List of Requirements for SSS Unemployment Benefit 2023 for Claim Application
REQUIREMENTS FOR SSS UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT 2023 – Listed below are the documents needed in filing a claim to the Social Security System.
Undeniably, unemployment is one of the huge problems in the Philippines. A lot of people are currently jobless while others have to work in a mismatched situation just so they can have a source of income. Meanwhile, for the members of the Social Security System, they have the entity to turn to in times of losing their job.
The Social Security System, one of the biggest state-run social insurance institutions in the country, offers an SSS Unemployment Benefit 2023 that their qualified members may file a claim for in times of job loss. It is aside from its SSS loan offers that can be applied for online. Truth be told that losing a job, most especially for breadwinners, can be largely felt inside the household.
Under the SSS Unemployment Benefit offer, a qualified member may obtain a financial aid while in the process of looking for a job. The amount will depend on certain factors including the monthly average salary that the member previously earned.
The job loss must be a result of an involuntarily move or not within the control of the member. The SSS has set a few eligibility requirements under the benefit offer such as the following:
- an active member of the Social Security System before the involuntary separation from work
- at least 18 years of age but not over 60 years old
- has posted at least 36 monthly contributions within the last 12 months prior to losing job
- has not received any other SSS benefit
- has no unsettled SSS Unemployment Benefit within the last three (3) years before the date of the current unemployment started
There are also rules surrounding this benefit offer. The following grounds disqualifies an SSS member from filing a claim for the SSS Unemployment Benefit 2023 offer:
- Serious misconduct or violation of the company’s rules and regulations
- Willful disobedience of legal orders from the employer or company
- Gross and habitual neglect of duties
- Voluntary resignation
- Willful breach of trust or commission of dishonesty
- Commission of crime or offense
To file a claim, there are documents that the member who lost his/her job must submit to the SSS. Here are the documentary requirements in filing a claim:
- original and photocopy of valid ID / proof of identity
- proof of involuntary separation from employment such as a certificate from the latest employer
- Affidavit of Termination of Employment
- Certification of the nature and date of the involuntary separation from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)