SSS implements online filing of disability claims

As part of the streamlining, simplification, and automation of all its benefit processes, the Social Security System (SSS) said that disability benefits claim applications can already be filed online. In a statement, Rolando Ledesma Macasaet, SSS president and chief executive officer, said the online filing of disability claim applications has been made available since last January through the MY.SSS Portal. Macasaet said this online provision is part of the SSS’ continuous compliance with the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Services Delivery Act of 2018. "With the implementation of Online Filing of Disability Claim Applications under our Social Security Program, we are proud to say that we have finally put all SSS benefit and loan programs onto online platforms,” Macasaet said. “Our members can access them at their convenience 24/7, without the need to visit our branches,” he added. To use the online Disability Claim Application (DCA) facility, members must have a registered account in the MY.SSS Portal in the SSS website and a Unified Multi-purpose Identification (UMID) Card enrolled as an ATM or an approved disbursement account in the Disbursement Account Enrollment Module (DAEM). Members can access this facility by logging in to their MY.SSS account and clicking “Apply for Disability Claim” under the Benefits Tab. The system will validate the member’s records and eligibility to the benefit upon online application, where the results will be displayed on-screen. Qualified members will be required to upload supporting documents such as a medical certificate issued or accomplished by their attending physician within the last six months, and other documents deemed necessary by the SSS. (Chino S. Leyco)