There are two types of SSS death benefits, the monthly pension and the lumpsum amount. The monthly pension is granted only to the main beneficiaries of the deceased member who was able to pay 36 monthly contributions before the semester of death. On one hand, the lumpsum amount is given to beneficiaries including secondary ones who has paid less than 36 monthly contributions before the semester of death.
The monthly pension depends on the member’s paid contributions, his credited years of service (CYS), and the number of dependent minor children that must not exceed five.The monthly pension is paid for not less than 60 months.
Illegitimate children are entitled to 50 percent of the share of the legitimate children if there are less than five minor legitimate children. If there is no legitimate, legitimated, or legally adopted children, the illegitimate minor children shall be entitled to 100 percent of the basic pension, plus dependent’s allowance.The dependents’ allowance stops when the child reaches 21 years old, gets married, gets employed or dies except for incapacitated children who are entitled to benefits even after the age of 21.
The deceased member’s beneficiaries are entitled to a 13th month pension, payable every December and the funeral benefit, which is paid to whoever shouldered the funeral expenses of the deceased member.
Here’s the INSTRUCTIONS from SSS office on how to file for the death claim:
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Good day po, pwede pa po bang mag claim ng death claim from my mother death kahit more than 10 years na po ang naka lipas? Death claim hnd po funeral claim.. slmat po sa responce ,.
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Good day po, pwede pa po bang mag claim ng death claim from my mother death kahit more than 10 years na po ang naka lipas? Death claim hnd po funeral claim.. slmat po sa responce ,.
Maaari po kayo ma’am mag inquire sa pinaka malapit na SSS branch sa inyong lugar. I’m not sure kung pwede pa po. Thanks