Social Security according to the Social Security Act (Cap. 318.). The appeal must to be lodged within 30 days from when one is informed of the decision.

    Once the details are vetted a notification with the date of the sitting in front of the umpire is sent.

  • Application - Monitoring (DSS)

    The focus of this service is to provide details of current and active benefits, as well as pending benefits awaiting assessment and authorisation by the Department of Social Security.
  • Appointment of an Administrator or Agent of an Administrator for Pensions and Benefits (DSS)

    The form is used for the appointment of an Administrator to act on behalf of a person with mental or another disability, and also on behalf of a person under 18 years who cannot act on his/her own behalf. An administrator can also accept to appoint a person to act as an Agent on his behalf.
  • Banking Details (DSS)

    Through this service, you can change the Banking Details of how you are receiving your benefit or update your banking details held by the department. If you are currently receiving benefit payments by cheque, you may change your details to start receiving payments by direct deposit in a bank. If you are already receiving your payments by direct bank deposits, you may change both the bank as well as the account number (IBAN).

    You can also opt to receive a payment notification via SMS when your benefit has been deposited. Through this service, you cannot change your banking details to start receiving cheque payments.

  • Benefits Compliance Investigation Request (DSS)

    If you have reason to believe that a person may be committing a Social Security Benefit Fraud, you can report this breach to the Benefits Compliance Unit within the Income Support and Investigations Division. You may opt to make an anonymous report.
  • Benefits Rate (DSS)

    You can view information about social security Benefits Rates to which you are entitled, organised by clusters. The benefits rates information is for the last five (5) years, ending at the end of the current year. The rates of social security benefits are shown in chronological order and apply to both couples and single people.

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
next
​Freephone 153​
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Freephone ​153​​​ ​
​​​​​​​servizz@gov.mt​
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Calling from abroad?
​+356 21255153​​
​​
​​
servizz logo  
​Rate the Public Service​​
​​contact us
​
​​cookie policy​​
​terms of use​
​​about us​
​​​​​vacancies​
© servizz.gov 2023