Right to Pension, Unemployed Pay and Counseling Act (672)

Replacement Act of the Kodiak Social Security Act (644) and amendment to The Retirement Act (644)

An act to reform the Kodiak Social Security Act in order to optimize it, provide better and more helpful care and provide for those who truly deserve it.

PASSED on 26 SEPTEMBER 2024. 15 AYE, 12 NAY, 3 ABSTAIN.

Article One - State Pension Program

1.1 - Amendment to The Retirement Act (644): Reduces the Age of Retirement at 65 years.

1.2 - Every citizen of Kodiak has the right to request a State Pension after working for at least 15 years.

1.3 - Any citizen are to be no longer elligible to receive other financial aid from social service programs but shall still receive the material and services of those programs if they wish to receive it. Similarly, if a citizen receives a private pension plan, they'll no longer be elligible for this program.

1.4 - In order to determine the payment that the pensioner will obtain, the rates are as follows:

• Less than 15 years of labour: No more than 70% of the national individual full-time average income (NIFTAI), determined by the asset wealth of the pensioner.
• 15 years of labor: 80% of the NIFTAI.
• 16 years of labor: 81% of the NIFTAI.
• 17 years of labor: 82% of the NIFTAI.
• 18 years of labor: 83% of the NIFTAI.
• 19 years of labor: 84% of the NIFTAI.
• 20 years of labor: 85% of the NIFTAI.
• 21 years of labor: 86% of the NIFTAI.
• 22 years of labor: 87% of the NIFTAI.
• 23 years of labor: 88% of the NIFTAI.
• 24 years of labor: 89% of the NIFTAI.
• 25 years of labor: 90% of the NIFTAI.
• 26 years of labor: 91% of the NIFTAI.
• 27 years of labor: 92% of the NIFTAI.
• 28 years of labor: 93% of the NIFTAI.
• 29 years of labor: 94% of the NIFTAI.
• 30 years of labor: 95% of the NIFTAI.
• 31 years of labor: 96% of the NIFTAI.
• 32 years of labor: 97% of the NIFTAI.
• 33 years of labor: 98% of the NIFTAI.
• 34 years of labor: 99% of the NIFTAI.
• 35 years or more of labor: 100% of the NIFTAI.

Article Two - Unemployment Payments

2.1 - Unemployed Kodiakers who are eligible for unemployment payments will be granted up to ₣1000 monthly for a determined amount of months.

2.2 - In order to determine the time that this payment shall be granted, the periods are as follows:

• If worked less than 360 days: 3 months of Unemployed Pay.
• If worked from 360 to 539 days: 4 months of Unemployed Pay.
• If worked from 540 to 719 days: 6 months of Unemployed Pay.
• If worked from 720 to 899 days: 8 months of Unemployed Pay.
• If worked from 900 to 1079 days: 10 months of Unemployed Pay.
• If worked from 1080 to 1259 days: 12 months of Unemployed Pay.
• If worked from 1260 to 1439 days: 14 months of Unemployed Pay.
• If worked from 1440 to 1619 days: 16 months of Unemployed Pay.
• If worked from 1620 to 1799 days: 18 months of Unemployed Pay.
• If worked from 1800 to 1979 days: 20 months of Unemployed Pay.
• If worked from 1980 to 2159 days: 22 months of Unemployed Pay.
• If worked 2160 days or more: 24 months of Unemployed Pay.

2.3 - Changes the budget to the Department of Unemployment Benefits to a total of ₣100 million quarterly.

Article Three - Counseling-And-Welfare

3.1 - Repeals the Work for Welfare Law

3.2 - Enacts the Counseling And Welfare Program

3.2.1 - Unemployed citizens will be assigned a specialist counselor who'll monitor their job hunting and provide information to learn new skills if considered by the counselor as necessary to help with attempting to find a job.

3.2.2 - Said counselors will monitor several citizens in the activities mentioned in 3.2.1, and will inform if the requestor of the payments and benefits is actively and correctly attempting to obtain employment.

3.2.3 - If the counselor believes the citizen that is being assisted needs more time to obtain a job and they are following the counselor's suggestions accordingly, they can be granted no more than 6 more months of Unemployed Pay.

3.2.4 - Every unemployed citizens are elligible for this counseling program regardless of wether they receive unemployed pay.

3.3 - The department of Welfare Fraud under the Ministry of Social Services shall investigate all fraudulent acts related to the Counseling And Welfare Program.

3.4 - Grants a budget of ₣25 million quarterly to the Counseling And Welfare Program within the Ministry of Social Services.

Proposed by Antonio Recio Rufián, acting Chancellor. Leader of SHRIMP.