Guide on SSS Sickness Benefit Requirements 2024 for Members
SSS SICKNESS BENEFIT REQUIREMENTS 2024 – Listed below are the documents required by the Social Security System in filing for a claim.
In times of sickness, members of the Social Security System may turn to the state-run insurance giant for some financial aid. It offers the SSS Sickness Benefit for those who failed to report to work for at least four (4) days due to sickness.
Aside from the SSS loans, there are benefit offers for members which include the SSS Sickness Benefit offer that covers both cases of hospital confinement and home confinement. The amount is dependent on the average daily salary credit (ADSC) of the member which he/she can get for up to 90%.
Under the benefit offer, each member may get up to 120 days of sickness benefits per year. To qualify for the benefit offer, here are the eligibility requirements set under the SSS Sickness Benefit claim:
- sick or injured and cannot report to work due to the condition
- has paid at least three (3) months of contributions within the 12-month period immediately before the semester of sickness or injury
- confined at a hospital or at home for at least four (4) days
- has duly notified his or her employer
- has used up all company sick leaves with pay for the current year
In processing for a claim, there are SSS Sickness Benefit requirements that you must prepare and submit to the state-run social insurance agency:
- Sickness Benefit Application (SBA) Form
- SS ID/UMID card or any valid primary ID cards/documents, as follows:
- Passport
- Driver’s License
- National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Clearance
- Voter’s ID Card
- Postal Identity Card
- Any other government-issued (secondary) ID cards/documents
- Supporting medical documents for prolonged confinement/sickness, if any:
- Laboratory
- X-ray
- ECG
- Other diagnostic results
- Operating room/clinical record supporting diagnosis
If the claim is processed by the member:
- original of any one (1) of the member’s primary ID cards/documents or two (2) secondary ID cards/documents, both with signature and at least one with photo
If the claim is processed by an authorized representative:
- original of any one (1) of the member’s and the authorized representative’s primary ID cards/documents or two (2) secondary ID cards/documents, both with signature and at least one with photo
