Employment Injury: Disablement Grant

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HOW TO QUALIFY

YOU MUSTREQUIREMENTSTIME REQUIREMENT
Have suffered an employment injury / work-related prescribed disease, which results in permanent disabilityAssessment by Medical Board set up by Social SecuritySubmit claim on prescribed form (IB17)
Submit claim within 13 weeks from the date that you become entitled to claim Disablement Benefit

HOW MUCH IS THE DISABLEMENT GRANT?

RATES OF BENEFIT PAYMENTPERIOD OF BENEFIT PAYMENT
For disability under 25%, a Grant is paidOne time payment for the injury
Formula: 260 x Average Insurable Earnings in 4 weeks before injury x % of disability = grant