Guide on SSS Retirement Benefit Requirements in Filing Claim
SSS RETIREMENT BENEFIT REQUIREMENTS – Listed here are the documents required by the Social Security System from the retiring members.
The Social Security System is one of the government institutions with the biggest member populace. Every year, thousands of new members are added to the SSS member populace and it keeps on growing.
The state-run social insurance institution has several loan and benefit offers for its members. It has crafted options for financial solutions for members in times of calamities, sickness, pregnancy, disability, unemployment, etc.
Aside from designing financial solutions for members during the most financially-challenging situations, it has also crafted an offer that can help a member prepare for their senior years or retirement years — the SSS Retirement Benefit offer.
There are both eligibility and documentary requirements for SSS Retirement Benefit application. To qualify, a member must be at least 60 years old, no longer employed or self-employed for optional retirement and at least 65 years of age, whether employed, self-employed, working as an OFW, or working as a housekeeper, for technical retirement.
A total disability pensioner who is at least 60 years old (or at least 55 years old if an underground mine worker) may also apply for the benefit offer. In filing for a claim, there are SSS Retirement Benefit documentary requirements such as the following:
- duly-accomplished Application Form for SSS Retirement Claim
- Birth certificate
- valid IDs, both primary and secondary
- ATM card, passbook, or cash card enrollment form, in original or photocopy, with name on it.
- Marriage certificate
- If the member is under 65, a certificate of separation from their previous employer must be submitted.
- If necessary, additional supporting documents
A retiring member of the Social Security System may also opt to file for the SSS Retirement Benefit claim online. However, there is a quite different list of requirements for those who wish to file an online application for the claim.
