Disability pension di makuha

I WOULD like to seek your assistance regarding the case of my husband Benedicto Dulay Rivera with Social Security System (SSS) ID No. ….891-6.

My husband used to receive disability pension but this was stopped on November 2012 because a namesake of my husband with the same SSS number was being paid his remittances.

We brought this up with SSS Tacloban, but they could not resolve this problem. This has deprived my husband of his monthly disability pension.

My husband has no other source of income since he is half-paralyzed since May 2009.

We have four children who are still dependent on us. I do laundry for my neighbors. With this kind of job, it’s hard for me to provide decent food for my family and medicine for my husband.

Our children have to stop schooling, too.

Please, ma’am, help us bring this matter to SSS Tacloban.

We were told that this person, a namesake of my husband, is from Lapu-lapu, Cebu. And as long as this matter is not resolved, my husband will be prevented from availing benefits due him.

Thank you very much for help

Luzviminda Rivera

REPLY: Ito po ay kaugnay sa liham ni Ginang Luzviminda Rivera na ipinadala sa Aksyon Line hinggil sa natigil na disability benefit na tinatanggap ng kanyang mister.

Base sa aming record, nabigyan ng partial permanent disability benefit si G. Benedicto Rivera noong September 2009. Ang benefit na ito ay naaprubahan para sa 38 buwan, kung kaya nakatanggap ng pension si G. Rivera mula September 2009 hanggang October 2012.

Mayroong dalawang klase ng disability benefits: ang partial permanent at ang total permanent. Ang partial permanent ay hindi panghabambuhay at ang dami ng buwan na ito ay maaaring ibigay ay base sa klase ng pagkakasakit.

Samantala, ang total permanent disability ay ibinibigay ng panghabambuhay.
Ito ay matitigil lamang kung sakaling gumaling sa pagkabalda ang member.

Dahil partial permanent disability benefit ang natanggap ni G. Rivera, tumigil ang pagtanggap niya rito matapos ang 38 months, at hindi po sa kadahilanang may ibang taong gumagamit ng kanyang SSS number katulad nang sinabi ng sumulat.

Sa kasalukuyan, naaprubahan na ng SSS ang total permanent disability claim ni G. Rivera at naka-withdraw na siya ng kanyang pension mula noong December 5, 2013. Ito ay patuloy niyang matatanggap buwan-buwan hangga’t siya ay hindi gumagaling sa kanyang sakit.

Sana po ay nabigyan namin ng linaw ang katanungan ng mag-asawang Rivera.

Salamat po sa inyong patuloy na pagtitiwala sa SSS.

Sumasainyo,
May Rose
DL Francisco
Social Security
Officer IV
SSS Media Affairs