How to avail of your SSS benefits

A while back I posted about why you need SSS if you want to improve your financial future. I still don't think it's a great investment by itself. But being an SSS member does let you have access to bank products.

In addition, SSS benefits are still useful, even if not nearly enough to rely on. But while I mentioned before what benefits are available, I left off how you can avail of them.

And I thought that info might be useful, since there's a lot of bureaucracy involved. At the very least you'll need your SSS ID, pay your contributions, and go to the nearest SSS branch. However, depending on the benefit, there are numerous forms and documents to submit.
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