How To File Claim for GSIS Funeral Benefits 2024 Offer for Members
GSIS FUNERAL BENEFITS 2024 – You can check here the steps in filing for a Funeral claim to the Government Service Insurance System.
One of the wise moves is to maintain an updated account to either of the state-run social insurance institutions in the Philippines. If you are a government employee, it is an account to the Government Service Insurance System or more popularly called GSIS.
The GSIS is one of the giants in terms of social insurance in the country and it has millions of members across the nation. It has even overseas Filipino worker members as some OFWs are former employees of the government to whom a GSIS membership is mandated.
GSIS members who maintain an updated account to the state entity may qualify for the GSIS loans as well as the benefit offers of the government institution. Among these are the GSIS Funeral Benefits which benefit not only the member but as well as his/her family in the event of the member’s death.
The GSIS Funeral Benefits provide an assurance for the member of a decent wake as well as an assurance his/her family won’t be left with nothing when he/she dies. Truth be told that even a decent wake and burial are expensive nowadays.
The Funeral Benefit offer is given to the beneficiaries or dependents of the deceased GSIS member based on the following order:
- Legal Spouse
- Legal Child who spent for the funeral services
- Any person who can present unquestionable evidence of spending for the funeral expenses of the deceased GSIS member
The amount of the benefit offer will be on a case-to-case basis. Here is the process for application toe the GSIS Funeral Benefits 2024:
Step 1 — Check the Eligibility Requirements.
Here are the qualifications for a deceased GSIS member to be qualified under the offer and his/her dependents eligible for the filing of claim:
- an active member of GSIS;
- a member who has been separated from the service but who is entitled to future separation or retirement benefit;
- an old age pensioner;
- a retiree who at the time of his retirement was of pensionable age under RA 8291 but who opted to retire under RA 1616; and
- a member who retired under RA 1616 prior to the effectivity of RA 8291 with at least 20 years of service, regardless of age
Step 2 — Prepare the Documentary Requirements.
To file for the claim, the legal spouse of the member or a legal child or anyone who paid for the funeral expenses must prepare and submit the requirements for GSIS Funeral Claim. Ensure that all the original receipts with regards to the expenses for the burial are kept as the GSIS will require them.
Step 3 — File Claim to GSIS.
There are multiple ways on how you can file for a GSIS Funeral Benefits application process. Here are the options that you can choose from:
- Over-the-Counter
- Go to a branch of GSIS nearest to you and submit all your requirements for the GSIS Funeral Benefit 2023 application.
- Online Process
- Fill out the application form and prepare your documentary requirements in JPEG or PDF files.
- Email your files to your designated email address with the subject containing the following information:
- TYPE OF GSIS BENEFIT (underscore) BP NUMBER (underscore) LASTNAME (underscore) FIRSTNAME (underscore) AGENCYNAME
- Wait for the following:
- Email aAcknowledgement from GSIS
- Tentative Loan Computation and Loan Conformity
- Notification of incomplete and/or non-compliant documents (if applicable)
- GWAPS KIOSK
- Find a GWAPS KIOSK nearest to you
- Place your UMID and thumb mark on the GWAPS kiosk.
- Choose the benefit you wish to file a claim for and follow the instructions to complete the filing of claim.
- EGSISMO
- Log in to your GSIS account.
- Choose the benefit you wish to file a claim for and follow the instructions to complete the process.
Step 4 — Wait for the Release of your Money.
The GSIS will notify you with regards to the release of the money. The amount of the grant may vary on a case-to-case basis.