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Overview
A
person who marries and who fulfils the criteria set
out by the Social Security Act will be eligible to a
Marriage Grant of €227.21
upon legal marriage. This
grant is paid per person, ie: to both the husband
and wife, €454.42 per couple.
Eligibility
1.
Maltese Nationals having contributed at least 26 SSCs
prior to date of marriage;
2.
EU Nationals with permanent Maltese residence;
3.
Application for Marriage Grant reaching the Department
of Social Security within six months from date of marriage.
Procedure
In
order to apply for the Marriage Grant, the person must
fill in the prescribed application form, which can be
obtained either from the Department of Social Security
or from your local District Social Security Office or
online through the links below. Once completed,
the form must be returned to the same office.
Documents
Required
Normally,
when applying for the Marriage Grant, there is no need
to present a marriage certificate, provided that the
marriage was registered in Malta. However, when
a marriage cannot be verified with official records,
the marriage certificate will be required.
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Office Process
Once
a claim is received, it is registered. An assessment
of the contributions paid is made, and the other eligibility
criteria are verified. The claimant is then informed
about whether his/her claim was accepted or rejected.
In the case of the former, payment is then effected.
How
to apply?
You
can call at any Social Security Office (view
list here) and apply there.
Alternatively,
you can download the application as indicated below:
Online
Form - Click here
Download
application in Maltese
Download
application in English
Once
you complete the application you can send it by post
to:
Department
of Social Security
Short
Term Benefits Section
38,
Ordnance Street,
Valletta
VLT 2000
Alternatively,
you can also drop it at your nearest Social Security
Office.
For
more info you may contact the
Ministry of Education, Employment and the Family
-Social Policy
Palazzo Ferreria,
310 Republic Street,
Valletta
VLT 2000
Malta
Telephone: (+356) 2590 3100
Fax: (+356) 2590 3121
Email
- click
here
Web
- click
here
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