New SAP online application service launched

The State Age Pension (SAP) Online Application will be available as from Wednesday 7 October 2026 on mosap.govmu.org, enabling new SAP beneficiaries to submit their applications online without having to queue at the offices of the Ministry of Social Integration, Social Security and National Solidarity.

The new online service was officially launched today by the Minister of Social Integration, Social Security and National Solidarity, Mr Ashok Kumar Subron, in the presence of the Junior Minister, Mr Kuvalayan Kugan Parapen, and officials of the Ministry, at a press conference held in Port Louis.

Minister Subron highlighted that the SAP will replace the Basic Retirement Pension (BRP) as from 1 January 2027. Under the new system, citizens will have the option of receiving an Early SAP as from age 60, a Standard SAP at the prescribed pension age of 65, or a Late SAP from age 65 up to 70.

He recalled that the SAP Estimate Application was launched on 27 August 2026, enabling citizens to obtain an estimate of the amount they may receive. To date, around 492,597 persons have accessed the Estimate Application through the KOREK! application and the Ministry’s website.

Minister Subron stressed that the online application would spare elderly citizens the need to queue to submit their applications. He also called for greater inter-generational solidarity, urging young people to assist elderly persons with the online application and facilitate their access to the new service.

The launch is an important milestone in the Government’s efforts to digitalise social security services, reduce paperwork and make public services more accessible and efficient, he underscored.

Minister Subron said that the Government is advancing the Ministry’s digital transformation, with around 50 per cent of its files already scanned. He added that the Ministry’s services are expected to be available online by early 2027. He also stressed the importance of ensuring the smooth implementation of the SAP in January 2027, alongside measures to improve the efficiency, accessibility and citizen-centred delivery of public services.

Junior Minister Parapen indicated that around 260,000 elderly persons currently benefiting from the BRP will transition automatically to the SAP. They will therefore not be required to submit an application and will continue to receive their pensions

The online application, he clarified, is intended only for new SAP beneficiaries, namely persons born on or after 1 January 1966. Persons born before 31 December 1965 are already benefiting from the BRP and will continue to do so until December 2026 before transitioning automatically to the SAP.

Mr Parapen explained that SAP applications can be submitted up to three months before the eligible age. For example, a person born in February 1966 will be able to apply as from November 2026 to receive the full SAP. Elderly persons without access to online services will still be able to submit their applications at the Ministry’s offices, he added.

06 October 2026

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Topics: Social Security, Pensions