Civilians, military social security takers increase
KUWAIT CITY, Feb 8: Statistics issued by the Public Institution for Social Security (PIFSS) revealed that the total number of civilian and military personnel covered by social security increased by about 13,730 from January to September 2023, indicating the number increased from 676,270 at the end of December 2022 to 690,000 by the end of September 2023, reports Al-Anba daily.
The average salary of a retiree in Kuwait at the end of September was about KD1,316; while the average salary of a retiree from the government sector was KD1,203; KD1,843 in the oil sector, KD1,377 in the private sector, KD752 for self-employed civilians; KD1,681 in the Ministry of Defense; KD1,606 in the Ministry of Interior and KD1,592 in the National Guard.
The number of insured people increased by 5,922 in the first months of 2023; rising from 423,680 at the end of December 2022 to 517,750 at the end of September 2023.
The number of insured people in the government sector increased by 5,844, reaching 333,250 at the end of September 2023, compared to 327,410 at the end of December 2022.
The number of insured people in the oil sector increased by 317 -- 22,095 by the end of September 2023, compared to 21,770 by the end of December 2022.
The number of insured people in the private sector decreased by about 291 -- from 51,730 in December 2022 to 51,440 in September 2023.
The number of insured self-employed civilians increased by 52 -- 16,880 in September 2023, compared to 16,828 in December 2022.
The number of new retirees increased by 5,768, as the number of living pensioners reached 169,220 in September 2023, compared to 163,450 in December 2022.
The number of living civilian pensioners working for an employer increased by 4,452 – 129,400 in September 2023, compared to 124,900 in December 2022.
The number of living civilian pensioners working for an employer in September 2023 was about 110,760 from the government sector; 7,955 from the oil sector and 10,680 from the private sector.
The number of retirees from the Ministry of Defense increased by about 513 – 13,970 in September 2023 compared to 13,450 in December 2022.
The number of retirees from the Ministry of Interior increased by about 182 – 13,980 in September 2023 compared to 13,710 in December 2022.