Guide on SSS Unemployment Benefit Requirements 2024 for Members
SSS UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT REQUIREMENTS 2025 – Provided here is a guide for the members of the Social Security System who lost their job and wants to file a claim.
Are you one of the people who are afraid of losing your job as you still have no savings? There are actually two things that you can do best to relieve yourself from fear — start saving money now and ensure that you have something to turn to in case you lose your job. One of the things you can do to achieve the latter is to maintain an active membership under the Social Security System.
More popularly called SSS, the Social Security System is undeniably one of the biggest social insurance institutions in the country. A huge part of the Filipino populace is a member to the state entity as its membership is open among the local employees in the private sector, self-employed individuals, overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), household helpers, and voluntary members.
There are several benefits that the SSS offers for its members. One of them is the Unemployment Benefit which has already benefitted countless people in times of financial needs due to job loss.
A job loss can be really devastating most especially in the case of breadwinners. Meanwhile, if you are an SSS members who has always tried to maintain an active account, you have the social insurance giant’s benefit offer to turn to.
Who are qualified under the benefit offer? Before checking on the SSS Unemployment Benefit requirements for application, it is best to first check the eligibility requirements. To qualify, the SSS member should meet the following:
- an active member of the Social Security System before the involuntary separation from work
- 18 years old and above upon the filing of claim but not over 60 years old
- with at least 36 monthly contributions posted
- not received any other SSS benefit
- no unsettled SSS Unemployment Benefit within the last three (3) years before the date of the current unemployment started
There are grounds that disqualify an SSS member from the SSS Unemployment Benefit. He/She must have lost the job without being under any of the following grounds:
- Gross and habitual neglect of duties
- Willful disobedience of legal orders from the employer or company
- Commission of crime or offense
- Voluntary resignation
- Serious misconduct or violation of the company’s rules and regulations
- Willful breach of trust or commission of dishonesty
With regards to the SSS Unemployment Benefit requirements for application, here are the documents that a member should submit to the social insurance institution:
- Original and photocopy of any primary identification cards (IDs) or documents
- Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Certification that proves the way and date of forceful job loss
- Notice of Termination from the Employer / Affidavit of Termination of Employment