"Social Security": Continuation of Payments to Beneficiaries Whose Benefits Were Suspended Due to Citizenship Revocation

The Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Investment and Acting Minister of Commerce and Industry, Abdulaziz Al-Marzouq, issued a decision stipulating the resumption of payments of suspended shares to eligible beneficiaries, with retroactive effect from the date of suspension, provided that the deceased’s name was included in the lists prepared by the Supreme Committee for Kuwaiti Nationality Verification.

Article (1): The suspended shares of deceased insured persons or pensioners, due to the revocation of their Kuwaiti nationality in accordance with the provisions of Article (13, paragraph 4) of the Kuwaiti Nationality Law, shall continue to be paid to eligible beneficiaries from the date of suspension, provided that the name of the deceased (the source) was included in the lists prepared by the Supreme Committee for Kuwaiti Nationality Verification.

Article (2): The provisions of the aforementioned Social Insurance Law shall apply to beneficiaries of this decision, except for Articles (73 and 75) thereof. The marriage grant stipulated in Article (71) of the same Law shall not be paid to a daughter, sister, or niece who are eligible for the shares when payments are suspended due to marriage. Furthermore, the annual increase stipulated in Law No. (25) of 2001 amending certain provisions of the Social Insurance Law and increasing retirement pensions shall not apply to the shares resumed under this decision.

Article (3): The Public Institution for Social Insurance shall be responsible for implementing the provisions of this decision.

Article (4): This decision shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall take effect one month after its publication.