The Social Security System refunded the April and May 2020 loan payments of pensioners who borrowed from its Pension Loan Program (PLP) starting last December 9.
SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Aurora C. Ignacio said SSS refunded P253,584,557.76 worth of pension loan payments to 56,750 pensioner-borrowers.
Those entitled to the refunds are pensioners whose monthly pensions for April and May were deducted under the PLP and are currently amortizing as of the implementation date.
Pensioners who paid their loan amortizations for April and May 2020 received a two-month refund. Those who only started paying their loan amortizations in May 2020 only got a one-month refund.
“We want to advise our pensioners that they no longer have to visit SSS to apply for the refund. Starting December 9 and 10, we automatically credited the refunds to qualified pensioners through their respective Union Bank QuickCard savings accounts where the proceeds of their pension loans were also credited,” Ignacio said.
SSS would also extend the pensioner’s loan payment term by one or two months without any additional interest or penalty. Suppose a pensioner’s loan payment term is until April 2021 and received a two-month refund; SSS will extend their payment terms until June 2021 without any interest or penalties.
Their pension loan will also remain insured without any additional premiums until the end of the extended payment term.
Pensioners may renew their pension loans after the expiration of their original loan payment term.– Press release
