THE foreign offices of the Social Security System (SSS) has already increased to 20 with the recent opening of three foreign offices in Toronto, Tokyo and Muscat to provide better access to services for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).
“We will continue to expand our foreign operations to provide our members abroad with immediate access to social security. Next year we will be deploying additional personnel in our offices overseas to assist our members,” said Judy Frances A. See, SSS senior vice president and International Operations Division head.
She said the SSS will continue to conduct outreach activities for Filipino communities abroad.
The monthly contribution to SSS is based on the monthly earnings declared at the time of registration.
OFW members pay the full 11 percent of the Monthly Salary Credit (MSC), the minimum of which is pegged at P5,000, or a monthly contribution of P550. Contributions can be paid through accredited collection partners abroad.
OFWs are advised to remit contributions based on the maximum MSC of P16,000 since SSS benefits are computed based on the number of contributions paid and the member’s MSC.
SSS offices abroad accept applications for membership, benefits and loans, and performs data capture for the Unified Multipurpose ID.
The SSS offices in Asia are in Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taipei, Brunei Darussalam and Kuala Lumpur. Those in the Middle East are in Riyadh, Jeddah and Al Khobar in Saudi Arabia; Abu Dhabi and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates; and in Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain.
SSS offices in Europe are in London, and in Rome and Milan in Italy.