Guide on GSIS Unemployment Benefit Requirements in Filing Claim
GSIS UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIM REQUIREMENTS – Here are the lists of qualifications and documents required in filing for a claim.
One of the giant social insurance entities in the Philippines is the GSIS or the Government Service Insurance System. Filipinos who are working in the government are mandated to maintain an active membership to the social insurance institution by posting contributions.
On the other side of regularly posting GSIS contributions lies the possible qualification to the offers of the Government Service Insurance System. The social insurance entity has several GSIS loans that provide financial solutions as well as different kinds of benefits.
The loans and benefit offers were crafted to help the members in times of financial needs. Truth be told that they have been the turn to of several members most especially during emergency situations.
One of the benefit offers of the Government Service Insurance System is the GSIS Unemployment Benefit or also called the GSIS Unemployment Claim. It is designed to provide a financial solution to a member who is separated from his/her work due to the abolition of the position or the department or a repositioning in an office or organization.
The GSIS Unemployment Claim requirements include both qualifications for application and some documents required by the state entity. Here are the eligibility requirements set by the social insurance institution for qualification to the loan offer:
- a permanent employee at the time of separation;
- the separation was involuntary due to the abolition of member-employee’s office or position resulting from reorganization; and,
- has been paying the contributions for at least one (1) year prior to separation
In the case of the GSIS members who have been in the service for at least 15 years before they lost the job, they are entitled to the Separation Benefits rather than the Unemployment Benefit. It is pursuant to the Republic Act No. 8291.
On the GSIS Unemployment Claim requirements, here are the documents that you must prepare and submit to a branch of the Government Service Insurance System nearest to you to avail the benefit offer of GSIS:
- 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