Challenges and Innovations in Expanding Pensions Coverage

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a reasonable and sustainable standard of living for every Kenyan worker after their retirement Challenges and Innovations in Expanding Pensions Coverage Dr. Edward Odundo 02 April, 2014 Washington, D.C.

Agenda Pensions coverage in Sub-Saharan Africa Key reasons for low coverage Innovations in expanding coverage and way forward

Pensions Coverage Definitions Extent of pensions coverage may vary depending on part of labour force being considered: Total labour force: Population between 15 64 years, either employed or unemployed involved in economic production Employed persons: Persons within total labour force who are working either on wage or non-wage terms Wage employed: Employed persons in receipt of regular wages Unemployed persons: People of working age actively seeking for jobs but unable to find one

Pensions Coverage in Sub Saharan Africa Proportion of total labour force with pension coverage given by: Persons covered / Total labour force Graph indicating pensions coverage of selected Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) countries: Coverage of Total Labour Force Percentage 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Benin Ghana Kenya Mauritius Rwanda Senegal Tanzania Uganda Zambia Zimbwabwe Population between 15-64 Percentage of labour force covered Source: Brooks World Poverty Institute, University of Manchester

Pensions Coverage in Sub Saharan Africa Most SSA countries have approx 50% of population aged 15 64 years On average, most SSA countries have <10% of total labour force covered In contrast, many developed countries have around 80% of labour force covered by a pension arrangement as graph below indicates:

Pensions Coverage in Selected Industrialized Countries 100 90 80 Labour force coverage in developed countries Percentage covered 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Singapore Malaysia Australia Canada Japan Korea United States Percentage of labour force covered France Germany Italy Source: OECD ilibrary

Kenyan Labour Force Kenyan Labour Force Total population: 41.6 million (2011 estimate) 24% 20% Total labour force: 19.9 million Employed persons: 63.8% of labour force 12% 24% of labour force are inactive. i.e. persons not seeking work due to illness, full time students, don t need work, etc 44% Wage employed Non-Wage Employed Unemployed persons Inactive Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics Unemployed persons: 12.7% of labour force unemployed Only 20% of labour force in receipt of regular wage income

Structure of Pensions Provision in Kenya Pension provision NSSF* 1.5 million members Occupational Pension Schemes 450,000 members Civil Service Pension Scheme 483,000 members Individual Pension Schemes 104,000 members Persons covered in a pension arrangement: 2,537,000 Pension coverage of employed persons: 20.0% Pension coverage of total labour force: 12.7% * Some element of double counting exists as many members of occupational schemes are also members of NSSF

Challenges in Expanding Coverage High levels of unemployment: Average unemployment rate is 22% in SSA for persons between 18 25 years Employment structure: SSA countries have high levels of employment in informal sector. Informal sector jobs have low security, low wages and high levels of unpaid family employment Graph shows evolution of jobs between formal and informal sectors in Kenya:

Challenges in Expanding Coverage %age Employed 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Employment in Formal & Informal Sectors 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Formal Sector Emp Informal Sector Emp Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics Employment in informal sector has been increasing. Low wages and lack of job security constrains enforcement of contributions to pension schemes Pension contributions comprise too high a proportion of income for low wage earners

Challenges in Expanding Coverage Irregular/Seasonal income: For instance, only 31.5% of employed persons in Kenya receive regular wage income hence difficult to extend contributory coverage Many in informal sector may be resource rich but cash poor e.g. pastoralists and subsistence farmers, hence unable to make consistent contributions Lack of national pensions and social protection policies Operational costs: High cost of enforcing mandatory membership to national scheme Expensive to enforce remittance of mandatory contributions Expensive to set up requisite infrastructure in order to have a national outreach e.g. setting up offices in different regions

Challenges in Expanding Coverage Majority of SMEs in informal sector outside tax bracket. Paying pension contributions may expose them to tax agency Multiple revenue collection mechanisms: SMEs pay rates to local authorities No structure to liaise between these authorities, national tax agency and the national pensions scheme

Innovations and Way forward Design pension schemes geared towards informal sector: Partner with micro-finance institutions to incorporate micro-pension products in their product offerings Leverage on ICT for payment of contributions e.g. mobile phone money transfers to the scheme Institutionalize informal sector schemes with flexible contribution and withdrawal features, e.g. Mbao Pension Plan Cost effective enforcement of mandatory contributions e.g.: Local and/or national tax authority to collect mandatory pension contributions Implement a single unified payment to cover tax and pension contributions for SMEs

Innovations and Way forward Develop robust national pensions policy addressing structural inadequacies of current system Tax financed pension provision either: To cover all citizens above a given age i.e. universal pensions Means tested provision to cover most vulnerable in society Fiscal incentives (e.g. matching contributions for informal sector workers) Tax and other incentives to informal economy in order to formalize sector make it easier to enforce mandatory contributions for all

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