List of Requirements for SSS Sickness Benefit 2024 Application Process
REQUIREMENTS FOR SSS SICKNESS BENEFIT 2024 – Listed below are the documents that the Social Security System requires in filing for claim.
Millions of Filipinos are working in the private sector. Most of these individuals are also members of the Social Security System as a membership to the SSS is required by most companies and businesses. It is one of the giants in terms of social insurance and it has members coming from different walks of life.
Another big part of the SSS member populace is composed of individuals who are self-employed. The state-run social insurance agency has also opened its membership for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and those who want a voluntary membership including the non-working spouses of SSS members.
The SSS offers several loans and benefits for its members. One of the latter is the SSS Sickness Benefit that was designed as a turn-to for members in times of absence from work for at least four (4) days due to sickness that led to a hospital or home confinement.
The said benefit offer wants to give members the chance to rest and recover without worrying about the deductions on their next pay. Here are the eligibility requirements under the SSS Sickness Benefit 2024 offer application:
- sick or injured and cannot report to work due to the condition
- has paid at least three (3) months of contributions within the 12-month period immediately before the semester of sickness or injury
- confined at a hospital or at home for at least four (4) days
- has duly notified his or her employer
- has used up all company sick leaves with pay for the current year
The documentary requirements for the SSS Sickness Benefit filing of claim depends if the application will be processed or filed by the member or by an authorized representative. If the member will file the loan application, here are the documents needed:
- duly-accomplished SSS Sickness Benefit Application (SBA) Form
- one (1) of the member’s primary ID cards/documents or two (2) secondary ID cards/documents, both must contain signature and at least one must bear the member’s photo
- Passport
- Driver’s License
- National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Clearance
- Voter’s ID Card
- Postal Identity Card
- Any other government-issued (secondary) ID cards/documents
- Supporting medical documents for prolonged confinement/sickness, if any:
- Laboratory
- X-ray
- ECG
- Other diagnostic results
- Operating room/clinical record supporting diagnosis
In case the claim will be filed by an authorized representative of the sick member, here are the documents that must be submitted to the SSS:
- duly-accomplished SSS Sickness Benefit Application (SBA) Form
- authorized representative’s primary ID cards/documents or two (2) secondary ID cards/documents, both with signature and at least one with photo
- one (1) of the member’s primary ID cards/documents or two (2) secondary ID cards/documents, both must contain signature and at least one must bear the member’s photo
- Passport
- Driver’s License
- National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Clearance
- Voter’s ID Card
- Postal Identity Card
- Any other government-issued (secondary) ID cards/documents
- Supporting medical documents for prolonged confinement/sickness, if any:
- Laboratory
- X-ray
- ECG
- Other diagnostic results
- Operating room/clinical record supporting diagnosis
