SSS Summary of Sickness Benefits (Social Security System Philippines)

The SSS summary of sickness benefits should be read by many SSS members here in the Philippines and abroad. The list of SSS summary of benefits includes; sickness, maternity, disability, retirement, death, funeral, employees’ compensation (EC) program and salary cash loans.

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A. SSS Sickness Benefit

Description: A daily cash allowance paid for the number of days a member is unable to work due to sickness or injury.

Qualifying Condition: 

• The member is unable to work due to sickness or injury and is confined either in a hospital or at home for at least four (4) days;
• He/she has paid at least three (3) months of contributions within the 12-month period immediately before the semester of sickness or injury;
• He/she has used up all company sick leaves with pay for the current year and has duly notified his/her employer; or
• He/she must notify the SSS directly by filing a sickness benefit application if he/she is separated from employment, a self-employed or voluntary member, including overseas Filipino worker (OFW)-member.

Amount of Benefit

• The amount of the member’s daily Sickness Benefit allowance is equivalent to ninety percent (90%) of his/her average daily salary credit (ADSC).
• The Sickness Benefit is granted up to a maximum of 120 days in
  one calendar year.

Source: SSS Publication

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