Some 1.32 million retiree pensioners of state-run Social Security System (SSS) are no longer required to report for the Annual Confirmation of Pensioners Program (ACOP) or the yearly reporting to SSS to ensure the continuous payment of their monthly pension.
SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel F. Dooc said 58.64 percent of the 2.3 million pensioners as of end-September 2017 will benefit from the removal of the ACOP compliance requirement for retiree pensioners based in the Philippines.
“In fulfillment of our duty to bring better quality services to our dear pensioners, we are glad to announce that retiree pensioners who are residing here in the Philippines are no longer required to go to any SSS branch on their birth month for the ACOP starting October 30 this year,” Dooc said. Instead, SSS is conducting verification procedure to confirm if the pensioner is still alive and entitled to SSS benefits.
ACOP requires pensioners to annually report to SSS to ensure the continuous payment of their benefits. It was implemented in 2012 to avoid circumstances wherein the rightful recipients are not receiving their monthly benefit.
All retirees residing outside the country, total disability, survivor pensioners, and dependent children and their guardian, meanwhile, are still required to comply with ACOP.
Based on SSS Circular No. 2017-012, the schedule of compliance for retiree pensioners residing abroad and total disability pensioners is on their birth month; survivor pensioners on the birth month of the deceased member; while minor or incapacitated dependent pensioners should comply with their guardian on the birth month of the member or deceased member.
“Compliance six months before the schedule shall be allowed and considered as early compliance if the pensioner complied with the ACOP on the previous year,” the circular read.
Dooc clarified however, that ACOP compliance for retiree pensioners based in the Philippines who are 85 years old and above and survivor pensioners who cannot report personally due to sickness, illness, or injury will still be checked through a mandatory home visit by SSS employees.
Medical Fieldwork Service (MFS) or the home visit by SSS doctors may also be provided for total disability pensioners.
SSS reminded its pensioners that non-compliance with ACOP will result in the automatic suspension of their pension on the month after the birth month of the pensioner or SSS member.
“Resumption of pension shall be within two months from the date of the compliance of the pensioner. All recalled pensions from the pensioner’s depository bank, if any, and all accrued pensioner shall be remitted to the pensioner’s depository bank for crediting to the pensioner’s account,” SSS said.
As of end-September this year, total number of SSS pensioners stood at 2.31 million.
Source: SSS Website
when is the additional of 1000 pesos sss said it will be payout this january 2018 ?
When can we have our additional 1000 pension?
i am a retiree. i got sideline work…as company representative. one of the employee of sss questioned me and telling me that i cannot pursue my work because i am an sss pensioner…and she said my sss pension will be stopped…i am 68 yrs old and i can still work and the amount i am receiving is an additional budget to pay all my maintenance my various bills and other my needs..besides my sss pension is not enough for my monthly needs…also in one sss branch said that it is okay that i got and have extra work ….can you please clarify this matter because sss pensioners can still work…it is good for us and a matter of exercise so we will not get bore at home. thank you.
I was not able to comply with the ACOP requirement last year on the month of death of my husband whicb is march..hence my pension was suspended. Last oct 29,2017 , i filed the ACOP.. If indeed it shall be resumed after 2 months.. Then why until now, jan 2018.. i have not received any pension?
When i followed it up with the Bank where i filed i was told it would take 3 mos for it tk resume based on feedback from pensioners..
So..may i know now which is which..and until when is the waiting period?
With reference to this SSS retiree pensioners who are living in the Philippines will no longer need ACOP.
I was at you Batasan branch with my aunt who birthday was December,we visited your branch for ACOP
otherwise her pension will be stop for not reporting.
The guys told us that if you are below 85years old you need not report to the SSS branch .my Aunt birthday
Is December 16,1936 and yet she was made to report she is only 82 years old.
Also my mother who is 88 this year she is also covered with this “SSS retiree pensioners resident in Bataan”
My I add because may father passed away last year his pension was added to my mothers pension is this covered or she will have to report every year for ACOP.
Thank you looking forward to your reply to my questions.
I want to know when are you going to give our additional 1000 pension?
Thank you.
Is there a condonation program scheduled for 2018?
I am a filipijo citizen residing abroad and had stopped contributing to sss since May 1988. I have 3 questions: First, what’s the retirement age now. 2nd, Can I still claim my pension? And 3rd, What if cannot go home to appear every year to ACOP as compliance?
I am a filipijo citizen residing abroad and had stopped contributing to sss since May 1988. I have 3 questions: First, what’s the retirement age now. 2nd, Can I still claim my pension? And 3rd, What if cannot go home to appear every year to ACOP as complied?
Its very timely seeing this ,because its updating to people like me who has some questions too.
Its very timely seeing this ,because its updating to people like me who has some questions too.
This directive re Acop is very beneficial to retirees because lining at the SSS office is very tiring for retirees who have to wait for their turn to be verified since they have to wait for at least 4 to 5 hours to finish their transaction due to the long line and only one person to process the transaction. And to add to retirees agony is the depository banks where they withdraw their pension who also demands retirees to appear every 6 months personally or else they could no longer withdraw their pension.What a predicament for the poor pensioners.
I submit every year on my birthmonth the ACOP to my enrolled bank where I receives my pension. Does it mean I don’t need to go to the bank for ACOP?
Bakit nga ba kailangan pa ng ACOP? Di ba kapag namatay ang isang pensioner meron pa rin siyang death benefits claim? Di ba required to submit death certificate for the death benefits claim? Di ba kaya ilink sa computer database system ng SSS ito para tigil na sa following month ng pagkamatay ang pension? Kung gayon hindi talaga kailangan pa ang ACOP, di ba?
Isara na IBENTA na SSS pag hati hati (proportionately) na lang ng mga membro ang ano amng pagaari nito.
Hindi ko natapos hulugan ang sss ko 69yrs na ako voluntary lang ang hulog ko sa sss pwede ba ako mag pension wala ako trabaho simula noon pa nakitra lang ako sa panganay kong anak, mahirap din wala hinahawakan na panggastos sa sarili ko .. sana maakuha ko yung hinulog ko sa sss sigugo kahit papaano tumubo din yun. Naway masagot niyo ang tanong ko. Salamat sa inyo
I am a retired 80 yes old widower pensioner and has been receiving regularly my monthly pension. If I die will my children or my authorize beneficiary receive my pension?
When is d addnt P1K due?
Thank you for responding to my inquiry.
Isa po ako SSS pensioner naka tira sa abroad. Kailangan ko pa ba mag submit ng ACOP bakit kung Ikaw sa Pinas nakatira hindi muna kailangan mag submit pareho nman kyo SSS pensioner.
SSS is unfair to members who reaches 60 years old and still engaged in business.We businessman are not allowed to receive pension until we reaches the age of 65.Calling congress to repeal this law.what if we die before reaching age 65 and has no qualified beneficiary? Sayang lang ang ibinayad namin na pinaghirapan hanggang sa tumanda na.Dapat tingnan ito ng mga nasa congress.
I’m residing here in Southern California. My question is, where should I submit this ACOP. There is no SSS office here.
Where can I submit this ACOP if I’m residing here in CA, USA?
Kelan po ba ibibigay ang sunod na additionl 1K? thank you po…
Tungkol po ito sa contribution ko sa sss nuong 60 yrs old ako, nagpunta ako sa sss Tagaytay branch at binigyan nila ako ng kopya ng company remittance copy, napansin ko lang po n parng kulang ng contributions sa copy bale parang hindi nag appear ng 1985..pwede ko po bang maayos ito even though i am 66 yrs old na? kung makakakuha ako ng complete contributions copy from the company i worked pwede ko pa po bang maayos? Thank you po.