How To Apply for GSIS Unemployment Benefit Offer for Members

Steps on How To Apply for the GSIS Unemployment Benefit Offer

HOW TO APPLY FOR GSIS UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT – Here is a guide for the GSIS members who involuntarily lost their job.

One of the government agencies in the Philippines with millions of members across the nation is the Government Service Insurance System or more popularly called GSIS. It is a state-run social insurance institution and the membership to this entity is required among the government employees.

To maintain an updated account to the GSIS, a member must regularly post monthly contributions. The state-run social insurance institutions may qualify to the GSIS loans as well as the benefit offers. One of the benefits that the GSIS members may avail is the GSIS Unemployment Benefit.

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The GSIS Unemployment Benefit was designed as a turn to for the members in times of job loss due to involuntary reasons just like the removal of an office. The amount that members may get vary depending on certain factors like the total contribution posted by the member.

Here are the steps on how to apply for the GSIS Unemployment Benefit offer:

Step 1 — Are you qualified?

the GSIS member was a permanent employee at the time of separation;
the member has been paying the contributions for at least one (1) year prior to separation
the separation was involuntary due to the abolition of member-employee’s office or position resulting from reorganization; and,

Step 2 — Prepare the requirements.

duly-accomplished Application Form for Unemployment Benefits Under RA 8291
Service Record indicating last day of service/actual date of involuntary separation , and Leaves of Absences With Pay or Without Pay
Declaration of Pendency/Non-Pendency of case prior to electronic crediting or check printing.

Step 3 — File your SSS Unemployment Benefit Claim Application

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.