SSS Calamity Assistance Package now available for Tisoy victims in Bicol
Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2020 16:42:33 +0000
THE state-run Social Security System (SSS) announced members and pensioners in Bicol Region who were devastated by Typhoon Tisoy last December may now apply for the Calamity Assistance Package (CAP).
SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Aurora Ignacio said affected members and pensioners in Naga City and provinces of Albay, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Masbate and Sorsogon may now avail of Calamity Loan, Direct House Repair and Improvement Loan, and advance three-month pension for qualified pensioners from December 20, 2019 until March 19, except for the Direct House Repair and Improvement Loan.
“The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has recently declared areas in Bicol region under the State of Calamity (SOC) following the devastation of Typhoon Tisoy in December. Members and pensioners who were residents of the said areas may now avail of the CAP as the program specifically caters to those who are placed under the SOC,” Ignacio said.
Other areas declared under a state of calamity are Batangas City; Mabitac, Laguna; Provinces of Quezon, Cavite, Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Marinduque; Corcuera, Romblon and San Fernando in Romblon; and Province of Northern Samar.
The CAP is comprised of a loan assistance program which is a separate loan window from the regular salary loan. Members can borrow up to P20,000 in calamity loan depending on the average of their monthly salary credit in the last 12 months. The financial assistance is also open to pensioners who can avail of a three-month advance pension. Moreover, members can also apply for direct housing repair and improvement loan.
For more information, visit the nearest SSS branch, contact the SSS Call Center hotline at 1455, or send an email to member_relations@sss.gov.ph. All application forms are downloadable from the SSS website at www.sss.gov.ph.