The Social Security System announced the resumption of its Annual Confirmation of Pensioners (ACOP) program, or their yearly reporting to SSS, starting October 2021 to March 31, 2022.
SSS president and chief executive officer Aurora Ignacio said pensioners should comply with ACOP so they can continue to receive their monthly pensions.
The ACOP was initially implemented in 2012 to make sure that only the rightful beneficiaries will continue to enjoy benefits from SSS. Non-compliance with the yearly reporting will lead to the suspension of the monthly pensions, Ignacio said in a statement.
If pensioners fail to comply with ACOP on schedule, SSS will temporarily suspend their monthly pensions, starting with their May 2022 annuity. If they have already complied with the yearly reporting for 2021, they are no longer required to re-submit their duly-accomplished ACOP form and other requirements, Ignacio said.
Those required to comply under the new guidelines are retirement pensioners residing abroad, total disability pensioners, survivor pensioners, and dependent (minor/incapacitated) pensioners.
Ignacio said ACOP ensures that SSS gives the benefits only to those entitled under the law, adding that there were cases in the past when some dead pensioners continued to receive monthly pensions. “ACOP protects pensioners or their beneficiaries and the SSS fund from these kinds of fraudulent claims,” she stressed.
As of July this year, SSS has more than 2.9 million pensioners, with 1,791,273 classified as retirement, 1,059,119 death, and 74,418 as disability pensioners.
Since the start of the pandemic last year until Sept. 30, SSS temporarily suspended the pensioners’ yearly reporting to SSS for humanitarian consideration and to keep them safe from COVID-19.
“Considering that we are currently in a pandemic, we have adopted safer ways of conducting ACOP that will not require personal appearances from SSS pensioners or their beneficiaries,” Ignacio said.
The first option is video conference via Microsoft Teams for pensioners residing abroad; sending the required documents to the e-mail address of the nearest SSS branch or foreign office, for survivor pensioners, dependent children and their guardians, and pensioners residing in the Philippines; or sending the required documents through mail or courier service.
The fourth option is to use the drop box in SSS branches, and is applicable for total disability pensioners in the Philippines and pensioner’s representatives.
For details, check out the social media platforms of SSS.|
The Social Security System announced the resumption of its Annual Confirmation of Pensioners (ACOP) program, or their yearly reporting to SSS, starting October 2021 to March 31, 2022.
SSS president and chief executive officer Aurora Ignacio said pensioners should comply with ACOP so they can continue to receive their monthly pensions.
The ACOP was initially implemented in 2012 to make sure that only the rightful beneficiaries will continue to enjoy benefits from SSS. Non-compliance with the yearly reporting will lead to the suspension of the monthly pensions, Ignacio said in a statement.
If pensioners fail to comply with ACOP on schedule, SSS will temporarily suspend their monthly pensions, starting with their May 2022 annuity. If they have already complied with the yearly reporting for 2021, they are no longer required to re-submit their duly-accomplished ACOP form and other requirements, Ignacio said.
Those required to comply under the new guidelines are retirement pensioners residing abroad, total disability pensioners, survivor pensioners, and dependent (minor/incapacitated) pensioners.
Ignacio said ACOP ensures that SSS gives the benefits only to those entitled under the law, adding that there were cases in the past when some dead pensioners continued to receive monthly pensions. “ACOP protects pensioners or their beneficiaries and the SSS fund from these kinds of fraudulent claims,” she stressed.
As of July this year, SSS has more than 2.9 million pensioners, with 1,791,273 classified as retirement, 1,059,119 death, and 74,418 as disability pensioners.
Since the start of the pandemic last year until Sept. 30, SSS temporarily suspended the pensioners’ yearly reporting to SSS for humanitarian consideration and to keep them safe from COVID-19.
“Considering that we are currently in a pandemic, we have adopted safer ways of conducting ACOP that will not require personal appearances from SSS pensioners or their beneficiaries,” Ignacio said.
The first option is video conference via Microsoft Teams for pensioners residing abroad; sending the required documents to the e-mail address of the nearest SSS branch or foreign office, for survivor pensioners, dependent children and their guardians, and pensioners residing in the Philippines; or sending the required documents through mail or courier service.
The fourth option is to use the drop box in SSS branches, and is applicable for total disability pensioners in the Philippines and pensioner’s representatives.
For details, check out the social media platforms of SSS.|
