SER advice regarding proposed indexation of AOV/AWW: The solvability and health of the AOV/AWW funds should be aligned with broader social security and tax reforms, ensuring policy consistency (Sint Maarten)
By Letter of Advice dated November 17, 2025, the Sociaal-Economische Raad (SER) submitted its advice to the Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, presenting its observations and advice on the proposed measures on the indexation of the General Old-Age Insurance (AOV) and the General Widow(er)'s and Orphan's Insurance (AWW) for 2025. The advice builds on the SER's previous recommendations of November 2022 and takes into account subsequent legislative ...
AOV/AWW pension amounts and maximum wage limits as per January 1, 2026 (Sint Maarten)
As per January 1, 2026, the AOV/AWW amounts will be increased. The maximum wage limits for purposes of calculating the social premiums due, have been adjusted for the year 2026 also. This has been announced on the website of Social & Health Insurances (SZV, Uitvoeringsorgaan Sociale en Ziektekosten Verzekeringen). The Deputy Director of the Social & Health Insurances Sint Maarten (SZV) informed the general public of the 2026 AOV/AWW amounts ...
AOV/AWW pension amounts and maximum wage limits as per January 1, 2025. Pension payment schedule for 2025 published (Sint Maarten)
As per January 1, 2025, the AOV/AWW amounts and the maximum wage limits have increased. This has been announced on the website of Social & Health Insurances SZV (SZV, Uitvoeringsorgaan Sociale en Ziektekosten Verzekeringen). Click here to go to the Wage limits & Premiums section of SZV’s website. The CPI of the second quarter of 2024 (CPI: 4.41%) has been used for the indexation of the amounts of AOV and ...
AOV/AWW pension payment schedule for 2024 (Sint Maarten)
The 2024 AOV/AWW pension payment schedule (pay dates for pension months February 2024 – January 2025) has been published on the website of Social & Health Insurances SZV (SZV). Persons with international bank accounts may receive their payment a few days later, according to the announcement on SZV’s website. Reminder by SZV: the payout for the pension month of January 2024 took place on December 28, 2023. See below a picture of ...