Steps for SSS Unemployment Benefit Process 2024 for Members who Lost Job
SSS UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT PROCESS 2024 – You can check the guide below for the steps in filing for an SSS Unemployment Benefit claim.
One of the most financially-challenging situations is losing a job. The burden may be double most especially for breadwinners. A week with no pay can already lead to piled of unpaid bills, everyday struggle in putting food in the table, compromised medications, and a lot more. In such situation, the Social Security System members may have an advantage.
The Social Security System (SSS) has several benefit offers apart from the SSS Loans. One of the benefits that members with active and updated accounts may qualify for is the SSS Unemployment Benefit.
The Unemployment Benefit was designed to help members in times of job loss. However, it is only open for cases of involuntary job loss or member has no direct control over the unemployment.
With the Unemployment Benefit being solely open for involuntary job loss, here are the grounds that disqualifies a member from availing the said benefit offer:
- Serious misconduct
- Willful disobedience to lawful orders
- Gross and habitual neglect of duties
- Fraud or willful breach of trust/loss of confidence
- Commission of a crime or offense
- Analogous cases like abandonment, gross inefficiency, disloyalty/ conflict of interest/ dishonesty
With regards to the amount a member may get under the SSS Unemployment Benefit, it may vary. Meanwhile, the process in filing for a claim is the same.
Step 1 – Check the qualifications under the loan offer which are as follows:
- not over 60 years old upon the termination from service except for the following situations:
- if underground or surface mineworker, member-applicant must not go beyond 50 years of age to qualify
- if racehorse jockey, the member-applicant must not be above 55 years old
- has paid not less than a total of 36 monthly contributions with 12 of the premiums posted within the 18-month period prior to the month of termination from employment
- has not received an unemployment benefit within the last three (3) years prior to the month of termination from work
Step 2 – There are required documents in availing for the Unemployment Benefit offer of the Social Security System.
Prepare the documents required by the SSS and make sure to submit the requirements for SSS Unemployment Benefit 2024 completely so the processing can start right away.
Step 3 – Submit your documents to SSS.
Go to a branch of SSS nearest to you and submit all the required documents. Wait for an update from the state-run social insurance agency. It may be best to check details about the SSS Unemployment Benefit processing time.