SSS Burial Benefit Requirements 2026 If Claimant is Spouse of Deceased Member

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Guide on SSS Burial Benefit Requirements 2026 Surviving Spouses Must Submit To Apply

SSS BURIAL BENEFIT REQUIREMENTS 2026 – Here are the documents required from the spouse of a deceased member of the Social Security System in filing for a claim.

Millions of Filipinos are members of the Social Security System. Although keeping their accounts will require a cut from their monthly income, the members see to it that they get to pay for their monthly contribution to maintain their eligibility for the different offers and financial options provided by the social insurance giant for its active members.

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The Social Security System got several offers that attend to different situations including sickness, maternity, disability, and unemployment. In fact, the benefits of being an SSS member can extend to the family of the member even on the death of the member. Apart from the SSS Death Benefit, the social insurance giant also got the Burial Benefit that aims to help the family in providing a decent wake and burial for the deceased member.

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SSS Burial Benefit Requirements 2026

When releasing the SSS Funeral Benefit claim, the Social Security System prioritizes the spouse of the deceased member. The SSS Burial Benefit requirements for filing a claim differ between the spouse and other family members of the deceased.

Here is the specific list of SSS Funeral Benefit requirements that must be prepared if the claimant is the spouse of the deceased member of the social insurance giant:

  • proof to establish SSS membership of deceased member (any one 1 of the following):
    • duly received SSS Records of deceased member (e.g. E-1/RS-1/NW-1/ OW-1/E-4)
    • Social Security Card/Unified Multi-purpose ID (UMID) card of deceased member
    • Letter/Certification document with indicated correct SS Number previously issued by SSS prior to the death of member
    • Employment Records with member’s SS no. (e.g. company ID, payslip)
  • Death Certificate of deceased member duly registered with the Local Civil Registry (LCR)/ issued by the Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA) or Certification of Death issued and signed by the authorized signatory of the Office of the Civil Registry and bearing the official seal
  • Official Receipt (OR) with BIR registration bearing the name of the claimant and the deceased member (submit 1 original)
  • Marriage Certificate issued by any of the following authorities:
    • Local Civil Registrar (LCR) or Municipal Civil Registrar (MCR);
    • Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA);
    • Foreign vital statistics office (with English translation) if married abroad.
    • National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) if deceased member or pensioner is an Indigenous People (IP); or
    • Shari’a Circuit Clerk of Court if deceased member or pensioner is Muslim
  • Online certification, stating that the claimant – surviving legal spouse paid for the funeral expenses

The SSS stated that in the absence of a Death Certificate, the SSS Funeral Benefit requirements must include any of the following:

  • Certification of non-availability issued by LCR and PSA; and
  • Any one (1) of the following:
    • Certification of Burial from the Cemetery Administrator
    • Certification of Death issued by the Parish/Church
    • Certification of cremation

If the original Official Receipt (OR) is not available, include in the SSS Burial Benefit requirements the Certified true copy of OR or the certification issued by the funeral parlor/memorial service. According to SSS, it must indicate the details of payment in defrayal of funeral expenses of the deceased member

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