TOKELAU

Social Protection in Tokelau

Tokelau, a country comprised of three main islands with a population of approximately 1,393, has one of the most comprehensive social protection systems in the region. Programs cover most life-cycle risks, as illustrated below.

Hover over the icons below to see which of these life-cycle risks Tokelau is addressing and how.

Early Childhood Early Childhood
EARLY CHILDHOOD
  • Poor access to antenatal and post natal care
  • Unsafe birth
  • Poor access to immunisation
  • Stunting, malnutrition and hunger
  • Reduced cognitive development
  • Universal Child Allowance (0-16 years)
School Age School Age
SCHOOL AGE
  • Malnutrition
  • Unable to access or stay in school
  • Child labour
  • Commercial and sexual exploitation and abuse
  • Loss of parents or carers
  • Universal Child Allowance (0-16 years)
  • Stipend for children in Years 12 and 13
Youth Youth
YOUTH
  • Inadequate skills
  • Inability to access training
  • Unemployment and underemployment
  • Gender discrimination
  • Commercial and sexual exploitation and abuse
  • Domestic violence
  • Alienation
  • Tertiary scholarships to study abroad (if qualified)
  • Work Guarantee (employment by government or village)
  • Unemployment benefits for those unable to work
Working Age Working Age
WORKING AGE
  • Unemployment and underemployment
  • Cost of children
  • Lack of childcare
  • Care of parents
  • Debt
  • Gender discrimination
  • Commercial and sexual exploitation and abuse
  • Domestic violence
  • Work Guarantee (employment by government or village)
  • Unemployment benefits for those unable to work
  • Maternity leave (government staff): 6 months leave without pay: 1 month paid on return to work
  • Maternity allowance (Nokunonu Island only): 1 year
Old Age Old age
OLD AGE
  • Increasing frailty and disability
  • Inability to work
  • Lack of family care
  • Elder abuse
  • Universal old age pension (60+)
  • Tokelau Superannuation Scheme
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EARLY CHILDHOOD
Early Childhood
  • Poor access to antenatal and post natal care
  • Unsafe birth
  • Poor access to immunisation
  • Stunting, malnutrition and hunger
  • Reduced cognitive development
SCHOOL AGE
School Age
  • Malnutrition
  • Unable to access or stay in school
  • Child labour
  • Commercial and sexual exploitation and abuse
  • Loss of parents or carers
YOUTH
Youth
  • Inadequate skills
  • Inability to access training
  • Unemployment and underemployment
  • Gender discrimination
  • Commercial and sexual exploitation and abuse
  • Domestic violence
  • Alienation
WORKING AGE
Working Age
  • Unemployment and underemployment
  • Cost of children
  • Lack of childcare
  • Care of parents
  • Debt
  • Gender discrimination
  • Commercial and sexual exploitation and abuse
  • Domestic violence
OLD AGE
Old Age
  • Increasing frailty and disability
  • Inability to work
  • Lack of family care
  • Elder abuse
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EARLY CHILDHOOD
Early Childhood
  • Universal Child Allowance (0-16 years)
SCHOOL AGE
School Age
  • Universal Child Allowance (0-16 years)
  • Stipend for children in Years 12 and 13
YOUTH
Youth
  • Tertiary scholarships to study abroad (if qualified)
  • Work Guarantee (employment by government or village)
  • Unemployment benefits for those unable to work
WORKING AGE
Working Age
  • Work Guarantee (employment by government or village)
  • Unemployment benefits for those unable to work
  • Maternity leave (government staff): 6 months leave without pay: 1 month paid on return to work
  • Maternity allowance (Nokunonu Island only): 1 year
OLD AGE
Old Age
  • Universal old age pension (60+)
  • Tokelau Superannuation Scheme

Tokelau has a Universal Disability Allowance and Disability Caretaker Allowance for people with disability and their families to access.