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Retrenched? Here's how to avail of SSS unemployment benefit

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CpVOAFYADzY?enablejsapi=1"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>MANILA - The Social Security System said Thursday workers who were involuntarily separated could avail of its unemployment benefit by filing documents online.</p><p>&quot;Benepisyo po ito, wala pong babayaran ito po ay tulong natin sa mga nawalan ng hanapbuhay involuntarily,&quot; SSS Public Affairs and Special Division acting vice president Fernando Nicolas told DZMM Teleradyo.</p><p>(This is a benefit. There is no fee since its a form of assistance to those who lost their livelihoods involuntarily.)</p><div><strong>Here are the requirements to avail of the cash aid:</strong></div><ul>	<li>Certification from the Department of Labor and Employment proving that they were involuntarily separated or terminated</li>	<li>SSS accounts must be enrolled at My.SSS portal</li>	<li>At least 36 monthly contributions</li>	<li>At least 12 monthly contributions during the last 18 months of work</li>	<li>Requirements can now be submitted online through My.SSS</li></ul><p>Beneficiaries are entitled to receive up to P20,000, depending on their monthly salary credit, Nicolas said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/06/05/20/philippines-coronavirus-covid-lockdown-record-unemployment-jobless-73-million">Jobless Filipinos balloon to 7.3 million in April as unemployment soars in lockdown</a></li></ul><p>Unemployment ballooned by 17.7 percent in April or equivalent to 7.3 million jobless Filipinos due to the coronavirus pandemic and resulting lockdowns.</p><p>Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said unemployment could reach <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/05/21/20/10-million-jobless-in-philippines-due-to-covid-19-crisis-is-possible-says-labor-chief" target="_blank">5 to 10 million</a>.</p>

<p>The Social Security System said Thursday workers who were involuntarily separated could avail of its unemployment benefit by filing documents online.</p>

The Social Security System said Thursday workers who were involuntarily separated could avail of its unemployment benefit by filing documents online.