Guide on How to Apply for GSIS Survivorship Benefit Offer for Beneficiaries
HOW TO APPLY FOR GSIS SURVIVORSHIP BENEFIT – Here is a guide for the beneficiaries of the deceased member of the Government Service Insurance System.
There is a huge advantage in being a member of the state-run social insurance institutions in the country with updated accounts. They have benefit offers which may not only be of advantage to you as the member but as well as to your family and loved ones.
One of the state-run social insurance giants in the country is the Government Service Insurance System or more popularly called GSIS. Millions of Filipinos are members of the GSIS which was crafted for government employees. To maintain an active account to the state-run social insurance agency, a member must regularly post a monthly contribution.
On the other side of regularly posting monthly savings to the GSIS is a long list of benefit offers as well as GSIS loans. One of the benefit offers is the Survivorship Benefit which was designed as a turn-to for the beneficiaries of the member in case of his/her death.
The amount that the beneficiaries may get may vary but here are the steps on how to apply for the GSIS Survivorship Benefit offer:
Step 1 — Are you qualified?
The first step on how to apply for the GSIS Survivorship Benefit offer is to check the qualifications of the grant. The primary beneficiaries considered by the state-entity is the spouse and the children of the deceased GSIS member.
In the absence of the spouse or the children regardless of the legitimacy, the living parents are considered as the secondary beneficiaries of the deceased member.
Step 2 — Prepare the requirements.
There are documentary requirements in applying for the Survivorship Benefit claim and the list of documents required vary depending if the deceased member was married, single, or not married and has no children but with living parents. Here is a guide:
If the deceased member was married, prepare the following:
- GSIS Survivorship Benefit Application Form
- Certification by agency/employer as to whether the deceased has a pending administrative/criminal case
- PSA Death Certificate of member/pensioner
- Last Day of Actual Service; and
- Two (2) valid IDs of payees
- PSA Marriage Certificate between the deceased and his/her spouse
- PSA Birth Certificate of spouse if spouse is not a GSIS member
- PSA Birth Certificate/s of minor/incapacitated children
- If with minor/incapacitated children, Affidavit of Guardianship
- If the legal guardian is not the natural parent, the affidavit should be supported by a Certification from the Barangay and DSWD
If the deceased member was single, prepare the following:
- GSIS Survivorship Benefit Application Form
- Certification by agency/employer as to whether the deceased has a pending administrative/criminal case
- PSA Death Certificate of member/pensioner
- Last Day of Actual Service; and
- Two (2) valid IDs of payees
- If with minor/incapacitated children, Affidavit of Guardianship
- If the legal guardian is not the natural parent, the affidavit should be supported by a Certification from the Barangay and DSWD; and
- PSA Birth Certificate of guardian if the guardian is not a GSIS member
If the deceased member has no spouse and children but with living parents, prepare the following:
- GSIS Survivorship Benefit Application Form
- Certification by agency/employer as to whether the deceased has a pending administrative/criminal case
- PSA Death Certificate of member/pensioner
- Last Day of Actual Service; and
- Two (2) valid IDs of payees
- PSA Birth Certificate of member
- PSA Marriage Certificate of member’s parents
- PSA Birth Certificate of member’s parents if parents are not GSIS members/pensioners.
Step 3 — File your SSS Survivorship Benefit Claim Application
There are multiple ways to file for a claim to the GSIS. Here are your options:
- Over-the-Counter
- Visit a branch of GSIS nearest to you and submit your documents for the GSIS Unemployment Benefit claim.
- Online Process
- Accomplish the application form
- Prepare JPEG or PDF file copies of your documentary requirements.
- 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.
- Pick 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.
- Pick the benefit you wish to file a claim for and follow the instructions to complete the process.