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Barbados NIS sickness benefit calculator 2026

When an insured worker in Barbados cannot work because of illness, the National Insurance Scheme can pay a sickness benefit of 66.6667% of average insurable weekly earnings. It runs for a maximum of 26 weeks weeks.

Enter your average insurable weekly earnings and the weeks you expect to be off. The calculator shows the weekly benefit and the total.

How it's calculated

  1. Insurable earnings: your average weekly earnings, limited to the NIS weekly ceiling of Bds$1,238.
  2. Weekly benefit: 66.6667% of those earnings, which is two thirds.
  3. Weeks counted: the weeks you enter, up to the maximum of 26 weeks.
  4. Total benefit: the weekly benefit multiplied by the weeks counted. NISSS checks medical evidence and contribution conditions before it pays.

An example

A bus driver averages Bds$900 of insurable earnings a week and is off for 10 weeks after surgery. His weekly benefit is two thirds of Bds$900, or Bds$600.00, so the 10 weeks bring Bds$6,000.00. A worker on Bds$1,000 a week who is off for 30 weeks is paid for 26 of them, a total of Bds$17,333.33.

Frequently asked questions

How much is NIS sickness benefit in Barbados?

The NISSS Sickness Benefit page gives 66.6667% of the insured person's average insurable weekly earnings.

For how long is sickness benefit paid?

NISSS pays it for a maximum of 26 weeks weeks according to the same page.

Is there a limit on the earnings used?

Yes. Insurable earnings stop at the weekly ceiling, Bds$1,238 in the current schedule published by NISSS.

Key terms

Sickness benefit
A weekly payment from NIS to an insured worker who is unable to work through illness.
Average insurable earnings
The average of the pay on which you paid NIS, used to size the benefit.
Weekly ceiling
The most weekly pay that counts for NIS contributions and benefits.

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