Guide on SSS Disability Benefit 2023 — How To Apply
SSS DISABILITY BENEFIT 2023 – Detailed below is the process in filing a Disability Benefit claim to the Social Security System.
Are you one of the millions of members of the Social Security System? More popularly known as SSS, it is a giant social insurance institution in the Philippines that is under the government. Most of its members are locally-employed and self-employed individuals.
Meanwhile, the Social Security System also accepts voluntary memberships. It has also members who are overseas Filipino workers. The SSS members submit a certain amount as their monthly contributions based on the amount they earn in a month and the nature of the source of income.
The Social Security System has loans, including the SSS Housing Loan 2023, and benefit offers for its members. One of the benefits is the SSS Disability Benefit 2023 that the qualified members may turn to in times of being left disabled by a certain incident.
The said benefit offer of SSS covers both partial and permanent disabilities. You may file a claim for any of the following conditions that can leave you unable to work:
- loss of two(2) feet
- loss of two(2) hands
- permanent paralysis of two (2) hands
- blindness of two(2) eyes
- loss of two(2) feet
- mental problem due to brain damage
- permanent paralysis of two (2) feet
Under the said benefit offer, the SSS member may be granted a monthly pension and a monthly supplemental allowance by the state-run social insurance agency. For members with less than 10 credited years of service, the minimum monthly pension is Php 1,000. For those who have at least 10 CYS, at least Php 1,200 will be given monthly and a minimum of P2,400 for those who have at least 20 CYS.
The monthly supplemental allowance is Php 500.00. Here is a guide on how to file a claim for the SSS Disability Benefit 2023:
Are you qualified? There are eligibility requirements under this benefit offer. To qualify, the member must:
- have paid a total of at least 36 monthly contributions prior to the semester of the disability
- have paid at least one (1) month of contribution before the semester of the disability
Prepare your requirements. The Social Security System has set SSS Disability Benefit requirements that must be submitted in filing the claim. Make sure you have all the documents needed in filing the claim.
File your SSS Disability Benefit claim. Visit a branch of SSS in your city or province and submit your requirements to file your Disability Benefit claim. Wait for an update from the state-run social insurance institution regarding the result of your claim application.
