SOCIAL Security System (SSS) reminded retiree pensioners who are 84 years old that they are no longer required to do the Annual Confirmation of Pensioners (ACOP) to continuously receive their monthly pension.

ACOP is a program that requires pensioners to report annually to SSS or their depository banks to ensure the continuous payment of their benefits. It was implemented in 2012 to avoid circumstances where benefits are being received by persons other than the rightful beneficiaries.

SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel F. Dooc said in lieu of the ACOP, SSS will instead conduct a verification procedure to confirm whether they are still alive or not and are entitled to SSS benefits.

Dooc stressed, however, the ACOP is still required of retiree pensioners based abroad, total disability pensioners in the Philippines, survivor pensioners, and minor or incapacitated dependent pensioners.

Retiree pensioners 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 a month after the birth month of the pensioner or SSS member, and restoration will take at least two months from the date of compliance of the pensioner.

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