How To Apply for GSIS Funeral Benefit Offer for Members

Steps on How To Apply for the GSIS Funeral Benefit Offer

HOW TO APPLY FOR GSIS FUNERAL BENEFIT – The beneficiaries of a deceased GSIS member may file for a funeral claim to the state-entity.

In the Philippines, millions of Filipinos are members of the Government Service Insurance System or more popularly called GSIS. It is mainly because there is a huge number of the Filipino populace who are working in the government. They may be entitle to a lot of benefits.

The GSIS has crafted benefit offers that members can turn to in times of disability, retirement, separation from service, and a lot more financially-challenging situations. In fact, its benefit offers may also be of advantage to the family of the members. One of those benefit offers is the GSIS Funeral Benefit.

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When a member of the Goveernment Service Insurance System dies, his/her family or beneficiaries may turn to the GSIS Funeral Benefit for assistance in giving the member a decent burial. The state-run social insurance institution prioritizes the primary beneficiaries which are the following:

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 Funeral Claim amount may vary depending on the assessment of the state-run social insurance giant. There are steps that you may follow on how to apply for the GSIS Funeral Benefit after a loved one who is a member of the state entity has passed away.

Step 1 — Are you qualified?

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 requirements.

The documents that must be gathered to fulfill the steps on how to apply for the GSIS Funeral Benefit offer depends on who will file the claim. If it will be done by the legal spouse, here are the required documents that must be submitted:

Original copy of Death Certificate of the member from the National Statistics Office (NSO)
Two valid IDs (original to be shown, photocopy to be submitted)
Original copy of Marriage Contract from NSO
Original copy of NSO-certified Birth Certificate of the claimant

Otherwise, here are the documentary requirements set by the state-entity giant under the offer:

Original copy of Death Certificate of the member from NSO
Original & Xerox copy of Official Receipt under the claimant’s name or if a Funeral Plan was used, a Certification from the memorial service provider that the plan was availed of
GSIS Affidavit of Funeral Expense Form
Birth certificate of the claimant or valid ID (issued by the government) indicating his/her date of birth
Two valid IDs (original to be shown, photocopy to be submitted)

Step 3 — File your GSIS Unemployment Benefit Claim Application

Choose the application mode that is most convenient for you to apply for the benefit offer. Here are the options that you may choose from:

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.