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As a voluntary contributor you should contribute 3% of your gross earnings if you are employed by someone else, or 3% of your income, net business related expenses if you are self-employed.
Yes. Pensioners who desire to contribute to the NHT are allowed to register as Voluntary Contributors.
If the company is still in existence, verification of contributions can be had from the employer. If the company is no longer in existence and the contributions have not been remitted, those contributions would not contribute towards determining your points.
You can get back your total contributions if you fall in any of the following categories Retirees Invalidity Pensioners Expatriates who are leaving the island Agents/Nominees of deceased contributors This is called Special Contributions Refund (According to Section 22 of the NHT Act).
All contribution refunds to voluntary contributors will be made in Jamaican dollars. Refund payments will be made directly to the contributor or if a mortgage exists, to the contributor’s loan account. In addition, mortgages to voluntary contributors will be transacted in Jamaican currency only.
Persons who qualify for a Special Refund are : Retirees Invalidity pensioners Migrating expatriates Agents of deceased contributors A Special Refund gives you access at one time, to all the contributions you have made to the Trust.
Voluntary contributors will not be charged interest on contribution principal arrears, i.e., contributions due since voluntary registration but not yet paid.
You will be contacted within 3 working days following the submission of your application.
Your first payment is due immediately upon registration. Thereafter, voluntary contributions are due by the last day of every month and must be paid no later than the 15th of the following month. For example, voluntary contributions for the month of September are due September 30th but must be paid by October 15th to avoid penalties.
If you are an overseas contributor, your contribution is quoted in the currency of the country which you are working. Your payment will then be converted to local currency at the prevailing rate set by the Bank of Jamaica on the date the payment is processed.
Voluntary contributors, like all other NHT contributors are due a refund of their contributions in the eighth year after those payments were made.
