Sunday, February 21, 2010

How to apply for SSS Sickness Benefit

SSS FAQ: How do you apply for a SSS sickness benefit?

This is a simple question as it seems but there are a lot of considerations that you as a SSS member must know in order to qualify for the SSS sickness benefit program or avail one. My knowledge extends only to the list below, the SSS might have done some changes since so be sure to check out on their official website at sss.gov.ph.

1. You have to have at least 3 months consecutive payments or remittance paid to the SSS.
2. Your sickness or injury happened while you are on duty or at work and with the proper supporting documents ie. DTR as proof that you are at work when you incurred your injury or that there must be a doctor's certificate stating that you have been ill due to your nature of work or due to some factors attributing to your work area or environment.
3. At least 4 days of either confinement to the hospital due to work related factors or at home.
4. It is required that at least three months of contributions have been made under your account name with the SSS within the 12 month period immediately before the semester of sickness has been paid.
5. Applicable only when all company sick leave benefits with pay for the current year has been used up and the employer has been notified immediately.
6. For non-working (separated), voluntary or self-employed member, go to the nearest SSS directly to inquire.

(Note: We do not claim information listed here are absolutely correct and is still used today by the SSS. It is and will only be the SSS who knows what must be done for all unique cases of SSS sickness benefits claim by Social Security System members.

Posted by: SSS Online Inquiry

44 comments:

Anonymous said...

I had chickenpox for 15 days and was advised to home confinement. I am living alone here in the metro, feeling better i went back to work, i consumed my Vacation/Sick Leaves, i filed for SSS sickness benefit the day i reported back to work, but unfortunately, SSS disapproved my claim, because of 'LATE FILLING'? I am VERY DISAPPOINTED. How do you expect someone with chickenpox roaming around public office? Too bad, many jsut dont trust the "way government work".

Anonymous said...

sss policy is you should file your sickness notification within 5 days from the date of contigency. We should follow policies otherwise everything will be in chaos. I never had any problems with filing my sickness claims, even tooth extractiop, I was able to get reimbursement. The point here is, if you want to get paid, file your claims on time.

Anonymous said...

march 1 po ako start nagkaroon ng soreyes,inabot po ng 15 days ung pahinga ko bago ako pumasok sa trabaho...march 9 ko po bngay sa nurse nmn ung sickness notifacation ko...but until now wala pa...ask ko lng po kung ilang days or months ba bgo ma claim ung bayad sa sickness?

Anonymous said...

magandang araw po sir/madam, ako ay isang magsasaka sa nueva ecija at gusto ko po sanang magpamember sa sss, anong form po ang dapat na i fill up ko at saang branch dapat i file.

Brian said...

Can anyone give me my next procedure on my sickness notification benefit. I’m done already with all the requirement in the SSS office and they gave me back the sickness notification form. to whom or where is the next step, are there any other requirements or payments?

Anonymous said...

As per what is written on the sickness notification form, it should be 5 days right? but why did my employer told me i can still file it as long as its within 1 month from start fo sickness? which is which?

Anonymous said...

after applying for an sss sickness loan when do i get my sickness loan

Anonymous said...

hi, posible po ba na hindi maapprove ung sss sickleave ko? kc ng pass ako ng sickness notification signed by my doctor and medical certificate. my doctor advised me a home confinement due to body weaknesses i always encountered and lagi po kc ako nsusuka dat time dhil po sobrang maselan po ang pgbubuntis ko. nadextrose po ako ng 2 times sa hospital. d po ako mkpgtrabaho ng maayos nun. maapprove po ba un? need ur reply. thanks.

Anonymous said...

hello ask ko lang po kasi nag file po ako ng sss sickness ko nung june 23,pinag bebedrest napo ako for 4 months, na file kopo ang lahat ng needed docs na approve lang po ay 1 month..hindi kopo alam na kailangan mag refile ko ulit nung susunod na month, hindi po ba valid yung first filing ko, kasi sabi po ay late filing napo ako..anu po dapat ko gawin...thanks..sayang din po kasi kung di ako makakaclaim need your reply po ur blessed

Anonymous said...

iwas operated on my right knee due to acl tear and my doctor sign the sickness notification for 45 days rest starting from sept 11 to october 25. sss only approve 21 days from sept 11 to october 1. bakit 21 days lang inapprove eh nung time na october 1 eh hindi pa ako nakakalakad and up until now im still in therapy session. sino po ba makakapagpaliwanag nito??? thanks in advance and your reply to this question is deeply appreciated.

Anonymous said...

ask ko lang po why hindi na-approve lahat yung 45 days sicknes notification ko? naoperahan po ako sa tuhod, acl reconstruction po ang diagnose. the operation set last sept 11. ang ibinigay po na pahinga sa akin ng doctor eh from sept 11 to oct 25 at yun po yung file namin sa sss. ang naapprove lang po eh from sept 11 to oct 1 lang po which is 21 days lang..common sense lang po, 3 weeks pa lang po yun since naoperahan ako eh hindi pa po ako nakakalakad nung time na yun...paano naman po ako makakapasok nun....nasayang po yung mga araw na hindi ako nabayaran..

Anonymous said...

share ko lang to sa inyo, our HR sa company namin ngayon filed a sickness notification sa sss indicating na confinement at home, ubo at sipon lang naman pero na -approve agad ng sss...ang nakakainis,ang hr namin pumapasok at nag-OT pa sa date ng confinement nya..tsk! tsk!

Anonymous said...

ask q lng po bkt po ganun naconfined po aq kasi ngspotting aq then after q makalabs ng hospital my dra. suggest i need to bed rest for 2 weeks pero ng ifile ko sa sss 4 days lng inaproved nila bkt po ngkaganun.?

Anonymous said...

Ask ko lang po if may benefit ako matanggap i was operated last may 1 ng acute appendicitis and i was confined for 4 days and my doctor advised me to rest for one month. If i file sickness notification my matanggap kaya ako? please reply thank you.

Anonymous said...

tanong ko lang po na. dapat ba po munang gamitin namin ang amin earnleave sa company.bago kami makagamit ng sss leave? kasi po yan daw ang inyong patakaran. totoo po ba? kasi parang ang company lang ang nakikinabang ng amin binifisyo sa sickness.pls.reply T Y

Anonymous said...

where can i get sickness notification forms?

Anonymous said...

can a senior citizen claim for sickness benefit, says a 65y.o current pensioner?

Anonymous said...

naconfined po ako started last febraury 2, 2011 to february 3, 2011 pero ang advised po sa akin ng Doc ko, to take a rest for 2 weeks.. Ngayon (Feb. 15,2011) start na po ako ulit pumasok sa work. Pwede ko pa po ba e-file yung sicness notification ko sa SSS? HR po ba namin dapat magprocess nun sa SSS o ako? Pls. Reply. Thank You!

Anonymous said...

naconfined po ang kuya ko pero unemployed na po sya at nka 28 yrs po sya ng contribution sa sss, pano po b ang gagawin nya pra maifile ang mga benefits nya sa sss. ngayn po sya ay dinadylisis 2 beses sa 1 linggo at wla na po sya trabaho. Sana po ay matulungan po sya ng sss. Thank you po.

Anonymous said...

BAKIT PO KAILANGAN NG HOSPITAL ABSTRACT SA SICKNESS NOTIFICATION...

Anonymous said...

gud day po, ask ko lang kung bakit nadeny ung sss sickness ng anak ko, nasa work po sya nong sumakit ang tiyan ng anak ko, pina check-up sya sa company doktok nila ang sabi daw po kung hindi raw UTI o Apendix daw po, so pinauwi sya ng boss nya at magpatingin daw po ulit Friday, Feb.18, 2011 the same day po nagpatingin po ulit ang anak ko sa doktor at possitive daw for operation, 8:30pm inoperahan sa apendix ang anak ko in short naconfine po sya. Pinaprocess po ng agency ng anak ko ang SSS sickness nya Tuesday, Feb.22, 2011, pinabalik po ako ng SSS after two weeks kasi po kulang pa ung discharge summary ng hospital at nong pinasa ko napo ung discharge summary balik daw po ulit ako after one week, pagbalik ko po sa SSS ang sabi nakuha na raw po ng agency ung sickness benefit ng anak, ang sabi naman po ng agency denied daw po ang sickness benefit ng anak ko. Ano po ba ang dapat naming gawin kumpleto po ang payslip ng anak ko na katunayan kinakaltasan sya every month

Anonymous said...

balak ko po kasing ipopera ang ilong ng asawa ko dahil sa sinusitis sumasakit at di sya makahinga meber di sya sa sss kontinyos syang naghuhulog almost 4 yrs.sa ngayun voluntary contribution makakakuha kaya sya ng sick leave o kaya loan kung itoy aking i apply before operation

Anonymous said...

gud am po. ako po'y isang member ng sss at nasa ibang bansa. ako'y nagkasakit ng 6 weeks dahil sa nature ng work ko and that was jan- feb 2011. puede pa ba akong makaclaim ng illness benefit ko kahit medyo late na? thank you po.

Anonymous said...

what r the other requirements/supporting documents attached to sickness benefit notification form from sss..para pag punta ko sa sss office deretso na hindi na pabalik balik..tnx

Anonymous said...

I need help re: sickness availment (company paid and sss paid sick leave). If I got sick in Feb 2011 and my sick leave balance until Feb 2011 is 14 days and the approved claim is 30 days. How is the sickness entitlement of SSS be for this?

Anonymous said...

Hi, just wanna know how long does it usually take to have a feedback on sickness notification? I was hospitalized and advised to rest from April 26 to May 4, 2011. The company has filed my notification on May 4. Until now wala parin feedback, ganun ba talaga katagal yun?

Anonymous said...

Hi! Good day Sir/ Madame, I just want to inquire. My husband was having a check up last June 29, 2011. The doctor said he in result of his urine examination, it shows that he is having Urinary Track Infection (U.T.I.). Can my husband still avail sickness benefits to this week of processing? Thank You!

Peter and Mhel Jones Hernandez said...

Hi There... I was Operated on my Gallblader by means of Open Surgery last June 14, 2011.. I submitted my "Sickness Notification along with my Medical Certificate Last June 21, 2011 which is exactly 5 working days.... My Surgeon filed a 30 days on the form... How long po ba before I can recieve my Benefits? Kasi po sabi ng Payroll namin, once approved, isasama daw sa normal payroll po namin... Gaano po ba katagal ito?

Anonymous said...

gud am po, ang asawa ko po ay seaman, na medical repat po sya last june 16, june 20 po na confine sya sa manila doctors the next na open surgery sya at tinangal ang gallbladder nya 2x din syang na endoscopy at mri, july 2, po sya na discharged. ask ko po sana kung may benefits syang maasahan sa sss? thank you po at inaasahan ko po ang inyong reply.

Anonymous said...

parang wala namang sumasagot sa katanungan ng mga tao sa forum no to eh! naglagay pa kyo ng ganitong feature sa site nyo di nyo rin nman papansin mga tanong ng mga tao!

Anonymous said...

tutal wala namang sumasagot ng mga tanong ng tao dito sa post na ito, nagpost ako ng comment kasi gusto ko lang dumagdag sa mga taong masama ang loob na nanakawan ng pera ng kumpanya sa sick leaves dahil sa maling pamamalakad. i filed my SSS sickness benefit on time and with the requirements and then my company tells me na hindi nila nai-file within five days. how sick is that.

misty said...

ask ko lang if san ko pede i check if my sickness is already generated i already check to my sss account at benefit portion but the system declared me as no sickness claim..i file it last july29 i think 5 calendar days is enough to receive my sickness notification.
hope for your immediate reply!!!

Anonymous said...

as long as how many days po pwede magfile ng sss sickness notification start na magkasakit poh!

Anonymous said...

Re: Filing Sickness Notification


I would like to answer the questions regarding filing notification..when filing sickness notification it should be w/in 5 calendar days after the first day na nagkasakit ka..if you are employed, for example you had a fever August 18, 2011..dapat ma file or mabigay nang employer to SSS w/ in August 18, 2011 to August 23, 2011..after nila tatakan ang form, may ibibigay sila na cut-out from the same form & ilalagay nila kung kailan makuha nang employer for computation..kasi the doctor from SSS will approve how many days yung sickness mo..actually, depende kasi 'yan sa company..may iba na sila ang mgbabayad sa'yo tapos yung SSS na ang mg reimburse sa company..

Anonymous said...

is it still compensable by SSS if i also use my vacation leave on the same period? thanks

? said...

may sumasagot ng mga tanung nio? wala akong nkikitang feedback para sa mga tanung nio.... wala nman yata silang pakialam kasi di nman sila ang may kailangan.

Anonymous said...

ive been un employed since feb. 9, 2011 to sept. 13, 2011. i was hire last sept 14, 2011 up to present and i got hospitalized last dec. 9, 2011 until dec 12, 2011. my sss contribution is maximum, am i entitled to sss sickness benefit? thanks.

feR said...

HOW LONG do we usually have to wait before our sickness benefit check arrive?? I live in ILigan City but i can't trace where my check is right now since our city postal office demands us to present the Registered number of the check which our SSS branch here could not provide. badly need help

feR said...

Usually how long do Sickness Benefit checks arrive? I live in Iligan CIty and i've been waiting for my check for about a month already. I can't trace my check since the city postal office demands me to present the Registered Number which our SSS branch here in ILigan could not provide. please help

Anonymous said...

ask ko lng po kung meron n po sickness notification galing sa inyo c janice rosita.

Anonymous said...

wag na kayung magtanung walang kwenta walang sagut basta may magreklamo o magtanung dahil nagamit na nila pera natin

Anonymous said...

I just want know; that will this sickness benefit from SSS be the replacement of our sick leave in our company. I undergo for an open surgery for acute apendicitis, our accounting says will wait for the confirmation of SSS office, wow, I didn't receive any amount from our company.

Anonymous said...

Ang tawag sa denial ng sss benefits ay red tape! Mas madami disapprove, mas maganda sa sss. May chicken pox at sore eyes, natural mag tago ka muna. Sss kulang na kulang pa procedures nyo!!?!??!!!! Kontyaba nyo pa companies....ay naku. Ung 5 days notification gawin nyo 1 month!!!!

Anonymous said...

my doctor ask me to have bed rest for 1 wek.. due to my premature contraction and i have medecation for 1 wek. maaprove ba yon nang sss?

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